Jason Sehorn

“Two of the biggest things my mom taught me is that adversity isn't the end of the world and that you have to adapt to succeed.”

“I remember my mom would read the newspaper, and if she saw a place that was cheaper in rent, we were gone. She'd pack everything up, move the furniture and we were out of there.”

“Let's remember, a protest isn't supposed to appease everybody.”

“I have a lot of respect for everything my mom had to do. And she made sure I understood how to respect women in ways that some people don't. She opened my eyes.”

“You're got to be able to be smart enough to put yourself in position to make the play. You have to be able to anticipate and read what the offense is doing and be there beforehand.”

“Right after retiring I didn't want to be on the road 16 weeks a year - leaving on a Thursday night and coming home on a Sunday night - it was a little too much.”

“How am I overrated if I've never gone to the Pro Bowl? To be overrated, you have to be someplace you shouldn't be. I don't see that.”

“The more you stick your neck out, the more people are going to take a swing at you when things go bad.”

“When I as a fan and a viewer tune into ESPN, I don't want politics and I don't want to look at a person and have to think politics.”

“Too many people think life is a yellow brick road. We learned that hardships make you better and that you have to adapt to your surroundings. And then you understand.”

“I said it for a long time I could run a marathon.”

“Rarely will you find a photo of me in the NFL without long sleeves.”

“Baseball moved too slow for me. I wanted to be out running and jumping.”

“As professional athletes, we live such a privileged life. We make tons of money, everything goes our way and we play a game for a living. It's hard to stay grounded at times.”

“I just think some people don't like me. They don't like what I do or what I stand for or who I am. I catch criticism for doing things off the field and for getting the attention I get for playing in New York.”

“The fact is football players get beat all the time in the course of a game. But if it happens to a defensive tackle, it's usually 5 or 10 yards. With us, it's 76 yards.”

“When I say dirt-poor, I mean Mom made maybe $25,000 a year. I remember buying milk with food stamps. Vividly. So, growing up, I was the minority.”

“You have to build a lot of bridges to the new coaches, show them how hard you work. It's one thing for them to hear about you, but it doesn't matter until they see you.”

“We all have faults in life. Mine is that I sometimes rely on my athletic ability a little too much. When I'm having success and things are going good, that's the lull that I fall into. It's my worst enemy.”

“You don't last too long in baseball if you can't hit the curveball.”