Tyrann Mathieu

“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 mill...”

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

“I take great pride in being who I am. Whether I'm broken or not, I am who I am.”

“Me and Sean Payton have a great relationship.”

“I have a Yorkie named King. Just the relationship I've developed with him is special. He really is somewhat of a best friend. When I come home from a hard day, he's always happy to see me.”

“I want people who go through tough times, hard times, or didn't have everything right-things didn't fall in their lap or go in their favor-to know that they can still achieve their dream and...”

“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 know what it's like to be humiliated.”

“I think me, as a leader, as a guy that's been cut, been humiliated, embarrassed, whatever you put on it, I think it's important just to embrace the guys around you, really support them, enco...”

“I want to go somewhere where I can be completely immersed in football, and it's not too much about anything but winning - I want to be a part of winning culture, where you feel that all the...”

“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.”

“Most people try to isolate themselves and pretend like things are all good when a lot of times, that's not how it is.”

“It's just the vibe I got when I landed in New Orleans. The culture is absolutely different. It's so dangerous, I tell you, I fly in and I fly out of town. That's how scared I am. And this is...”

“Everybody can't be Lil Wayne. Some of us have to pick up a book.”

“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.”

“I grew up listening to the Hot Boys, with Lil Wayne and all those guys.”

“I was fortunate. And I hate using the word lucky, but I was very, very lucky. Because, all of those things were around me man. The violence, the drugs, the abuse of women. All these things w...”

“I always focus on the negatives.”

“I take the good; I take the bad. I don't outweigh them. I just try to balance it all.”

“I've always wanted a perfect life.”