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" Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that. "

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

" I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good chiropractors, really good massage therapists, and what I found is I've been able to actually peel off layers of trauma on my body and actually move better now than I did. "

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

" I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field. "

" 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. "

" I really do love football. "

" I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that dark place. "

" The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free of that stress. "

" I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But I think because of people's stereotypes, they think of a football player as someone who is very outgoing and I'm not. "

" 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 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. "

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

" Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily. "

" As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun. "

" I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If I can walk, I'll play. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there for a long time. I've been working on being able to let things go. I don't think I ever want to buy property again. "

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

" At the core, we're all spiritual beings. "

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" I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much. "

" 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. "

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

" Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice. "

" 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. "

" A team takes on the personality of the head coach. "