Quotes By Ricky Williams

One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.

What I would tell young players is that as you get older, the best thing you can do is try to have other interests and have opportunities.

I had this notion that everyone was staring at me and judging everything about me, from my appearance to the way I talk and everything.

I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now.

I stepped away to find out more about myself, which I was having difficulty doing as a football player. I got a chance to travel the world. I studied Eastern philosophy, and I've grown as a person so much.

There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news.

Playing in the National Football League, you're told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real.

The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.

I don't think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.

I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.

I'm a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2.

In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.

I want to really start focusing on what I want to accomplish and what it is I want to achieve, but not micromanaging this or that and focusing on the little things.

There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.

One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.

I like to live in places that are kind of off in the cuts so people can't really find me even if they wanted to.

There's more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you'll be able to enjoy your success more. It won't own you or control you.

I would drive home and see people wearing my No. 34 jersey and wonder why, because I didn't feel worthy of that. And all the time I just knew people were staring at me, talking about me everywhere I went.

I feel no need and have no desire to give any attention to other people's opinion of me.

I allowed myself to think if I could be doing anything in the world, what would I be doing? And what came to mind is I'd be traveling a little bit, I'd be going to classes and I'd be going back to school.

I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to practice and I loved to play, but I hated to be in meetings, hated to talk to the media, hated to have cameras in my face, hated to sign autographs. I hated to do all those things.

Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.

A team takes on the personality of the head coach.

I think Ricky Williams had his time in the limelight. And I think it was good for what it was worth, and that was that.

Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

I've never been in trouble with the police.

I don't feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all.

I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience.

People are hungry because they're eating empty foods. Mine are full, and so am I.