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One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.

Biography

Author Profession: Athlete

Nationality: American

Born: May 21, 1977

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Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Yogi Berra, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Satchel Paige, Steve Prefontaine, Lance Armstrong

Topics

About, Go, Joy, Just, Learned, Let Go, Life, One Thing, Really, Ride, Thing, You

Quotes to Explore

I don't 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. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence. Ricky Williams

Change, Today, I Am, Maturity, People

I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people. Ricky Williams

People, Look, Think, Feel, Things, Like

There's more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you'll be able to enjoy your success more. It won't own you or control you. Ricky Williams

Life, Success, Enjoy, You, Control, Try

There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something. Ricky Williams

Good, Moment, World, You, Nothing, Miss

I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside. Ricky Williams

Happiness, Realize, Outside, Come, Where

I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But I think because of people's stereotypes, they think of a football player as someone who is very outgoing and I'm not. Ricky Williams

Football, People, Think, College, Shy

I'm a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2. Ricky Williams

Gamer, Everything, Huge, Xbox, PC

If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas. Ricky Williams

Football, College, You, New York, New

I had this notion that everyone was staring at me and judging everything about me, from my appearance to the way I talk and everything. Ricky Williams

Me, Appearance, Way, Talk, Staring, Had

I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to practice and I loved to play, but I hated to be in meetings, hated to talk to the media, hated to have cameras in my face, hated to sign autographs. I hated to do all those things. Ricky Williams

Football, Loved, Face, Happy, Me, Media

I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that dark place. Ricky Williams

Dark, Place, Never, Always, Go, Afraid

Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily. Ricky Williams

Success, Maturity, Sometimes, Way, Will

Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do. Ricky Williams

Human, Human Beings, Supposed, Beings

In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently. Ricky Williams

Myself, Mirror, See, I See, Therapy

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