Ideology follows the money." "Governments don't protect people, people protect governments." "To accept the legitimacy of the state is to embrace the necessity for war.
I was saying earlier that it's really strange - you can almost step outside yourself and observe yourself running, and that's what I was doing.
At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but not one of the top ones.
I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes.
I'm excited about being an owner, it's got my competitive juices going. I'm scared, but excited as well.
If NASCAR racing gets any more exciting, I may not be able to stand it.
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.
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.
I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have.
We don't just want to win the Super Bowl, we want to make a dynasty. I want to be a player who makes that a reality.
On game day, if I eat fruit - I usually eat fruit in the mornings - I have to have three pieces of cantaloupe, three pieces of pineapple. Everything's in threes.
I train my muscles, and I do a lot of stretching, and try to kick higher. But for me, practicing kung-fu is a way to relax myself.
I'm not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is.
There's a handful of situations already in two games - some hits I don't need to take - and I'm taking them because I'm stringing out the play.
I always have a lot of personal goals, but primarily my main goal each year is to obviously win a Super Bowl.
My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'
We're our own worst enemy. You doubt yourself more than anybody else ever will. If you can get past that, you can be successful.
The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note.
With the players Madden is definitely king and that's probably why it's been one of the top selling games all these years and will probably continue to be.
I'm sure there's a right way and there's a wrong way. The bottom line is you have to do what you think is right.
The thing that I want to do, the most important thing to me is winning. How we do it, I really don't care.
