Millie Bright Quotes

I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. But the truth is, I wasn't going to get much higher in football. At the same time, I sensed I could go somewhere in acting. I'm 28, which is young for acting, whereas in football I'd now be near the end of my career.

You know, even though I feel that I can still play the game, God has made the answer clear to me. Retirement is now. I have to retire as a Green Bay Packer.

I had a great time in the NFL. To make it in the amount of time that I did was awesome; it's a dream come true, and hell, it gave me the opportunity to go wrestle.

When you get to a certain age, you have to make a decision for yourself: if you want to get old in the industry, and you want to play maybe a few parts that come along now and then - or what else in life interests you?

I was with the Steelers, and I got cut, and I remember, when I left, I was relieved.

When I was 18, I had a trial at Benfica, when Sven-Goran Eriksson was the manager. Then, at 21, I was working for a company loading vegetables onto trucks.

If English clubs are not giving you a chance then going abroad is always an option. That's what the Bundesliga is about.

I have great respect for the Premier League, but why leave Milan? I've got everything I want here.

I always watched professional football and my father played at an amateur level, but I didn't think I wanted to become a pro.

I didn't have the chance to play at West Ham, but in football, you always have a chance. When I went to Liverpool, I had the chance to show my quality.

My parents had the plan for my life from the moment my mother tested positive with me. Looking back now, I'd say the hard turn for me was when I left school after the eighth grade to play tennis full time and study some with a travelling tutor.

I do not think my career is over after being at Real Madrid.

I don't think my experience with professional football has been what you'd call normal but I don't regret it.

I've put football behind me.

Once I started out on this journey of wanting to play in the National Football League, I've had a lot of opportunities. And with each opportunity, I've tried to make the most of it.

My dream is to retire as a San Francisco 49er.

When I stopped playing football, I stopped my relationship with my agent. I always had one agent.

I have a lot to thank Italy for. It's the country that opened the door to professional football for me.

Madrid are a great club and were the challenge I sought after my long and successful Bayern career.

Yes, it's possible that I will end my career at FC Porto.

Football's not forever.

Once that was over, I knew that my ties to a football organization would be over because I never wanted to coach or be in the front office.

Hey, you can't play football forever unless you're Brett Favre or Ray Lewis.

If I had maintained my athletic fantasy, I probably would have ended up as a fat football coach somewhere in central Pennsylvania. I'm really glad I'm starring in a Broadway musical instead.

Whenever I come out to go to the NFL, I'd be honored to play for any team. Any team that would give me that opportunity to be part of their organization, it would mean the world to me.