It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past.
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Anything is possible as long as we believe in each other, always stick together.
I was once that kid that needed a donation - that needed help to go to camp because my mom wasn't able to pay for it.
School is something that I drive to finish.
People see police officers and think they're such bad people. We have some who can be some bad people. But we have some great ones out there, that are here to protect us.
Give me an opportunity, I'm going to take advantage of those opportunities.
Really, those 60 minutes when I am on the field is my time to enjoy myself, and I don't have to worry about anything, play the game that I love.
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.
My mom was always there. Even if she got off work late sometimes, I still went to practice, whether I was 30 minutes late, 45 minutes late... I was still going to practice.
Do the right things, respect your elders, respect your teachers, continue to work hard, and if you are religious and you have some type of faith... pray.
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.
Even if I just change one kid's life in my time on Earth, my life is complete. I'll be happy with that. I'll be satisfied with that.
Coach Saban did his best job to make me a better player and a better person. I thank him for that.
Me, coming from a low-income background, I really didn't take my studies serious as a young kid.
I never met him. But just growing up where Deacon Jones did, he motivated me to be great, showing the NFL was possible.
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.
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.
I owe a lot to Darren Perry. I don't think I'd be this far this early if it wasn't for him pushing me to run an extra second or showing me a play on film and telling me when I see it, that's the green light to go do it and don't be afraid to take that next step and take chances. That's what the game is about.
Being named NFLPA Community MVP is an amazing honor.
To be honest, football is my main goal. I never really had a backup plan.
I think my body language and how I carry myself speaks for me as a person.
I'm just happy and blessed to have the opportunity to go to the NFL.
I'm a great player. I play fast; I'm a great tackler.
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.
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.
I feel for the cops; I feel for us as a society as a whole, period.
I just hope we can find peace and justice and get back to getting better in this world.
I think I can play both deep field and inside the box.
You've got to be able to play in the box and play deep.
That's what you don't see about coach Saban. He's a very funny guy.
I'm a baller. Put me in the position to make plays, I'm going to make plays.
My family, my family, my family... That's always been the No. 1 thing for me. They were always at every game, every event supporting me, even if my sister had to work an extra night to take a day off to be at my game... They were just always there 100 percent, motivating me, picking me up from practice, taking me to practice.
When I was a kid, I remember I used to hide under the bed sometimes because I didn't want to go to practice. Even when I didn't want to go to practice, it could be pouring rain outside, and I'd be like, 'Yes, no practice today,' and my mom would be there, and we were still going, and we'd have practice under the pavilion.
Trust the process. If I can't trust you to go to class, how can I trust you on the field? If you want rings, want to go to the league, want to be great, trust the process.
Judges have a hard job. It's not just putting someone in jail or slapping someone on the wrist and giving them a punishment, but it's protecting society as a whole.
I was a bass fisherman. I liked bass. That was my thing.
I want to be the best safety in the league.
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 just have to make sure I keep improving my game in every aspect there is.
I'm a free safety. The one responsibility I have is making the play, really. So I take those chances.
You've just got to play complementary football; you've just got to wait your time.
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.
It's actually a blessing to be able to walk off that field win, lose or draw. If you walk off that field healthy, that's the important thing.
I understand what's going on in this world. But cops have to go home at the end of the day. They have a family. They have to go home, too.
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 take the path I want to take in life and do the things I'd like to succeed in.
I just want to give back and kind of be a resource for younger generations.
I'm just grasping everything, getting as much knowledge as I can, and continuing to learn and not being afraid to take challenges and actually take action.
I don't want to be a 'me' guy.
I know what I do. I know what I put on film. I know what I try to do. I don't want to talk about what I've done.
