Darius Rucker

“I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like I'm out of the game.”

“When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a football player. I was a quarterback.”

“If you're a young black kid who wants to play country music, and you see a black man on the charts, that's a big deal.”

“For me, I'm not a jealous person. That's just not my thing. You have to have trust in your relationship.”

“I wanted to be a country singer from the time I was 6. I was an anomaly.”

“You can't have a better friend than a dog.”

“It's about the song. It's always about the song.”

“I'm a blessed man. I'm a blessed man to be able to do what I do every day.”

“For me, country music is all about the story.”

“I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm a human being. I'm a dad. I'm a husband. I'm a friend. I'm a musician.”

“My whole life, I've just wanted to be a singer.”

“I think the Grand Ole Opry is the most important thing in country music.”

“I'm just a guy who sings songs.”

“I wake up every day and I can't believe I'm doing what I'm doing.”