It honestly feels like high school or college all over again. You're comfortable; you see the game. You've seen a lot of ups and downs, a lot of good plays and bad plays. They're all in the back of your head. It's all just experience over the years. There are guys that play well as rookies, but it's hard.
It's a blessing to know that the church and the gospel are the same no matter where I go. I can find a church and know the services and feel at home there.
When I didn't go to church during my first two years in the NFL, I didn't know how it would impact me as a person. It was hard to go six or seven months without church.
Great night. Phelps got a gold. How sick is that.
I can sit back in 10, 15, 20 years, when I'm sitting with my kids, I'll be able to say that I'm sitting in Ravens Stadium during a game, and I'm watching one of the best swimmers ever win a Gold for the U.S. You know, as you get older, you cherish those kinds of moments.
Understanding why we are here, what we are supposed to be doing, relationships, and striving to do more other than play football - when you get understanding like that and apply it, it works wonders.
I love working with the youth. I am just as new to the gospel as lot of the kids, so I get just as much out of it as they do. Just being around them makes it one of the best callings.
Football is important, but my family and faith are also important, and no matter how good a football player I am, I knew I still needed to be a good member of the church. Having that spiritual connection helped me throughout the season. It brought balance. I felt better about myself and saw improvements in all aspects of my life.
I try to keep a Sabbath perspective.
I want to be appreciated, to be loved, to feel wanted.
If teams are doubting me and offering me such a small amount of money, it might not be worth moving my family.
I love the game. But I love my wife and kids more. I can't tell you how many sacrifices I make throughout the season. I leave the house at 4:15 A.M. and get home at 7 P.M. and see my kids an hour every night. It's been sacrificing for nine years. It's not just about what's best for me. It's about what's best for me and my family.
When your heart tells you something, you have to go with it.
Our kids are super outgoing and energetic, and they definitely don't stay in the house at all.
I want everyone to do well and to be as successful as you can. Because at the end of the day, this game is about relationships and what you make of them.
I can guarantee you this: We will be the strongest, most in-shape Ravens team that this team has ever had.
If I am running 100 yards, I should be cut. Because then I am getting beat. I do not need to be doing that. I need to be running 20, 30, 40 yards as fast as I can over and over and over at optimal energy and efficiency and speed.
For me, personally, I'm a simple guy.
The things I felt Baltimore would give me is a team that gives everything for each other and a team that wants to win and has a goal to win a Super Bowl every year.
When you think of Baltimore, you think of football. You don't think of anything else. This is what I want. I've always wanted it.
