The challenge coaches face is replacing players they were counting on to be major pieces of a puzzle. In a lot of cases, there is just no way to make the necessary adjustments.
A little more movement of the defensive side of the ball, some rules that will be unnoticed, but a big rule will be allowing the jack linebacker to move out of the box sideline to sideline.
As much as I like to be thoughtful and think things through in my decision making - I don't like knee jerk decisions - but I'm not afraid to make decisions.
If I'm the weak link or whatever, I guess that means I've got something to prove. I've always had something to prove.
I recognize the fact that I don't have one single drop of Japanese blood in my body. But I've always felt half-Japanese at heart.
I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.
I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.
When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.
I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.
When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.
Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.
I like interior decoration, so I might do something in that. I might, at some point, take two years off to study interior decoration.
I got my very last tattoo after my father died. I'm not getting anymore; otherwise I'll end up like Mike Tyson with a tattoo on my face.
But in Japan, there's nothing like that, since the temple is made of wood. The divine spirit inside the building is eternal, so the enclosure doesn't have to be.
You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.
Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.
To me, if you're trying to impress a girl, get a date, they're gonna like that more because you're a confident guy. That's what it comes down to.
Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always worries about what the girls think, what the guys think. If you like it, do it.
Maybe some people can wake up and play PlayStation all day, but that's never been me.
There's a DVD called 'The Secret.' It's like visualization and meditation, certain methods I use before games, visualizing the games before they happen.
When it comes down to it, I always played hard for my teammates and I played hard for my coaches no matter who it was, ownership.
