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" Never give up and don't ask why because every situation does not need an answer. I'm a firm believer that I don't worry about anything I can't control. "

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" Not being re-signed in Baltimore was probably the lowest point, mentally, of my career. That city was the only place where I wanted to be at the time, based on everything that had transpired. "

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" People spend time worrying about things they think they have to have and lose perception of what they do have. You can have all the money and material things you want. If you aren't here to enjoy them, what good do they do? "

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" You can't shelter it. You can't hide it. You have to let people know what you're going through, what you're feeling, what you think you have that's a problem. "

" I was disappointed in everything - my start and the team's start. People got down on me, but I never got down on myself. I still believed I could be the type of player everyone, including me, thought I was going to be. "

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