” There is no excuse for violence. There is never a justification for anyone to impose themselves on someone else. And it will always be incorrect when it comes to a man and a woman, regardless of what might have happened. You need to be man enough to take the blow. That is always the best way. Do not put your hands on a woman. “
” I’m not interested in trying to work on people’s perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don’t take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem. “
” What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man’s roles. You know? “
” When you go out on a football field, you are responsible for taking care of yourself. The more rules you get, the less players truly take care of themselves. “
” Even though the money is great and the fame is great, you still have a lot of disenfranchised young men that are participating in the NFL that are not very happy. A lot of them are very bitter. A lot them are very angry. So many of them have had no fathers and no home life, and basically, no education. “
” When you have a problem, rules don’t solve your problem. It’s caring and education. “
” I don’t teach kids to be No. 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be No. 1, that’s not it. You don’t have to be No. 1. What I teach is to be as good as you can be. Use what you have and be as good as you can be. That’s all you can do, anyway. “
” People think that coaches are always right, but it’s difficult to teach a runner how to run, because every runner is different. You have to have an understanding of how to assist what that runner has, so they know how to assist what you have without taking away your special ability, because you’re not like anybody else. “
” A liberal will cut off your leg so he can hand you a crutch. “
” The need to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won’t hear gangbangers and criminals say, ‘No, I don’t want to be cared for by nobody.’ When you care about them, they’ll open up to you. “
” If you truly believe something, and it’s incorrect, that doesn’t mean you don’t have integrity. “
” AI don’t make a big thing out of my race. If you try to preach, people give you a little sympathy and then they want to get out of the way. So you don’t preach, you tell the story. “
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