I Was Just A Small Boy From

I Had That Hunger, That Desire, To Be Successful And I Wasn’t Going To Let Anything Stand In My Way.

I Played The Game For 20 Years, And I Think That Kept Me On The Football Field, Being Adjusted. Getting Hit So Many Times, Being All Out Of Whack, And Going In To See My Chiropractor Kept Me Back On The Football Field.

I Think Just What My Parents Instilled In Me Was Hard Work And Being Able To Always Go Out There And Focus And Be 100%. I Took That Work Ethic Into The Nfl And Everyday I Always Gave 100% And Never Wanted Anything To Be Handed To Me. I Wanted To Earn It. And Every Time I Stepped On That Football Field During Practice I Wanted To Leave That Football Field With Learning Something About What The Practice Was About For Me That Day...

I Could Barely Speak After I Was Drafted By The San Francisco 49ers. I Was Going To Play For The Defending Super Bowl Champions.... I Immediately Thought Of All The Great Players On The Team. I Was In Awe, As I Had Watched These Soon-to-be Legends Play On Television. They Epitomized For Me What Football Was All About: The Love Of The Game, The Professional Approach, And The Desire To Win.

When You Begin To Lose The Fire A Little Bit And If You're Not Giving 100 Percent Out There, Then It's Time For You To Leave Because You'll End Up Getting Hurt - I Want To Be Able To Walk Away On Top.