It truly takes a village to become a professional athlete.

Football is such a traditionalist sport. Whatever happened in the past is usually going to continue. But the bullying has no place in any sport. That's the bottom line.

As athletes, just looking at it from an outside perspective, it's really remarkable, the impact you could have on somebody that you have no idea.

Every week's a job interview for us as players.

Being a black woman, there's so many different sides of us. We are funny, silly, romantic, professional, smart, and we have good jobs.

It's always inspiring to me to meet people who feel that they can make a difference in the world. That's their motive, that's their passion... I think that's what makes your life meaningful, that's what fills your own heart and that's what gives you purpose.

Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories.

There has always been a tension in my life between the romantic and the practical. I can't hole myself up in a cabin and write down ideas for the rest of my life. I also need to be able to clean out a dog bite.