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Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.

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Ricky Williams
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: May 21
American Football Player
Baseball Player
Canadian Football Player
Football Player
San Diego
California
Conquered
Disorder
Anxiety
Fans
Pleasure
Social
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Approaching

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Everywhere I go, I hear 'Welcome back.' But everywhere I have been, I have always been with myself. I'm with myself now more than ever. It's funny people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere.
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After I won the Heisman Trophy, it just was OK, I’m supposed to go to the NFL and so that’s what I did. I didn’t really have any expectations and I didn’t really understand how things worked.
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The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.
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There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news.
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