A biography for Charles Woodsonhasn’t been written yet.
“I never wanted to be that guy that acted like I wasn't in the locker room and then all of a sudden I was an analyst. I played the game. I've been through the bumps and bruises, the politics. When I give an opinion, I want it to be real.”
“When you have a guy that each week you can change up your game plan a little bit depending on what an offense does - you can put him at nickel, you can put him at linebacker position, Will or Sam or whatever they have him doing, he can create a matchup that the offense is not ready for.”
“We need more people like me who are real and aren't afraid to take a little criticism.”
“I'm a champion. It's all I ever wanted.”
“In 10th grade, I started playing defense. Mainly because we already had a great tailback. Once I started playing it, it just started growing on me. I liked it a lot.”
“Me being able to move around, nickel, dime, safety, you don't know where I'm coming from or if I'm coming, and that's a positive.”
“For the Raiders, I'm always going to be ready and willing to go there and talk to those players about whatever.”
“The hot tub is my best friend.”
“If you want to make a great wine that can stand the test of time, then you must put the time and the work into it.”
“I love the game. You never get rid of that.”
“Because my brother liked Michigan, I liked Michigan, and by the nature of that, I didn't like Ohio State.”
“The time that I spent out of camp, I made sure when I sat out that I was in tip-top condition.”
“When you're a player, there is almost automatically a respect you have for a person that has been in that fight, who knows what it's all about.”
“Jon Gruden just wants you to come to work, work hard and produce on Sundays. He's not really too much worried about babysitting or holding somebody's hand.”
“I've been to the top. I've also been at the bottom.”
“Father Time is definitely undefeated, that's for sure. But does it feel good to have some people eat their words about what they said about me as a player? Yeah, that's fun.”
“I like to call my wines 'anytime wines,' You just want to sit and open up a bottle and watch 'The Blacklist' on a Monday night? Open it up, and it's very easy. It's very approachable.”
“To be honest, retirement has been good.”
“I spent seven years in Green Bay. A lot of good times, a lot of great years. Got a lot accomplished.”
“I've had an incredible career.”