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" You can't let injuries dictate the outcome of a football game. You have to persevere and keep fighting. That is how we are. If there is a blade of grass to defend or take, we do it. "

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" Breast cancer, whether I like it or not, is part of my family's story. That's why I am so passionate about raising awareness, because I have seen firsthand how it can impact others. "

DeAngelo Williams

Breast Cancer

Family

Why

" It ticks me off to hear people say, 'Hey man, at your age you don't look like you're slowing down a bit.' Like, can I just be a football player? Why does the 33 age have to coincide with me when you talking football? "

" Being the backup, as they call me, I have no pressure at all. "

DeAngelo Williams

Being

Pressure

" Anything in between the white lines is deemed football. "

" I did start out quiet, and I found out you can change a person's life by simply saying, 'Hey,' or, 'How was your day?' Not everybody gets that opportunity with the way society views you or how you look or the way you dress or how you interact. You hear the weird cliches: socially awkward. I think we're all socially awkward. "

" You don't love hockey for the scores, you love hockey for the fights, right? "

" Any opportunity I can get to come back to Memphis, I try to get it. "

" The University of Memphis didn't have the flashy profile or the national exposure. It's a great university. I love the offense. I love the atmosphere, the big city. They have everything I want. The only knock against them is they are not a great team. "

" There are a lot of people who don't know what metastatic breast cancer is. "

" I take pride in knowing the NFL is pink in October, sparking conversations everywhere about breast cancer and prevention, all in the spirit of my mom. "

" There are always going to be questions - I know that. I'll let my playing answer my questions. "

" You go to a couple of teams, and some guys have never been to a playoff game. "

DeAngelo Williams

You

Never

" As a football team, we don't have any backups. We don't consider anybody a backup. "

" I grew up knowing the importance of breast cancer. "

" People in Wynne told me I'd never win a game at Memphis and I'd never play in a bowl game. But I knew we'd turn it around. "

" I'm aware that if the ball is thrown in my direction, I'm expected to catch it because the media is going to be on my back. "

" When my number is called, nobody cares if I am a starter or not. They just care if I make plays or if I'm productive. "

" Pink is not a color - it's a culture to me. "

DeAngelo Williams

Color

Pink

" The biggest picture you see is making it to the Super Bowl and winning it. There are a lot of guys who have played 14, 15, 16 years and never been there. "

" I'm going to stand up for what I need to do, not what everybody else wants me to do. "

DeAngelo Williams

Need

Going

" My mom was the strongest woman I know. "

" Why can't I just be a running back? "

" I stand behind all my tweets. If I tweeted it and I said it, I am not apologizing for it. "

DeAngelo Williams

Stand

Behind

" I want everyone to know there is always someone there for you. "

" I kind of push myself through my words and how I carry myself. "

" You have to understand that in this league, we are all one play removed from being the starter or from being the backup, in any game. "

" In the NFL, if you make the play or you don't make the play, you're just a football player who did or didn't make the play. You don't get more yards or less yards based on what you're labeled as by society. "

DeAngelo Williams

NFL

Play

" Speak your mind; you don't have to be PC. "

" When it's your will versus another person's will, the worst thing you can do is smile in their face when you're competing. That's what I tell our guys. Go have fun. "

" If you're in college, if you're in high school, if you're in elementary school, if you're in a youth league, if you're in the NFL, football's football. "