A biography for Tyrann Mathieuhasn’t been written yet.
“What you have to have is motivation and you have to have drive.”
“I think Tom Brady is one of the greatest competitors of all time.”
“But, yeah, I definitely want to get a Cardinals tattoo.”
“I celebrate my teammates' plays more than I celebrate my plays.”
“I'd rather be a shooting star than a fading star.”
“I want to be present for my kids, and my biological father wasn't present for me.”
“I don't have any bad vibes with LSU. I learned so much there. I experienced so much there. I had so much fun. I met great people.”
“The people of Arizona, they've been very warm and welcoming.”
“I just want to be remembered as an inspiration. I don't want to be remembered as anything else.”
“I've always been a player that could do a lot of different things.”
“I've lived my whole life trying to prove that I'm worthy of being a part of something because I never really felt that.”
“I think a lot of people would probably assume that I had a bad relationship with LSU, and I don't think that was ever the case.”
“I grew up listening to the Hot Boys, with Lil Wayne and all those guys.”
“I've always wanted a perfect life.”
“Not too many people have my story. And this is my story: A guy goes from unknown to a Heisman Trophy finalist. He gets kicked out of school. He absolutely rebounds himself. He becomes a millionaire. He's taking care of his family. And then he's getting injured.”
“Most people try to isolate themselves and pretend like things are all good when a lot of times, that's not how it is.”
“My whole life, I've seen things I can't unsee.”
“I just want to prove my point that I'm one of the best safeties in this league.”
“It's not all about money for me.”
“A lot of the things that I put before football, was really not fun anymore without football.”