Ricky Williams

Football Player

Ricky Williams is a former NFL running back known for his unique approach to personal freedom and identity, which he explored through his career and life choices.

Born
May 21, 1977
Quotes
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Rank
#5213

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"I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance."

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"I like to live in places that are kind of off in the cuts so people can't really find me even if they wanted to."

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"As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun."

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"When I retired, I felt that I lived more in that year than I had the previous 27 years of my life."

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"Tomorrow doesn't really exist."

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"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."

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"I've followed freedom for a long time and I finally feel I've got more of it. People talk about the money that I've given up and the money that I've lost. But the knowledge and the wisdom that I've gotten from this experience is priceless."

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"It's good to do things slow in the bush. It makes you appreciate everything a lot more."

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"It's funny, people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere."

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"Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with."

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"If I was doing something for the money, I'd be quite miserable."

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

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"I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience."

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"I love myself. Because I'm all that I have and if I don't love myself, no one else will. Whenever I feel myself starting to dislike something I tell myself, "This is who I am," so what's the point in disliking it?"

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

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"My whole thing in life is I just want freedom. I thought that money would give me that freedom. I was wrong. It bound me more than it freed me, because now I had more things to worry about, more people asking for money, I thought I had to buy a house and nice cars and different things that people with money are supposed to do."

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