Ricky Williams has plans for life after football, wholistic medicine. Williams is just a regular student right now at Nova Southeastern University. Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald talked to Williams about what lies ahead for Williams and Williams had a couple of interesting ideas.
First he wants to retire a Dolphin, probably not a long shot since Williams is already 31 and will probably play long enough to make back the money he has lost during his various suspensions. Most think Williams can be a productive back in the NFL because he hasn't suffered the pounding that most 31 year-old backs do and no matter what people think if Williams, they guy can play football. He has always had the talent and now he has a couple of motivators he never had in the past; Bill Parcells and a last chance. Williams realizes that things are probably turning around in Miami, they always do when Parcells is around and this is his best chance to prove he is a great running back.
The second thing Williams wants to do might seem a bit far-fetched, but remember this is Ricky Williams and far-fetched things make sense with him.
Williams wants to become a doctor, and Nova has a program that will allow him to study Osteopathy.
''Hopefully, when I'm 40, I'll be starting my next career,'' Williams, 31, said.
These are obviously high aspirations, but Williams said he realized he was gifted in the field of holistic medicine, which is encouraged in Osteopathy, during his world travels.
''I like seeing people feel better, and I know what it feels like to deal with pain,'' Williams said.
Whatever happens after his career, though, is not what the Dolphins necessarily care about. It is his time this year and next that will ultimately dictate whether his desire to retire with the Dolphins is fulfilled.
If Williams and Brown can remain healthy -- and if Williams can continue to show his current level of dedication to football -- the controversial star said he believes the Dolphins are on the right track to success and he can help them get there.
''They just make everybody accountable,'' Williams said. ``I have much more confidence [in this regime]. The feeling I get from Tony is, he's not going to let us lose. . . . If we get into the fourth quarter in a close game, Ronnie and I should both be fresh to close it out for us.''
Good Luck to Williams, it's nice to see a guy who has plans and goals for life after football and Williams is one of those guys who might just do better after football than he did playing football.
8 comments:
THAT was awesome!
i am a subscriber to the belief's of holistic meds. props to him for even considering it, alot of people blow it off.
It would be nice if insurance covered more of it, but then we have to do something with all the pill-pushing doctors and the bribing/gift-giving drug scum/reps. We would have hours of commercial time to fill on tv without the constant stream of drug commercials.
I do think what he wants to do is great and with Ricky, it'll probably work.
well that would be why i'm one of the many that has no health care coverage, nadda, zip......no one in my familia does. we pay as we go. i've never liked the idea of health care providers telling u what u HAVE to take instead of what the doc suggests or better yet, like i do, i seek the advice of both schools of thought, traditional & holistic & then i make my own mind up.
needless to say i LOVE holistic's way of thinking. my son takes herbals' i take em, so does my ole fart knocker (lol).......
those fricken commercials on TV scare the shit out of one, do they not? the side effects of sum of that shit are worse then what ails one.
OOPS my world famous
BTW
yes my kid is up to date on all shots. ppl. look at me funny when i tell them NOPE no insurance~
who knows babe, maybe he'll get close enough North on a speaking tour on holistic meds, & i'll check him out~
I see both sides.
Without insurance, that I pretty much have to buy through work, I'm scared what our little unscheduled visit to the ER would have cost a few days ago. Think I was pissed then. . .
You can also survive and thrive without it because you pay the premium whether you use it or not and it's rare you'll get sick enough to use up all the money you have paid in premiums.
i hear ya on that, i've been there & done that.......payment arrangements. can't afford the shit & i'm not keen on some company tellin me, who & what i can & can't see.....know what i mean jelly bean!!
YUUUUPPP
LOL! all caps too hehe
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