Well, for me, I don't need validation from no one to tell me what type of player I am or number to tell me throughout the year what type of player I am. It's all about your ability to go out there and just compete.
When I make catches and do things, it's routine for me because I expect those things when it's my time to shine.
There's a lot of people in this world that definitely need leadership, and they don't know where to look for it.
Honey Buns, that was my go-to. I mean, when I first came into the league, I was a young kid eating everything.
I don't eat fried stuff. I don't eat red meats. And now with stuff like sugar, I don't crave it.
I don't have an offseason workout regimen. I don't lift weights. I don't run. I don't do anything. I let my body rest. I just eat good. I actually eat great.
You've got to take care of yourself, man. There's a lot of stuff going around here nowadays with cancer and hormones and things like that they're putting in a lot of foods. You've got to be real careful and stay as healthy as possible.
I could do whatever I put my mind to.
I was very lucky to get drafted into the situation I came into. I could have gone somewhere where other guys would resent me because they want the ball.
I promise you I'm going to make more plays than I drop.
At the end of the day, I just want to win football games.
When you're tired, you've got to focus. Everybody can go through the motions. But you've got to focus, too, when you're tired.
For me, a lot of people don't even challenge me at the line. If a guy were to come up and challenge me, I'm down for it.
I always try to work on everything. I always try to stay fine-tuned.
I know you can't play this game 100 percent. It's very rare that you can be able to play this game at 100 percent. You can do one thing; you can't do both: You can't pray and then worry at the same time. I pray, and that's it. And then I just go play. Whatever happens, happens.
I've had a lot of success by myself, but it's not good when you can't go and accomplish things as a team and have success as a team.
I just kind of do my own thing. I'm not trying to be like nobody else or nothing like that. Like when I travel, everybody's like, go to Dubai, it's a new thing. I can go to Dubai, but I'm not going to just because I'm not trying to go where everybody is going.
All I can give is everything I got and that's it; that's all you can ask from a guy is his all.
Sometimes a guy is going to get you here and there, you compete. He is getting paid just like you're getting paid, and he is a competitor just like you are. But if a guy can just stop me a whole game by himself, and I can't do nothing about it or I'm fatiguing or I'm not strong throughout the whole game, then it's time for me to hang them up.
I wish they could do away with the franchise tag.
