To Me, It Was Never About What

I Think The Thing About That Was I Was Always Willing To Work; I Was Not The Fastest Or Biggest Player But I Was Determined To Be The Best Football Player I Could Be On The Football Field And I Think I Was Able To Accomplish That Through Hard Work.

I Think I Just Went Into A System That Was Willing To Utilize Me And Gave Me Opportunities And I Felt Fortunate To Be Able To Go To Oakland And Put The Silver And Black On. I Wanted To Prove To Everybody That I Could Still Play.

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...

My Work Ethic Came From My Parents And My Fear Of Failure. I Came From A Small, Predominantly Black School And I Didn't Want To Let Them Down.

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.