Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams
Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams Jr.is a retired American football running back who played twelve seasons in the National Football Leagueand one season in the Canadian Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth21 May 1977
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Well, I work, I have a job now, so it will have to be dinner.
Why do you think I'll play football again?
When I was in school, at the time he was the governor of Texas, ... Sometimes he would work out in our weight room. I had a chance to talk to him a couple of times. I was lifting, he was just riding a bike. I think he's a nice person.
We talk about life, we talk about our philosophies. He always sends me books. It's a different kind of relationship.
When we face adversity, we don't crumble. That's what we should be excited about. Wins come when you deal with adversity well.
Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with.
And any time you feed your ego, it's a one-way street. ... There were so many things I had to deal with that erased the positives I got from playing the game that it wasn't worth it. It's like eating a Big Mac and drinking a Diet Coke.
I'm a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2.
Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.
In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.
Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.
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.'
I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much.
My helmet is off; I'm not afraid anymore.