I'm not afraid of who I am. I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am. I'm Michael Sam, I'm a college graduate, I'm African-American and I'm gay.

- Michael Sam

I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my truth.

- Michael Sam

I'm Michael Sam, I'm a football player, and I'm gay.

- Michael Sam

It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know.

- Michael Sam

I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I just wish you guys would s…

- Michael Sam

The players who have reached out to me and told me about their sexual orientation, it just means a lot.

- Michael Sam

The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known. The journey continues.

- Michael Sam

But I will never say anything about who they are, what teams they are on. I'm just saying there's some famous people, and I'm not the only one.

- Michael Sam

Was it a risky move? Yes, but at that moment, the reason why I came out is I thought it wasn't going to be a big deal. Maybe I was naive. Maybe I tho…

- Michael Sam