The first thing I do after I wake up is a morning meditation. It's just as I awake and before I open my eyes. It's where I'm feeding my gratitude and the love in my heart and opening my heart. A good morning meditation is key. It lasts about 10 to 15 minutes. Then I get out of bed.
It ain't how you start out, it's how you finish.
You take it one game at a time because it's the most important game of the season.
It's a little weird thinking I'm going to be an Atlanta Falcon - just saying that.
Whether it's in the weight room or extra stretching, you never know when you're going to need that little extra oomph.
It's about getting hot, playing good football come playoff time.
I've always wanted a ring. That's been my main goal as a player over the last 15 years of my career. You're really trying to get that ultimate goal.
I have a recurring role on 'NCIS' and that's been a lot of fun.
Here's what I always tell people: It's a mentality that you have to have in the NFL. It isn't about if you have the athleticism. When they bring you in, you've already shown what you can do athletically.
I've day-dreamed about raising that Lombardi Trophy. I can see it in my mind.
I usually wake up around 7:30 A.M. without an alarm clock. I wake up naturally because I'm huge on sleep. I believe it's the No. 1 thing you can do if you're trying to create a better life.
If I can't win a Super Bowl, so what? What would it do for me?
For me, I'm really tired of living and dying with the game. Every game. I've tried to turn it off. I'm still trying. I can't. It sucks. Believe me, it sucks.
The Pro Bowl is an honor, and I don't know why so many people skip it. I skipped it one time because I played the week before, but I always wanted to be out there.
Game after game, year after year, you never stop thinking about the balls you get your hands on and don't catch.
Would I have been a great basketball player? No. But I think I would've been a good basketball player, one of those grinders getting eight to 10 rebounds. I would've been like Kobe and been in the gym five to seven hours a day and never missed a 10-foot jump shot. I would've been a great role player for a team.
Salaries should be set based on production and contributions, not positions.
The only regrets I have are things I didn't do.
Kansas City is dear to me and I am honored to be inducted into their Hall of Fame.
When I got to the NFL, they asked me what number I wanted, and I said No. 44, but they told me tight ends are not allowed to have that number. So I said, 'Just double it up for me if you can' and took No. 88. I figured I'd be twice as good as I was.
