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Michael Vick Sits Down for Interview with Wall Street Journal

Posted on 14. Apr, 2011 by Mike Burke in Eagles Related

Recently, Michael Vick sat down with Lee Hawkins of the Wall Street Journal for an exclusive interview. They discussed Vick’s prison sentence, his image, endorsements and more.

Below are some Excerpts from the interview:

“At some point I think you let bygones be bygones. I think some people will never forget. Some people will. But I think that’s just the reality of the situation I created for myself.”

“The lowest point in my life was definitely when I was in prison. But every day when I was in prison, I was confident and optimistic that one day I would get a letter, that somebody would do something to free me up… It never happened but I always believed. So that’s why I always had hope. And that’s what got me through the time.”

“I was locked down 23 hours of the day. One hour to go out and walk around the (recreation) yard. That was a time that I spent dreaming and visualizing myself coming back and doing great things. And just praying for an opportunity. I took that moment to reflect back on all of the things that I didn’t take advantage of, and what I could do moving forward to try to be prosperous.”

“I’m happy that I turned out to be the person I am, and I wouldn’t change anything about my life if I could.”

“As crazy as this may sound, going to prison really changed my life. I was able to go in and come out with a plan.”

“The advice that I would give to Chris Brown is, ‘just put your faith in God. Don’t worry about what people say about you. Words will never hurt you. The things that people can say out of their mouth can cut you deep. And sometimes a tongue can be sharper than a knife. But at the same time, you should never allow that to push you over the edge. You should have more self-control. You control your own destiny. You’re still admired by so many people.’ And I think he just has to see that. And he’ll be OK.”

View the full video below:

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