Tyrann Mathieu

“Me and Sean Payton have a great relationship.”

“I want to be a beacon to kids like me, the ones who grow up without hope.”

“A lot of people do impulsive things. They just go with their moves. I used to do that. Once I was able to control my mind, I was able to control my actions.”

“My adopted parents were able to pay for me to go to a private school. So I had it better than most people.”

“The violence in New Orleans is erupting and it's continuing to grow at an alarming rate.”

“You will never see Lil Wayne in New Orleans. You will never see those type of guys in New Orleans because the hate and the jealousy is that real and it's that overwhelming.”

“It makes you grateful, it makes you humble that you have the opportunity to be a father and be there for your son. My father wasn't, so I just try to do the right things for my son.”

“New Orleans is a great place, a place of celebration. But on the other hand, there's a reality to it, there's violence, there's misguided youth.”

“I've always been quiet, for the most part, especially any time I've come into a new environment.”

“I've got two parents, I don't ride around with guns, and I've never put my hands on a woman. But the only team that believed me was the Cardinals.”

“A lot of guys, they feed off me... I'm extremely prideful in what I do. I think a lot of guys take heed of that. They look up to that.”

“I always focus on the negatives.”

“I like movies, action movies. I definitely would be an actor in Hollywood.”

“I've got to be the best person that Tyrann can be.”

“It's about gaining that confidence back in myself. Believing in myself more than others may believe.”

“I do know that it takes a lot to look in that mirror and fix yourself.”

“Walking alone, just thinking - that's treatment, man. That's the most comforting rehab I've known.”

“I want to be the same guy I am in the weight room that I am on the football field.”

“I moved to Humble under really unfortunate circumstances obviously, Hurricane Katrina, so our family was displaced here for four months. Humble was a home for us.”

“I guess I did go through my phase where I wanted to be a rapper. I made music, but I was never really good at it.”