JaMarcus Russell

“I got millions to wear some Nike shoes. And to play the game I love.”

“Whatever it is, I can be a water boy and work my way into a scout team. It doesn't matter. I'll go play for free.”

“I never liked Alabama. I liked some of the players. Or, I liked Auburn over Alabama. I never wanted to go to college there.”

“My mom got me a bookmark with a saying on it: 'The key to success is following God's guidance.' As long as you live that guideline, I believe you're going to have success.”

“I'm a very competitive guy.”

“I think very highly of myself.”

“Football don't last forever. It gave me a great start on life. I ain't mad at nothing or nobody. I don't have no reason to be.”

“There comes a time in your life when you have done so many things, and you just want to give back.”

“My pivot was after football, to becoming a human being again.”

“Keep me in your prayers and I'll keep you in mine.”

“I shattered every expectation for my life.”

“My dad could've made it big. At the time, he didn't have the right guys to push him, telling him what to do, telling him what not to do.”

“I'm up under Nick Saban. I know how its supposed to be. What it's supposed to look like in order for you to win.”

“You need to do anything and everything possible to put your teammates in a position to make plays. That's your job as quarterback.”

“I'm not playing for the fans. I'm just happy when they are behind me sometimes.”

“In high school, my coach always told me to stay on an even keel. No matter what, never make the game too big or make it too small. Anything that happens, always be even or levelheaded. I've kind of been like that for a long time.”

“Honestly, it just got to the point where I felt alone in the world. Like every time I went out on the field, I was by myself. Me vs. everybody. The whole stadium. The whole world.”

“I was always bigger and taller than other kids.”

“I thought I was going to be a pro basketball player.”

“Getting in a guy's face, screaming and hollering, it might mess him up for the next time you're out there. I'm just a low-key, silent type of guy, pat you on the hip, give you a little look and maybe you'll understand from there.”