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" Being a reporter and chasing down an assignment isn't an easy thing to do, especially when you're dealing with athletes that are so focused and trying to get their little game plan together to perform under adverse conditions... it's tough. "

Junior Seau

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" Playing football and rugby is the Samoan sport. It's part of the conversation at church. It's part of the conversation in their barbershops, in the grocery stores. It's what everyone is aware of and familiar with. They take a lot of pride in the beating you can take in the course of that sport. "

" In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room. "

" For dinner I want real sushi - not the Americanized kind. My parents are American Samoan so I don't go for any of those rolls. I'll have raw prawn or sea urchin or octopus. I love it. "

" I had parents who instilled in me the importance of love, morals and hard work. I give God all the glory because he has brought me through so much. "

" I'm living proof that you can make it out of the ghetto. "

" I remember when I was 6 years old and my brother used to go seek out guys that were 13 to come over and play football against me while he was the 'permanent quarterback.' I didn't know exactly what the age difference was, but I was already playing against older guys. "

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" Dad taught us about morals, values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him. "

" Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency. "

" Being a part of the National Football League for so long, I've come across so many trainers and equipment managers who've allowed me to be who I am today. "

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" The goal of my Foundation is to give young people a chance to better themselves and establish a base for a successful future. "

" As I was coming up, it always seemed like I was learning. If it wasn't from school, it was the 'hood. The influences of the 'hood are very powerful. "

" I'm afraid of being average. I have a real fear of being just another linebacker. "

" No, I didn't forget Samoan - I understand it when you talk to me but, you know, to put phrases together I sound like I do in English. "

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" No, I want my kids to be Tiger Woods. And Serena Williams. I dig those two. "

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" You can't live on last year, you can't live on the year before. I can't bring in my 13 Pro Bowls in the locker room and say, look at me. No. That is gone. That is the best thing about the game of football is that everybody starts over. "

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" I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didn't have a job. My brothers, they worked at Pizza Hut or places like that, but sports, that was my way of giving back. "

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