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" Anytime you have an injury, you're going to be iffy about stuff. "
You
Injury
Going
" Basketball was always my game. "
Game
Always
Basketball
" Coming from a home like I did, I learned a lot about work ethic and determination. "
Work Ethic
Work
Home
" Denard Robinson was my quarterback in high school. Never had his shoes tied. I don't see how you can play like that. "
Shoes
Play
High School
" Growing up, as a kid, my father was always there. "
Always
Growing
Growing Up
" Hard work beats talent, and I live by that. "
Hard Work
Live
Talent
" Honestly, it is not all about attitude; it is all about heart. You can have the attitude, you can have the swagger, you can talk your way, but it is all about heart. "
Way
Talk
You
" I can do better, and if that's consistently training even harder, then I'm going to do that. "
Training
Better
I Can
" I guess you could say I took the hard route. That doesn't work for everybody, but it's worked out all right for me. "
Right
Say
Work
" I had a job to take care of my parents, to take care of some bills at the house, because my daddy wasn't working. I had to figure out how to make that all work at one time. I was working at Boston Market... I told my coach, 'I can't play football because I have to make money to help my mom.' "
Time
Football
Money
" I had a lot of different jobs. "
Lot
Jobs
Had
" I lead by example. Everybody sees it. "
Lead By Example
Sees
Lead
" I'm a vet. I know the game and know how to play the game. "
Know
Game
Vet
" I'm just very fortunate that I'm alive. I look every day and see my hand and say, 'Thank you, Lord.' "
You
Look
Day
" I try not to put myself in horrible situations anymore. "
Put
Try
Situations
" My dad never quit no matter what. He couldn't see, but he never let that stop him. Most people, when something like that happens, they just think their life is over. But that's not true. My dad can still do things like a normal person. He still cooks; he still watches my sister and my brother's baby when my mom's not home. "
Mom
Sister
Home
" My mom and dad taught me a lot. They kept me out of trouble and told me to go a better route. They taught me how to be a man, basically. "
Mom
Me
Man
" Nobody can defeat you when you all are working together. "
Together
You
Working Together
" Once I get on a roll, it's hard to stop me. "
Get
Roll
Once
" Talk is cheap; play the game. "
Talk Is Cheap
Cheap
Game
" The bottom line is I'm a football player, and I played three years of college football, and I produced all three years. I also got better every year, and I just felt like it was time to move on. "
College
Time
Move On
" We had bills to pay. My dad wasn't working, and it was tough for my mom. People were always raising the rent, so I had to work, too. Everybody in the house worked to pay the rent. "
Mom
House
Tough
" We moved from place to place, and it was hard to adjust to different schools. But we made it. "
Made
Hard
Different
" What I bring to the table to help my team is that I'm never going to quit. "
Help
Team
Table
" Yes, I went the junior-college route, but I was playing at some very good junior colleges. "
Very
Good
Playing
" You can't predict injuries. That's one thing you can't do. "
One Thing
You
Predict
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