"If I had to think of what I would do different in my whole career, it's that I never would have picked up a beer, bottle of vodka. That definitely changed my life. That is an Achilles' heel for me."
"People say, 'Jay, you're a great guy, you just had a couple of bad nights.' People that have themselves under control don't have a couple of bad nights like that. Plain and simple."
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Source: Ex-NBA Star Williams 'Terrified' As Trial Opens. abcnews.go.com. January 16.
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