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The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free of that stress.

Ricky Williams

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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
Money
Made
Miserable
Stress
Free

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My whole thing in life is I just want freedom. I thought that money would give me that freedom. I was wrong. It bound me more than it freed me, because now I had more things to worry about, more people asking for money, I thought I had to buy a house and nice cars and different things that people with money are supposed to do.
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I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside.
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The more I pay attention to what's going on inside, the more I realize that how I feel, and how I react to what I feel, really creates my reality. And the more in touch I can be, the better chance I have to control what's happening in my life.
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It's funny, people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere.
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I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much.
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I would drive home and see people wearing my No. 34 jersey and wonder why, because I didn't feel worthy of that. And all the time I just knew people were staring at me, talking about me everywhere I went.
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