“Not too many people have my story. And this is my story: A guy goes fr...” — Tyrann Mathieu Quote

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 millionaire. He's taking care of his family. And then he's getting injured.

It's senseless. I've lost several uncles, I've lost my best friend to gun violence in New Orleans.

I've lived my whole life trying to prove that I'm worthy of being a part of something because I never really felt that.

I've always been a player that could do a lot of different things.

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.

Being injured helps you appreciate your health in general.

An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.

When you are injured you have to keep a positive mindset and keep moving forward.

I was supposed to fight a guy back in the day. He didn't shower, specifically to throw off his opponents. Thank God I got injured, and I couldn't fight the fight. I was so worried about it. I was like, 'Oh my God - I heard about this guy.' It was the worst ever.

When you play injured, you're still judged like you're 100 percent. You know you can't do all you want to, but you want to get back to help your teammates.