Top 80 Ricky Williams Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you’re going to have some kind of problem.”

— Ricky Williams

52. “I want to really start focusing on what I want to accomplish and what it is I want to achieve, but not micromanaging this or that and focusing on the little things.”

— Ricky Williams

53. “The more I pay attention to what’s going on inside, the more I realize that how I feel, and how I react to what I feel, really creates my reality. And the more in touch I can be, the better chance I have to control what’s happening in my life.”

— Ricky Williams

54. “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.”

— Ricky Williams

55. “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

56. “Playing in the National Football League, you’re told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what’s real.”

— Ricky Williams

57. “The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free of that stress.”

— Ricky Williams

58. “I would drive home and see people wearing my No. 34 jersey and wonder why, because I didn’t feel worthy of that. And all the time I just knew people were staring at me, talking about me everywhere I went.”

— Ricky Williams

59. “I want people to think they can’t die until they see me play.”

— Ricky Williams

60. “I think it’s very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad.”

— Ricky Williams

61. “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

62. “I don’t believe in regret.”

— Ricky Williams

63. “I’ve never been in trouble with the police.”

— Ricky Williams

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

— Ricky Williams

65. “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

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

— Ricky Williams

67. “I think Ricky Williams had his time in the limelight. And I think it was good for what it was worth, and that was that.”

— Ricky Williams

68. “The NFL has been an amazing page in this chapter of my life. I pray that all successive adventures offer me the same potential for growth, success and most importantly fun.”

— Ricky Williams

69. “I wouldn’t eat a chicken if it dropped dead in front of me holding up a sign that said, Eat Me.”

— Ricky Williams

70. “What I would tell young players is that as you get older, the best thing you can do is try to have other interests and have opportunities.”

— Ricky Williams

71. “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.”

— Ricky Williams

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

— Ricky Williams

73. “I’ve had a lot of clouds in my life since I got into pro football – too many – but now I feel like I can see really clearly for the first time. And I can see the Super Bowl from here.”

— Ricky Williams

74. “As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it’s there for a long time. I’ve been working on being able to let things go. I don’t think I ever want to buy property again.”

— Ricky Williams

75. “I don’t feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all.”

— Ricky Williams

76. “I’m a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2.”

— Ricky Williams

77. “Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it’s extra special to be a part of that.”

— Ricky Williams

78. “If I was doing something for the money, I’d be quite miserable.”

— Ricky Williams

79. “I really do love football.”

— Ricky Williams

80. “Well, I don’t think I’ve necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person.”

— Ricky Williams

81. “People are hungry because they’re eating empty foods. Mine are full, and so am I.”

— Ricky Williams

82. “I allowed myself to think if I could be doing anything in the world, what would I be doing? And what came to mind is I’d be traveling a little bit, I’d be going to classes and I’d be going back to school.”

— Ricky Williams

83. “If I can walk, I’ll play.”

— Ricky Williams

84. “I had a lot of friends in high school and in college, and we had a good time.”

— Ricky Williams

85. “Human beings aren’t supposed to be controlled and told what to do.”

— Ricky Williams