Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams
Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams Jr.is a retired American football running back who played twelve seasons in the National Football Leagueand 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. Williams was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft and spent three seasons with the team before he was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2002. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth21 May 1977
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I can't say it didn't play into my decision,
I found a reason to apologize. We are all different ... If someone sees things differently than I do, I still have to respect them, therefore, if I hurt someone or if they felt what I did upset them, then out of respect for them, I owe them an apology.
Get out of yourself, get into the team.
I don't think we've had a long drive since I've been back, ... That makes it hard to get into any kind of rhythm.
We talked before the game and I wished him good luck, ... It was good to see him out there.
We talk about life, we talk about our philosophies. He always sends me books. It's a different kind of relationship.
He's got size, quickness, great feet. He's smart. He's strong. I mean, looking at him, I definitely see why they used the No. 2 pick on him.
He seems like a very open person. He was open to me. A lot of people would think that it would be hard to trust me in a situation, and he's been very trusting of me. So that definitely had a lot to do with me coming back.
He's going to be really good, ... He's big, he's fast, he's strong, and I think his best attribute is his mind is really sharp.
I talk to Ronnie two or three times a week,
When I was in school, at the time he was the governor of Texas, ... Sometimes he would work out in our weight room. I had a chance to talk to him a couple of times. I was lifting, he was just riding a bike. I think he's a nice person.
When we face adversity, we don't crumble. That's what we should be excited about. Wins come when you deal with adversity well.
When he first got drafted, you heard people wonder why you'd take a No. 2 pick for a guy that didn't even start in college,
The problem wasn't with the city, the sport, my teammates or my coach, even though I blamed all of them at one time or another. The problem was with me. But I didn't realize it back then because I hadn't been told that there was a clinical reason -- social anxiety disorder -- for everything odd I was feeling, everything from the depression to the shyness. I didn't understand that some of the things that were holding me back were chemical.