Quote of the day by Bubba Smith: "Well, I'm not a violent person. You have to back off. People sometimes will…"

Quote of the day by Bubba Smith (Image: Wikipedia) Some people assume that physical size or obvious strength naturally comes with a short temper. Bubba Smith, the former NFL defensive lineman turned actor, suggested something closer to the opposite. "Well, I'm not a violent person," he said. "You have to back off. People sometimes will try you and try you until you try not to, but you have to react. Normally, I just walk away." At six feet seven inches tall, Smith understood better than most exactly how much weight his own actions could carry, and he chose restraint as his default, a choice that says considerably more about real strength than his imposing size ever did on its own.Quote of the day by Bubba Smith"Well, I'm not a violent person. You have to back off. People sometimes will try you and try you until you try not to, but you have to react. Normally, I just walk away"What this quote actually reveals about himSmith made a related point elsewhere, explaining precisely why he avoided certain situations altogether. "I don't go to clubs and stuff like that, so I don't have to put up with it in there," he said. "And normally, because obviously I could hurt somebody, and if I loo...