How I Got Here
Now at the ripe old age of 33 and in my 12th year in the NFL, I’ve just wrapped up the best season of my career.
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Now at the ripe old age of 33 and in my 12th year in the NFL, I’ve just wrapped up the best season of my career.
The Falcons gave me an opportunity, and in return, I want to help deliver a ring.
Listen: If there’s one thing I know after having played for the Patriots for 13 years, it’s that you don’t wanna be late to a Bill Belichick meeting.
When you see him in the playoffs, it’s usually a sign that your season is about to be over. He’s the Grim Reaper.
Don’t worry about the Cowboys’ history. Go make your own history. This is your moment.
We dug ourselves out of that 4-5 hole. We didn’t panic. We embraced the adversity and kept fighting. That's the Steeler Way.
In order to go somewhere you’ve never been before, you gotta do some things you’ve never done before.
There are only a few athletes in any sport who have achieved at such a high level that myths about them mix with the truth.
This is why you chose Ohio State, and why Ohio State chose you. This is your legacy game.
If you really want to appreciate the small things in life, I would suggest living with 5,000 guys on an army base in Finland ... in the middle of winter.
Last year it wasn't a historic year but this year a lot of people are counting on us to bring it back. So, you know, it's up to us to bring the tradition back.
It’s what Lil’ Brod would have wanted. I knew I needed to be strong for him. All he wanted me to do was ball.
Maybe I don’t look like the average punter, but that’s cool with me, because I’m not trying to be average.
It was always a dogfight. That’s AFC North football. Old-school slugfests. The kind we grew up watching.
We didn’t fear names. We didn’t care who you were. We weren’t afraid.
I created a Warriors quiz. Think you can hang?
Hey Boston. The playoffs start tonight. You ready?
I think if you had a crystal ball and told us what this season was going to be like, we’d have laughed you out of the conversation.
In Switzerland, the winters are long. which meant we could make a lot of one thing. Ice.
I think God put me on this earth to play basketball.
World Cup winners, European championship winners and Champions League winners are now my teammates.
Without the NFLPA, players, past and present, would be without an ally on such vital issues as compensation and health care. But its Financial Advisors Registra
I wanted to choose guys whose NBA dreams hadn’t yet been fulfilled. Guys who had chips on their shoulder.
When I arrived in Houston before my rookie year, I was 22 and I was quiet. Steve Francis was not quiet.