"We have the greatest hall of all the halls, and to be able to join these men on this stage in football heaven is the greatest day of my life."
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"Butch Carter, today as your baby brother goes into the Hall, you need to know you're my hero."
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"Mama, I got to tell you, I didn't have to wait to get a call from the Hall to tell me I was a Hall of Famer. You've been telling me since I was little."
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"[Drug and alcohol counselor Betty Triliegi] taught me how I could live a life and have power over my life. And my demons didn't have to always haunt me."
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"[Former Eagles teammate] Reggie White, when I was 22, was the first man to tell me he loved me. And he said, 'Cris, through God all things are possible.' "
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"This game gave me identity. It gave me a sense of purpose."
Source: Pro Football Hall of Fame