"If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough."

"Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle."

"Injuries obviously change the way you approach the game."

"I'm thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest."

"The present moment is the only sanctuary where peace truly resides. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."