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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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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, People, I Am, Maturity

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, New York, Texas, You

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

People, Think, Look, Feel, Things, Loner

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

Human, Human Beings, Supposed, Beings

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, Judging, Talk, Way, Had

Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person. Ricky Williams

Football, Think, Passionate, Person

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

Success, Maturity, Sometimes, Will, Way

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, Control, Enjoy, You, Try

To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow... dis-ease. So any time there's disease, you're out of balance, whether it's jealousy, anger, greed, anxiety, fear. Ricky Williams

Fear, Time, Balance, Jealousy, Anger

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, Happy, Practice, Me, Loved

Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice. Ricky Williams

Success, Team, Better, You, Nice, Play

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.' Ricky Williams

Strength, Compassion, Back, Ability, Use

There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news. Ricky Williams

Character, Name, News, Need, Sake, Smear

I think it's very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad. Ricky Williams

Good, People, Think, Good And Bad, Easy

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