I've learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.

I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated

All men are created equal. Some work harder in preseason.

As long as you and I are still breathing, we have a purpose to serve

Dreaming means 'rehearsing' what you see, playing it over and over in your mind until it becomes as real to you as your life right now.

What I accomplished definitely wasn't achieved by myself. Without others, none of this would have been possible.

You cannot change the stripes of a leopard.

In order to achieve great things in your life, you have to be consistent in what you are doing.

Don't complain to others about your troubles. Half of them don't care and the other half are glad.

Your attitude determines your aptitude!

Do not compare yourself. Find out what God has placed in your ability.

Reaffirm your love for one another and let grow.

Tears are a cleansing shower for the soul.

It's not just about filming, you go to awards and interviews too. I enjoy all of it, even learning my lines!

Doubt remains a luxury I won't do without.

Food might be more immediately important than history but if you don't understand what's been done to you - by your own people and the so-called 'they' - you can never get around it.

I have the best wife and six wonderful children. And I'm proud to report that my future will always be bright with the family that I have.

Men dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virtuous inclination from weakness and a fear of being condemned.

excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius.

I don't think of myself as making art. I do what I do because I want to, because painting is the best way I've found to get along with myself.

If ignorance is bliss, then knock the smile off my face...