Growing up, I was a water baby. We lived near a lake, had a pool in our backyard, and as soon as I was old enough, I joined a swim team. By 10, I was winning local events.

I made it to the top five on 'Dancing with the Stars.' To me, that was just a tremendous accomplishment.

We all have challenges. We have to face them, embrace them, defy them, and conquer them.

I learned early on that extraordinary challenges lead to extraordinary victories.

Football and me have never got on. My instinct and love for the harder end of contact had always meant I was perhaps a little too heavy-handed for football. Somehow it left me feeling unfulfilled.

I just felt like I didn't have to go back to football. Anytime I don't have to hit somebody, I'm all for it.

I've played with, and against, some of the best players in the world and have experienced so much that professional football has to offer.

I made my money turning around distressed or bankrupt companies. I did 50-some of them in my career... I started on a shoestring and eventually built up quite a fortune.