"We played a lot of sandlot ball, so we were used to tackling each other, or falling on the concrete, things of that nature. And nine times out of 10, our flag games turned into tackle anyway. So when I got to high school, tackle football was kind of natural."

"I expected to get drafted. I knew that I wouldn't get drafted on that first day due to the fact that not a lot of people had the opportunity to see me play much."

"The career isn't guaranteed for as long as you might want to play."

"I remember bumming rides across town to Georgia Tech, trying to get myself registered, trying to apply for financial aid, trying to get their coaches to watch my film."

"As a young man, I went to Paris and soaked up many hours of film knowledge from Robert Hakim in my efforts to become a producer."

"I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves."

"It is a enduring truth that the stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent."