Darren Waller

“Football is a humbling game, for real. You feel like you can't buy a break sometimes, but it's all about navigating those highs and lows and not riding the emotional roller coaster.”

“I felt like I got better by focusing on the simple things. Letting those things stack and turning it into consistency.”

“The partnership with Invisalign came together pretty organically. I had some gaps in between my teeth. So, once it was proposed to me, I was like I feel this would be the perfect fit.”

“I try and connect with fans on Instagram whenever I can and let them know that I see them and I am there, and that I am just a normal human being who had to overcome some stuff.”

“As a player, I feel like a lot of places I've gone, you're told to do things a certain way and you do those things.”

“There is no much greater cause of service than people in the military.”

“Because of my disease of addiction, that can have me thinking all kinds of crazy things.”

“I feel like the moment I started investing in better daily habits of taking care of myself and making sure I was growing as a human being, my play started to get better instantly in my training and practices and games.”

“I was acting out of nature, trying to do things to please people or please myself. And I know now that I can't be moving like that anymore.”

“You can seem selfish at one point when you really don't mean to be, making sure you have that mindset of putting your team first and never letting that leave your mind.”

“I'm going to give my all and everything that I have and step out with a smile on my face, whether things are going good or when things are going bad. I also want people to know that I represent a lot of different causes - whether it's gaining confidence through a smile because of Invisalign... or through my foundation.”

“If the results don't come as quickly as you would like, it might be a benefit and blessing you with the character development that you need.”

“I believe wholeheartedly in myself, and I believe that through action and through consistent performance, Giants fans will believe as well.”

“God has a bigger plan for me than I have for myself.”

“No matter what, I will not succumb to fear, and I will not allow anything to take the joy and passion I have for life and living.”

“I was in Baltimore, I was just like a vegetable.”

“I'm naturally a mellow guy. I wouldn't squash a grape if I wasn't playing football.”

“If I had one message of encouragement to the people in my city, my country, and all across the world, it would be to remember who you are. We are strong, resilient people who are capable of displaying love, kindness and patience in the most violent of storms. Remember all of the tough times and uncertain situations you have endured.”

“I go out there every day with the mindset of getting better.”

“I didn't have a lot of confidence in myself. When things got tough, and I had to make something happen, I'd just kind of freeze up or psych myself out.”