Ricky Williams
FameRank: 6

"NFL"

* Associated Press/AP First-Team All-Pro

* Pro Bowl (2003 Pro Bowl/2002)

* Pro Bowl MVP (2003 Pro Bowl/2002)

* NFL rushing champions/NFL Rushing Leader (2002)

* List of National Football League rushing yards leaders/10,000 Rushing Yards Club

"NCAA"

* Consensus All-American (1997 College Football All-America Team/1997, 1998 College Football All-America Team/1998)

* Heisman Trophy winner (1998)

* 1998 College Player of the Year (Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award/AP, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year/SN)

* Walter Camp Award (1998)

* Maxwell Award (1998)

* Chic Harley Award (1998)

* Doak Walker Award (1997, 1998)

* Touchdown Club of Columbus#The Jim Brown Trophy/Jim Brown Trophy (1997, 1998)

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I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

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The biggest plus for me is I'm coming into a situation where they already have a good team. They're just adding a good player. I'm going to be surrounded with talent. I'm not going to feel like it's my job to win games. I just have to do my part.

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I've had a lot of clouds in my life since I got into pro football -- too many -- but now I feel like I can see really clearly for the first time. And I can see the Super Bowl from here.

170

I'm a beast in the second half. . . .

143

I loved playing football, but the reasons I loved football were just to feed my ego. And any time you feed your ego, it's a one-way street. There were so many things I had to deal with that erased the positives I got from playing the game that it wasn't worth it. It's like eating a Big Mac and drinking a Diet Coke.

113

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

103

The biggest thing is I'm going to a place where we're going to win right away, and I'm going to be a part of that. That's all you can really ask for.

100

This is the ultimate team game, but I make everyone else on my team better by making myself better.

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