I stepped away to find out more about myself, which I was having difficulty doing as a football player. I got a chance to travel the world. I studied Eastern philosophy, and Ive grown as a person so much. – Ricky Williams
Theres more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, youll be able to enjoy your success more. It wont own you or control you. – Ricky Williams
Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. Its nice. – Ricky Williams
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. – Ricky Williams
I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength theyve given me to overcome so much. – Ricky Williams
I dont think Ill ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. Its not in my nature. – Ricky Williams
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 Ive been able to actually peel off layers of trauma on my body and actually move better now than I did. – Ricky Williams
I would drive home and see people wearing my No. 34 jersey and wonder why, because I didnt feel worthy of that. And all the time I just knew people were staring at me, talking about me everywhere I went. – Ricky Williams
Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, its extra special to be a part of that. – Ricky Williams
Ive gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesnt come from the outside. – Ricky Williams
When you make that crossover from life to real life, when youre not treated as a child anymore but as a man, and you are no longer given the benefit of the doubt, it takes some courage to face that. – Ricky Williams
I dont 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. Its just maturity. Ive become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence. – Ricky Williams
To talk about balance, its easier to talk about whats 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 theres disease, youre out of balance, whether its jealousy, anger, greed, anxiety, fear. – Ricky Williams
Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity – at least temporarily. – Ricky Williams
I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality. – Ricky Williams
And I think if you look at any relationship, for the relationship to be productive and to move forward and to grow, sometimes things have to be said that one person or the other person is not going to like to hear. – Ricky Williams
Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with. – Ricky Williams
I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience. – Ricky Williams
The NFL has been an amazing page in this chapter of my life. I pray that all successive adventures offer me the same potential for growth, success and most importantly fun. – Ricky Williams
