Patrick Daniel Tillman. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 07:03, May 27, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/pat-tillman-197041.

-Tillman's considerable talent landed him a scholarship to Arizona State University...Tillman thrived on the field and in the classroom

-I've come to appreciate just how shallow and insignificant my role is . . . It's no longer important."

-Yet Tillman turned down a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Cardinals to enlist.