Re: [RollTideFan] NFL: 60 Minutes Interview with Ricky Williams
yep, that's what Stewart and I decided too. Man, he is out there! - Original Message - From: Jeff Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] NFL: 60 Minutes Interview with Ricky Williams Ricky be smokin' some good shit! Slef E. - Original Message - From: Rick Mc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RollTideFan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:10 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] NFL: 60 Minutes Interview with Ricky Williams I wanted to watch this last night but missed it. Here it is in print if anyone else is interested... == (CBS) Former Miami Dolphins superstar Ricky Williams won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in the country at the University of Texas. Then, he had five years of glory in NFL. He carried the ball more often over the last two seasons than any other player in the league. And he made millions doing it for the Miami Dolphins, as the team's star player. But then, just before Dolphins training camp began this past July, he turned his back on all of it: the stardom, the fame and the salary of $5 million a year. His sudden decision to quit stunned his teammates, infuriated his fans and ruined his Dolphins' entire season. He never really explained why he quit, and he has stayed out of public view for the past six months - until now, in his first television interview with Correspondent Mike Wallace. Williams is now studying holistic medicine in the California hills outside Sacramento, where he surprisingly agreed to answer any questions 60 Minutes asked about how, at the peak of his earning power, he could just walk away. Well, my whole thing in life is I just want freedom. And I thought that money would give me that freedom. I was wrong, of course, says Williams. Because, especially when you're 21 and you're given as much money as I was given, it bound me more than it freed me. Because now, I have more things to worry about. I have more people asking for money. I had to buy a house and nice cars and different things that people with money are supposed to do. It just seemed to create more problems. His first check, at 21, was for $3.6 million - before taxes. After, it was like $2, 2.4, says Williams. He would have made $5 million this year, but he said, it's blood money, as far as I'm concerned. The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free from that stress. But Williams tells Wallace that the real reason he left was to avoid the public humiliation that would undoubtedly follow news that he had just failed a drug test for the third time. The thing that I had the most trouble with was that after you fail your third test, then it becomes public knowledge that you failed the test. And that's the one thing that I couldn't deal with at the time. People knowing that I smoke marijuana, says Williams. That was my biggest fear in my whole entire life. I was scared to death of that. So rather than face the music and the media about his failed drug test, he quit football and ran away to Australia, where he lived in a tent community that cost him just $7 a day. In my tent, I had about 30 books. And every morning, I'd wake up at about 5 a.m. And I'd take my flashlight and I'd read for a couple of hours, says Williams. Everything from nutrition to Buddhism, to Jesus, to try to figure out, you know, what am I? What am I? So, I just kept reading and reading. And couldn't figure out what I was. But I learned a lot. There, he learned about an ancient healing science from India called Ayurveda. It's using nature to heal yourself, to put yourself in balance, says Williams. I'm more in balance now than I was a couple of months ago. But it's a journey that people spend their whole lives on. What's balance? To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow, says Williams. So anytime there's disease, you're out of balance. Whether it's jealousy anger, greed, anxiety, fear. These are emotions, he says, that most people have experienced in their lives. Just this fall, he enrolled in an 18-month course at The California College of Ayurveda. Freed from the structured life of the NFL, Williams is now immersed in the search for his soul. Playing in the National Football League, you're told you know where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there, says Williams. And being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real. Dr. Mark Halpern, who runs the small college, says Williams is learning to become a holistic healer. I see burnout in probably 60-70 percent of society at any given time, says Halpern. He will help individuals to live in greater harmony with their environment through all five of their senses. We say that when we're living
[RollTideFan] NFL: 60 Minutes Interview with Ricky Williams
I wanted to watch this last night but missed it. Here it is in print if anyone else is interested... == (CBS) Former Miami Dolphins superstar Ricky Williams won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in the country at the University of Texas. Then, he had five years of glory in NFL. He carried the ball more often over the last two seasons than any other player in the league. And he made millions doing it for the Miami Dolphins, as the team's star player. But then, just before Dolphins training camp began this past July, he turned his back on all of it: the stardom, the fame and the salary of $5 million a year. His sudden decision to quit stunned his teammates, infuriated his fans and ruined his Dolphins' entire season. He never really explained why he quit, and he has stayed out of public view for the past six months until now, in his first television interview with Correspondent Mike Wallace. Williams is now studying holistic medicine in the California hills outside Sacramento, where he surprisingly agreed to answer any questions 60 Minutes asked about how, at the peak of his earning power, he could just walk away. Well, my whole thing in life is I just want freedom. And I thought that money would give me that freedom. I was wrong, of course, says Williams. Because, especially when youre 21 and youre given as much money as I was given, it bound me more than it freed me. Because now, I have more things to worry about. I have more people asking for money. I had to buy a house and nice cars and different things that people with money are supposed to do. It just seemed to create more problems. His first check, at 21, was for $3.6 million before taxes. After, it was like $2, 2.4, says Williams. He would have made $5 million this year, but he said, it's blood money, as far as I'm concerned. The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free from that stress. But Williams tells Wallace that the real reason he left was to avoid the public humiliation that would undoubtedly follow news that he had just failed a drug test for the third time. The thing that I had the most trouble with was that after you fail your third test, then it becomes public knowledge that you failed the test. And that's the one thing that I couldn't deal with at the time. People knowing that I smoke marijuana, says Williams. That was my biggest fear in my whole entire life. I was scared to death of that. So rather than face the music and the media about his failed drug test, he quit football and ran away to Australia, where he lived in a tent community that cost him just $7 a day. In my tent, I had about 30 books. And every morning, I'd wake up at about 5 a.m. And I'd take my flashlight and I'd read for a couple of hours, says Williams. Everything from nutrition to Buddhism, to Jesus, to try to figure out, you know, what am I? What am I? So, I just kept reading and reading. And couldnt figure out what I was. But I learned a lot. There, he learned about an ancient healing science from India called Ayurveda. It's using nature to heal yourself, to put yourself in balance, says Williams. I'm more in balance now than I was a couple of months ago. But it's a journey that people spend their whole lives on. What's balance? To talk about balance, its easier to talk about whats out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow, says Williams. So anytime there's disease, you're out of balance. Whether its jealousy anger, greed, anxiety, fear. These are emotions, he says, that most people have experienced in their lives. Just this fall, he enrolled in an 18-month course at The California College of Ayurveda. Freed from the structured life of the NFL, Williams is now immersed in the search for his soul. Playing in the National Football League, youre told you know where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there, says Williams. And being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for whats real. Dr. Mark Halpern, who runs the small college, says Williams is learning to become a holistic healer. I see burnout in probably 60-70 percent of society at any given time, says Halpern. He will help individuals to live in greater harmony with their environment through all five of their senses. We say that when were living in harmony with our environment, our bodies naturally express themselves in the form of health. Receiving massages that balance the various energies of the body is part of Williams' training to become an ayurvedic masseur. Hes following the whisperings of his soul, as opposed to the shouting of his own ego. Its our ego that desires the fame and the fortunes, says Halpern. The whispers of the soul that lead us toward the pursuit of harmony, the pursuit of health and well being, including sometimes facing the consequences of letting go of
Re: [RollTideFan] NFL: 60 Minutes Interview with Ricky Williams
Ricky be smokin' some good shit! Slef E. - Original Message - From: Rick Mc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RollTideFan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:10 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] NFL: 60 Minutes Interview with Ricky Williams I wanted to watch this last night but missed it. Here it is in print if anyone else is interested... == (CBS) Former Miami Dolphins superstar Ricky Williams won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in the country at the University of Texas. Then, he had five years of glory in NFL. He carried the ball more often over the last two seasons than any other player in the league. And he made millions doing it for the Miami Dolphins, as the team's star player. But then, just before Dolphins training camp began this past July, he turned his back on all of it: the stardom, the fame and the salary of $5 million a year. His sudden decision to quit stunned his teammates, infuriated his fans and ruined his Dolphins' entire season. He never really explained why he quit, and he has stayed out of public view for the past six months until now, in his first television interview with Correspondent Mike Wallace. Williams is now studying holistic medicine in the California hills outside Sacramento, where he surprisingly agreed to answer any questions 60 Minutes asked about how, at the peak of his earning power, he could just walk away. Well, my whole thing in life is I just want freedom. And I thought that money would give me that freedom. I was wrong, of course, says Williams. Because, especially when youre 21 and youre given as much money as I was given, it bound me more than it freed me. Because now, I have more things to worry about. I have more people asking for money. I had to buy a house and nice cars and different things that people with money are supposed to do. It just seemed to create more problems. His first check, at 21, was for $3.6 million before taxes. After, it was like $2, 2.4, says Williams. He would have made $5 million this year, but he said, it's blood money, as far as I'm concerned. The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free from that stress. But Williams tells Wallace that the real reason he left was to avoid the public humiliation that would undoubtedly follow news that he had just failed a drug test for the third time. The thing that I had the most trouble with was that after you fail your third test, then it becomes public knowledge that you failed the test. And that's the one thing that I couldn't deal with at the time. People knowing that I smoke marijuana, says Williams. That was my biggest fear in my whole entire life. I was scared to death of that. So rather than face the music and the media about his failed drug test, he quit football and ran away to Australia, where he lived in a tent community that cost him just $7 a day. In my tent, I had about 30 books. And every morning, I'd wake up at about 5 a.m. And I'd take my flashlight and I'd read for a couple of hours, says Williams. Everything from nutrition to Buddhism, to Jesus, to try to figure out, you know, what am I? What am I? So, I just kept reading and reading. And couldnt figure out what I was. But I learned a lot. There, he learned about an ancient healing science from India called Ayurveda. It's using nature to heal yourself, to put yourself in balance, says Williams. I'm more in balance now than I was a couple of months ago. But it's a journey that people spend their whole lives on. What's balance? To talk about balance, its easier to talk about whats out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow, says Williams. So anytime there's disease, you're out of balance. Whether its jealousy anger, greed, anxiety, fear. These are emotions, he says, that most people have experienced in their lives. Just this fall, he enrolled in an 18-month course at The California College of Ayurveda. Freed from the structured life of the NFL, Williams is now immersed in the search for his soul. Playing in the National Football League, youre told you know where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there, says Williams. And being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for whats real. Dr. Mark Halpern, who runs the small college, says Williams is learning to become a holistic healer. I see burnout in probably 60-70 percent of society at any given time, says Halpern. He will help individuals to live in greater harmony with their environment through all five of their senses. We say that when were living in harmony with our environment, our bodies naturally express themselves in the form of health. Receiving massages that balance the various energies of the body is part of Williams' training to become an ayurvedic masseur. Hes following the whisperings of his soul
