Errick Lynne Williams Jr. Quotes

• I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can’t be proud of who you are. Now that I’m trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don’t have anything to be shy about.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• 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.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• Human beings aren’t supposed to be controlled and told what to do.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• At the core, we’re all spiritual beings.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• 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.

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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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• Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It’s nice.

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• And I think if you look at any relationship, for the relationship to be productive and to move forward and to grow, sometimes things have to be said that one person or the other person is not going to like to hear.

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• A team takes on the personality of the head coach.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• Nine in the box… that’s a football term.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• Maybe I’m stupid or whatever, but to me if I got a concussion, if I could see straight and I could carry a football then I’m not telling anybody.

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• It’s something that I had been pushing down my whole life. The search for meaning, I guess, the whispering of the soul.

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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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• In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.

  Errick Lynne Williams Jr.

• 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.

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• If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.

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• If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you’re going to have some kind of problem.

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Errick Lynne Williams Jr. (71)

Birth:	21st May, 1977
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Football Player

About

Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams, Jr. was born in San Diego, California, USA. He is a retired American football running back who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and one season in the Canadian Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy. He was formerly an assistant football coach at the University of the Incarnate Word and is currently a football analyst for ESPN's Longhorn Network.

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