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I am more mature. I'm a better football player. I just feel like this is my time.

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Ricky Williams
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: May 21
American Football Player
Baseball Player
Canadian Football Player
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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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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.
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I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that dark place.
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I'm a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2.
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I don't think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.
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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.
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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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As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun.
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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 wouldn't eat a chicken if it dropped dead in front of me holding up a sign that said, Eat Me.
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Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice.
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Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.
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Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do.
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I've always been shy, but in New Orleans there were times my shyness would cause me actual physical pain. I'd get so claustrophobic around people that I'd bend over from the sickness in my stomach. That's not a good way to be when you're famous, obviously.
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It used to be irritating just because someone can meet you and before they would get a chance to get to know you, they’ll go find someone else’s story about who I am. For me personally, I just always think it’s more interesting to get to know the person myself.
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Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with.
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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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