“Growing up, I had short, curly hair, and I envied everyone who had long, soft, silky, straight hair. But over the years I’ve been encouraged to embrace the reality of what makes me unique.” People Magazine
“I wish someone would have told me when I was 13 that my green hair and braces, and my freckles all over my face, and my attitude, it was all going to work for me one day. And my God, has it ever.” People Magazine
“It’s a combination of getting older and wiser and going through the hard knocks of a divorce. You realize, I’m not going to take anyone’s shit. It’s emboldened me. There’s power in saying no and in asking for what you deserve. There is power in knowing your value.” People Magazine
“I want to tell my kids that it doesn’t matter what sexual orientation you are, it doesn’t matter what job you do, it doesn’t matter if your hair is straight or curly, if you’re tall or short, man or woman, what race you are. What defines you as a human being is underneath all that.” People Magazine
“I was the kid that was the 199th pick that never had the body for it. People didn’t think I’d play one year in the NFL, and now I’m going on my 17th year.” Cosmospolitan Magazine, 2018