Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

I never met him. But just growing up where Deacon Jones did, he motivated me to be great, showing the NFL was possible. ”

My guy growing up was Deacon Jones from Eatonville, Florida, where I'm from. ”

Me, coming from a low-income background, I really didn't take my studies serious as a young kid. ”

Growing up where I'm from, some people are afraid of cops. They don't really like cops. And what a lot of people don't realize is, they're really not the bad guys. They're really on our side, they're really trying to help us out. And sometimes, we don't understand that. ”

Growing up as a little kid, you're always told, 'If you see the police, tell us.' So you're like, 'Whoa, are they the bad people or not?' It makes you think. ”

I just preach the importance of reading, the importance of learning and challenging yourself to be the best you can be in life, whatever it is you do. ”

Bad thing about playing at Alabama? I really didn't have any bad moments. ”

Coach Saban did his best job to make me a better player and a better person. I thank him for that. ”

Judges have a hard job. It's not just putting someone in jail or slapping someone on the wrist and giving them a punishment, but it's protecting society as a whole. ”

My last name is all I have. I try to carry that to a high standard by setting high expectations. ”