"My nickname senior year was 'ugly duckling.'"
"I have mistakes and I have flaws, but I'm going to grow and get better from it."
"I had curly hair, braces, pimples - you talk about going through puberty and the worst things that go with it, I had it, for sure. And then I had a bottom retainer, so my lisp was really bad. I still have a minor one when I get really excited."
"I may be goofy, I may be corny, and I may be cheesy, but I'm me."
"Ever since I was a little boy, I had my eyes set on being able to say I was a professional athlete. I worked hard every day to make sure that it became a possibility and sacrificed a lot for the game of football."
"Playing in the NFL was a dream come true."
"I always told myself I will never let football define who I am; I would only let in enhance who I am."
"I always told myself I was more than a football player, so every off season, I pushed myself to go outside the box and get a little bit better off the field. I dabbled in many business adventures to gain more real world experience."
"I'm not going to let people not think I'm good. That's not who I am."
"I'm supposed to be perfect."
"I had no plans to share that I was a virgin."
"There is a stigma around athletes, and I think the more that us as humans can do to break those, the better."
"I'm a resourceful guy!"
"I know how to make a little bonfire, fight off some coyotes, or whatever we got to do."
"I have a lot of love for a lot of things in my life."
"Throughout my football career, I've always been somebody who's been very aware, and I know when the camera is on me, and I know how to be polished. I can see how that might come off as disingenuous."
"I'm undeniably myself, and I think realizing that is the way to live life."
"For a long time, I was just a football player, but I want people to see me for who I am."
"I'm not this perfect dude."
"I want to find a wife. I want to find somebody who I'm going to spend the rest of my life with."
"I want to find somebody who is going to be a mother to my children."
"My mom had me when she was 24, so I want to be a young, cool dad."
"I want to have some fun with my kids growing up."
"Being a virgin doesn't mean you can't have a good time."
"Coming into 'The Bachelorette,' I always led with a calculated mind and not an open heart."
