A biography for Ha Ha Clinton-Dixhasn’t been written yet.
“I never met him. But just growing up where Deacon Jones did, he motivated me to be great, showing the NFL was possible.”
“Ever since I stepped into this league and realized I can play here and be one of the best players in the league, getting paid has never been on my mind. Because I know it's going to happen.”
“I'm a funny guy. I love to laugh. I love to have a good time. You'll never see me down or, before the game, looking mad. I'm just not that type of person.”
“You have to put yourself in people's shoes in certain situations because you don't know what people really think or what they're really going through.”
“School is something that I drive to finish.”
“I'm just happy and blessed to have the opportunity to go to the NFL.”
“Me, coming from a low-income background, I really didn't take my studies serious as a young kid.”
“Growing up as a little kid, you're always told, 'If you see the police, tell us.' So you're like, 'Whoa, are they the bad people or not?' It makes you think.”
“I just want to continue getting better and build as a player.”
“I went into criminal justice because I want to learn more about the law, about what's going on in this world, and be a mentor to kids from where I'm from.”
“I could have made a lot of bad decisions, and some I did, but fortunately, I learned from those mistakes, and once they happened, I never really made those mistakes again.”
“Growing up where I'm from, some people are afraid of cops. They don't really like cops. And what a lot of people don't realize is, they're really not the bad guys. They're really on our side, they're really trying to help us out. And sometimes, we don't understand that.”
“I'm a free safety. The one responsibility I have is making the play, really. So I take those chances.”
“Leaving a legacy beyond just playing football has become extremely important to me.”
“I just preach the importance of reading, the importance of learning and challenging yourself to be the best you can be in life, whatever it is you do.”
“The league is crazy. It's hard to win in this league, and you have teams coming at you every week with players just as good as you.”
“If I've got to come out for a few plays in order to get back right and make sure I catch my wind so I can be ready for the next play, I'll do that.”
“Everyone wants to dream about playing on Sundays, but does everyone want to work to get there? And once you get there, are you thankful, or are you just happy to be there? What's your next step? What's your next plan? Me? I want to be great.”
“People have called me Ha Ha since I was in elementary school, so that's just what it's been.”
“You've just got to play complementary football; you've just got to wait your time.”