“Whatever backlash I was going to get, whatever consequence there was for stating my opinion, I was OK with. Because I look at my son's eyes, I look at the eyes of my daughter, and I would be a bad dad if my No. 1 goal wasn't always to put them in the best situation as possible.” IfsLooksWould BeEyeGoalSituationOpinionSonDadDaughterConsequenceMy DaughterMy SonBacklash Author:Andrew Hawkins
“If you're tweeting - and this is what I tell the young athletes who come to me about these situations, because I've been through them and I've seen both sides of it - if you're tweeting just because everyone else is tweeting and you're not uncomfortable, if it doesn't feel like a sacrifice - like when I wore that T-shirt it was a sacrifice.” IfsFeelsYoungSidesSituationSacrificeAthleteUncomfortableShirtsBoth SidesT ShirtYoung Athletes Author:Andrew Hawkins
“I was willing to put it at risk in order for someone to gain, in order for the situation to get better.” OrderSituationRiskWillingGainsGet Better Author:Andrew Hawkins
“I'm in a unique situation. I'm 5-foot-6, 175 pounds, so I wouldn't say people are super afraid of me. I live a normal life. I don't walk into a room and everybody looks at me and says, "He plays for the Cleveland Browns" or "He's an NFL superstar" - that doesn't happen. I go under the radar. Most people don't realize who I am until I tell them. So it's not like my life has changed since I've been in the NFL or people treat me any different.” PeopleLooksDifferentPlayHappensRealizingWalksRoomsSituationFeetChangedNormalUniqueTreatsWho I AmNflPoundsLook At MeSuperstarNormal LifeRadarClevelandLife Has ChangedCleveland Browns Author:Andrew Hawkins
“My 4-year-old is the most kind-hearted person I've ever met in my life. Granted, he's 4, but he doesn't know people wouldn't like him. He doesn't understand that people would hurt him. When I get in these situations, that's what breaks my heart.” PeopleKnowsYearsHeartKindPersonsHurtSituationBreakMy HeartMetsGrantedHeartedBreaking My HeartKind Hearted Author:Andrew Hawkins
“As you get older and as your situation changes, it becomes different. Yes, I have to provide for my family, so if there's a chance that I'm not going to be able to provide for my family, who is always number one, my kids are always number one, then yeah, maybe it's not the same. But like I said, everybody's boiling point is different and you get to that point differently and you're at peace with it.” IfsSaidDifferentKidsAbleChanceNumbersSituationMy FamilyYeahBoilingBoiling Point Author:Andrew Hawkins
