Quotes from Nnamdi Asomugha

In great Al Davis fashion, he took a reach that he believed in and instilled confidence in me like nobody else could. I was able to become all that he expected of me.

I think everybody has talents that haven't been tapped into. They can go unnoticed your entire life.

The beauty of football is you have to perform through ups and downs in a public form with a team and the discipline and the pushing through it and the preparation that it takes to be great - all of those things have served me well.

You walk into a room and there's already judgment. You know, like football players can't act or you're going to come in and be stiff.

I became stiff as a safety, and so I had to learn to move like a corner and think like a corner.

It's a difficult thing in this league to match up, to line up and play one-on-one football.

I help receivers on my team every now and then, but I'm slow to do even that because they could end up my opponent the following year.

Just to have the opportunity to play in the NFL, I think it's the biggest dream come true for me.

I'm grateful for all the teams that I've played for, the fans, the organizations, the front offices, the list goes on and on.

You kind of have to be secretive about what you're doing post-football because if you're really outward and everyone knows about it while you're playing football then the rap on you is, 'Oh, you don't care about the game.'

When it's football time, that's where I am - the studying, the working, the practicing, everything.

I hate the term black sheep, but I just felt like I wasn't keeping up. It was a subtle pressure I put on myself.

For athletes, it's extremely tough to trust people with your finances. It's so easy to be victimized.

I always go back to the fact that one man can make a difference. No matter what the issue, we always have the power to change it.