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
I've still got 4,000 yards left in me, ... Who is gonna turn that down?
To watch this team grow and be part of it has been special. We've made strides, and we can be confident that we can go into next season strong.
They spent the No. 2 pick on him for a reason.
This is the ultimate team game, but I make everyone else on my team better by making myself better.
After getting my blood tested and having a nutritionist show me exactly which foods work best as fuel for me, I can feel the machine working efficiently, my body grabbing at the food after workouts.
Once we get through the mental part and get on the field, it will be fun. We don't have any Monday night or Sunday night games this year, so it's a chance to take advantage of the national attention and make a name for ourselves.
The problem wasn't with the city, the sport, my teammates or my coach, even though I blamed all of them at one time or another. The problem was with me. But I didn't realize it back then because I hadn't been told that there was a clinical reason -- social anxiety disorder -- for everything odd I was feeling, everything from the depression to the shyness. I didn't understand that some of the things that were holding me back were chemical.
went through 20 pounds on a vegetarian diet?
I was away for a year and I seem to be feeling all right, ... I think I should be all right.
I really don't have an expectation. I found that expectations really get in the way. I don't make that choice. I don't decide how many carries I will have, therefore it's pointless for me to have expectations about it.
I like Ronnie. I like him a lot.
I'm on the team right now. What's going to happen, I can't really say. I'm a spiritual person, so I believe that whatever happens is God's will. Whatever it is, I'll make the best of this and life goes on.
I just have to keep on working and try to get better every day. That is where I keep my focus, and all of the outside stuff won't have an effect on me.
I really could not tell you how much money I have.