I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.
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.
One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.
There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.
If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas.
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.
I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance.
I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.
I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'
If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.
I don't believe in regret.
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.
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.
To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow... dis-ease. So any time there's disease, you're out of balance, whether it's jealousy, anger, greed, anxiety, fear.
A team takes on the personality of the head coach.
It's something that I had been pushing down my whole life. The search for meaning, I guess, the whispering of the soul.
Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.
Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.
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.
I think it's very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad.
