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" 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. "

Ricky Williams

Drive

People

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Find

People

" It's something that I had been pushing down my whole life. The search for meaning, I guess, the whispering of the soul. "

" I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside. "

" When you make that crossover from life to real life, when you're not treated as a child anymore but as a man, and you are no longer given the benefit of the doubt, it takes some courage to face that. "

" If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you're going to have some kind of problem. "

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

Ricky Williams

Now

Fans

" I don't believe in regret. "

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Regret

Believe

" It's good to do things slow in the bush. It makes you appreciate everything a lot more. "

" If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas. "

" Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do. "

" 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. "

" I really do love football. "

" The more I pay attention to what's going on inside, the more I realize that how I feel, and how I react to what I feel, really creates my reality. And the more in touch I can be, the better chance I have to control what's happening in my life. "

" 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. "

Ricky Williams

Now

Football

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right. "

" If I was doing something for the money, I'd be quite miserable. "

" I had a lot of friends in high school and in college, and we had a good time. "

" I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside. "

" I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about. "

" Nine in the box... that's a football term. "

" I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance. "

" 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. "

Ricky Williams

Judging

Appearance

" Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person. "

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