they cut me 2 times across my right rib they caught me two times across my right
they caught me two times across my right
they caught me two times across my right PEC they cut me one time across the left
PEC they cut me one time across the left
PEC they cut me one time across the left side of my neck one time of course the
side of my neck one time of course the
side of my neck one time of course the right side of my neck they cut me from
right side of my neck they cut me from
right side of my neck they cut me from the bottom of my armpit all the way down
the bottom of my armpit all the way down
the bottom of my armpit all the way down to the bottom of my hand and that they
to the bottom of my hand and that they
to the bottom of my hand and that they got through cutting on me they said son
got through cutting on me they said son
got through cutting on me they said son you’re gonna be in this hospital for the
you’re gonna be in this hospital for the
you’re gonna be in this hospital for the next 40 days I walked out of the
next 40 days I walked out of the
next 40 days I walked out of the hospital on the third day they said you
hospital on the third day they said you
hospital on the third day they said you broke the record how did you do it and I
broke the record how did you do it and I
broke the record how did you do it and I said first and foremost the thing I want
said first and foremost the thing I want
said first and foremost the thing I want y’all to understand I would never let a
y’all to understand I would never let a
y’all to understand I would never let a circumstance or situation if I my life
[Music]
[Music] my mother got pregnant with me at 15
my mother got pregnant with me at 15
my mother got pregnant with me at 15 years old I grew up on the east side of
years old I grew up on the east side of
years old I grew up on the east side of Atlanta about five minutes away from the
Atlanta about five minutes away from the
Atlanta about five minutes away from the weather Atlanta Braves flick and the
weather Atlanta Braves flick and the
weather Atlanta Braves flick and the neighborhood by the name of Kirkwood
neighborhood by the name of Kirkwood
neighborhood by the name of Kirkwood drugs gangs violence you name it and I
drugs gangs violence you name it and I
drugs gangs violence you name it and I came up in the two-bedroom home 14
came up in the two-bedroom home 14
came up in the two-bedroom home 14 people and I used to sleep on the floor
people and I used to sleep on the floor
people and I used to sleep on the floor my grandmother Miss Daisy Johnson
my grandmother Miss Daisy Johnson
my grandmother Miss Daisy Johnson she used to come to us and she was safe
she used to come to us and she was safe
she used to come to us and she was safe one night out of the week you all get
one night out of the week you all get
one night out of the week you all get the opportunity to sleep in the bed and
the opportunity to sleep in the bed and
the opportunity to sleep in the bed and so when I got the sleeping the bat it
so when I got the sleeping the bat it
so when I got the sleeping the bat it wasn’t like I got the bed to myself and
wasn’t like I got the bed to myself and
wasn’t like I got the bed to myself and I like man I got the bed to myself it
I like man I got the bed to myself it
I like man I got the bed to myself it was fire all my cousins in the bed and
was fire all my cousins in the bed and
was fire all my cousins in the bed and so we slept three to the foot and three
so we slept three to the foot and three
so we slept three to the foot and three at the head and so as a kid pretty quick
at the head and so as a kid pretty quick
at the head and so as a kid pretty quick I had to make a decision of what I
I had to make a decision of what I
I had to make a decision of what I wanted to do with my life because in
wanted to do with my life because in
wanted to do with my life because in that same house I had eight uncles all
that same house I had eight uncles all
that same house I had eight uncles all eight of which they’re still going in
eight of which they’re still going in
eight of which they’re still going in and out of prison to this day because
and out of prison to this day because
and out of prison to this day because they sold drugs and they were engaged
they sold drugs and they were engaged
they sold drugs and they were engaged and so I looked at it it’s kind of like
and so I looked at it it’s kind of like
and so I looked at it it’s kind of like that quote that says learn from the
that quote that says learn from the
that quote that says learn from the mistakes of other people because you
mistakes of other people because you
mistakes of other people because you can’t make them or yourself and so I saw
can’t make them or yourself and so I saw
can’t make them or yourself and so I saw them selling drugs but it also saw the
them selling drugs but it also saw the
them selling drugs but it also saw the outcome and so I said I’m not selling
outcome and so I said I’m not selling
outcome and so I said I’m not selling drugs I’m not joining a gang because I
drugs I’m not joining a gang because I
drugs I’m not joining a gang because I see where that road leads to either I’m
see where that road leads to either I’m
see where that road leads to either I’m gonna end up better in prison I said to
gonna end up better in prison I said to
gonna end up better in prison I said to my best bet may be to go to the NFL and
my best bet may be to go to the NFL and
my best bet may be to go to the NFL and so I went to my cousin by the name of
so I went to my cousin by the name of
so I went to my cousin by the name of tomorrow said listen man I want to go to
tomorrow said listen man I want to go to
tomorrow said listen man I want to go to the NFL
the NFL
the NFL I felt our family deserves a better way
I felt our family deserves a better way
I felt our family deserves a better way of life let’s work for I said we’re
of life let’s work for I said we’re
of life let’s work for I said we’re gonna be patient we’re gonna engage in
gonna be patient we’re gonna engage in
gonna be patient we’re gonna engage in consistent action every night and so
consistent action every night and so
consistent action every night and so every night you go out a new race light
every night you go out a new race light
every night you go out a new race light for the light board and Kirkwood
for the light board and Kirkwood
for the light board and Kirkwood no shoes like more delightful every
no shoes like more delightful every
no shoes like more delightful every night and so one night we were getting
night and so one night we were getting
night and so one night we were getting ready and racing down the street came a
ready and racing down the street came a
ready and racing down the street came a big green pickup truck and they pulled
big green pickup truck and they pulled
big green pickup truck and they pulled over to the side and out of it got a
over to the side and out of it got a
over to the side and out of it got a white guy first white guy ever saw in my
white guy first white guy ever saw in my
white guy first white guy ever saw in my life
true story and my uncle Bobo just got
true story and my uncle Bobo just got sentenced to 40 years in prison he was
sentenced to 40 years in prison he was
sentenced to 40 years in prison he was on one killed my other uncle Johnny he
on one killed my other uncle Johnny he
on one killed my other uncle Johnny he was on the other corner my uncle Bobo
was on the other corner my uncle Bobo
was on the other corner my uncle Bobo took off running and looked at me said
took off running and looked at me said
took off running and looked at me said eight don’t talk to him saying to me
eight don’t talk to him saying to me
eight don’t talk to him saying to me that guy has to be the police Coast ray
that guy has to be the police Coast ray
that guy has to be the police Coast ray walked up to us nicest guy in the world
walked up to us nicest guy in the world
walked up to us nicest guy in the world he said would you kids like to play
he said would you kids like to play
he said would you kids like to play organized sports I step to the front I
organized sports I step to the front I
organized sports I step to the front I said yes sir
said yes sir
said yes sir he said go in the house and get your
he said go in the house and get your
he said go in the house and get your guardian my uncle JJ was there an in
guardian my uncle JJ was there an in
guardian my uncle JJ was there an in house I said oh there’s a guy outside he
house I said oh there’s a guy outside he
house I said oh there’s a guy outside he asked me like play organized sports I
asked me like play organized sports I
asked me like play organized sports I told him yes he said well I go in the
told him yes he said well I go in the
told him yes he said well I go in the house to get my body and I’m coming to
house to get my body and I’m coming to
house to get my body and I’m coming to get you
get you
get you will you please talk to uncle say sure
will you please talk to uncle say sure
will you please talk to uncle say sure my uncle walked outside coach Trey said
my uncle walked outside coach Trey said
my uncle walked outside coach Trey said would you like to sign these kids up for
would you like to sign these kids up for
would you like to sign these kids up for organized sports my uncle said yes sir
organized sports my uncle said yes sir
organized sports my uncle said yes sir but I hate to tell you we don’t have the
but I hate to tell you we don’t have the
but I hate to tell you we don’t have the money he said don’t worry about the
money he said don’t worry about the
money he said don’t worry about the money you get him to the park and I’ll
money you get him to the park and I’ll
money you get him to the park and I’ll take care of it that same guy still buys
take care of it that same guy still buys
take care of it that same guy still buys me drawers and socks until his day on
me drawers and socks until his day on
me drawers and socks until his day on Christmas and I’m 29 years old he
Christmas and I’m 29 years old he
Christmas and I’m 29 years old he started when I was 7
started when I was 7
started when I was 7 you see most nights after practice
you see most nights after practice
you see most nights after practice everybody will need to go home and I
everybody will need to go home and I
everybody will need to go home and I always had to sit in the park because my
always had to sit in the park because my
always had to sit in the park because my mother worked that way and my mother
mother worked that way and my mother
mother worked that way and my mother didn’t get off work till about ten
didn’t get off work till about ten
didn’t get off work till about ten o’clock 10:30 motion nights and I’ll be
o’clock 10:30 motion nights and I’ll be
o’clock 10:30 motion nights and I’ll be sitting there in the park and I loved it
sitting there in the park and I loved it
sitting there in the park and I loved it I didn’t want anybody to take me home
I didn’t want anybody to take me home
I didn’t want anybody to take me home because when I went home I was sleeping
because when I went home I was sleeping
because when I went home I was sleeping on the floor work votes in the racks and
on the floor work votes in the racks and
on the floor work votes in the racks and so any time I got in solitude to dream
so any time I got in solitude to dream
so any time I got in solitude to dream any time I got in solitude to think
any time I got in solitude to think
any time I got in solitude to think about what I wanted to do for my family
about what I wanted to do for my family
about what I wanted to do for my family my community I took advantage of it and
my community I took advantage of it and
my community I took advantage of it and solo strikes I’ll be sitting there in
solo strikes I’ll be sitting there in
solo strikes I’ll be sitting there in the park and I’ll be looking up at the
the park and I’ll be looking up at the
the park and I’ll be looking up at the light and I would be envisioning myself
light and I would be envisioning myself
light and I would be envisioning myself doing things in the NFL in vision of
doing things in the NFL in vision of
doing things in the NFL in vision of myself doing things for my community and
myself doing things for my community and
myself doing things for my community and just ask the right
just ask the right
just ask the right always go out my mother she would pull
always go out my mother she would pull
always go out my mother she would pull up and she used to drive an old beard
up and she used to drive an old beard
up and she used to drive an old beard Greek hubcaps off the car seat torn up
Greek hubcaps off the car seat torn up
Greek hubcaps off the car seat torn up the car was all beat up and she will
the car was all beat up and she will
the car was all beat up and she will pull up and she will put the car in park
pull up and she will put the car in park
pull up and she will put the car in park now always hop up I went over to my
now always hop up I went over to my
now always hop up I went over to my mother I will give her a hug and a kiss
mother I will give her a hug and a kiss
mother I will give her a hug and a kiss I would say mommy if you don’t mind can
I would say mommy if you don’t mind can
I would say mommy if you don’t mind can you please sit back in the car I have to
you please sit back in the car I have to
you please sit back in the car I have to do some extra drills I have to go to the
do some extra drills I have to go to the
do some extra drills I have to go to the NFL sure but never have to work another
NFL sure but never have to work another
NFL sure but never have to work another day in your life and I knew she was done
day in your life and I knew she was done
day in your life and I knew she was done and every night my mother would say sure
and every night my mother would say sure
and every night my mother would say sure and she was sit back in that car those
and she was sit back in that car those
and she was sit back in that car those claw lights we hit that filter here you
claw lights we hit that filter here you
claw lights we hit that filter here you got a seven-year-old kid doing back
got a seven-year-old kid doing back
got a seven-year-old kid doing back pellet drills but his friends running
pellet drills but his friends running
pellet drills but his friends running laps chasing his dream to go to the NFL
laps chasing his dream to go to the NFL
laps chasing his dream to go to the NFL and just beyond those claw lights I
and just beyond those claw lights I
and just beyond those claw lights I could always connect with my mother’s
could always connect with my mother’s
could always connect with my mother’s eyes and so it made me dig a little bit
eyes and so it made me dig a little bit
eyes and so it made me dig a little bit deeper it made me push myself a little
deeper it made me push myself a little
deeper it made me push myself a little bit further they made me work a little
bit further they made me work a little
bit further they made me work a little bit harder
bit harder
bit harder I’ll never I just think on the harder
I’ll never I just think on the harder
I’ll never I just think on the harder you work the harder it is to surrender
you work the harder it is to surrender
you work the harder it is to surrender you see the reason people quit they
you see the reason people quit they
you see the reason people quit they don’t take pride in what they do the
don’t take pride in what they do the
don’t take pride in what they do the harder you work the harder it is to
harder you work the harder it is to
harder you work the harder it is to surrender and one night my mother
surrender and one night my mother
surrender and one night my mother couldn’t pick me up and she’d go go
couldn’t pick me up and she’d go go
couldn’t pick me up and she’d go go straight
straight
straight she said coach I can’t make you tonight
she said coach I can’t make you tonight
she said coach I can’t make you tonight can you please take inky on and so he
can you please take inky on and so he
can you please take inky on and so he put me in about eight guys in the back
put me in about eight guys in the back
put me in about eight guys in the back of his pickup truck and he said he can’t
of his pickup truck and he said he can’t
of his pickup truck and he said he can’t drop your flash and so when he got to my
drop your flash and so when he got to my
drop your flash and so when he got to my house I got out on the sidewalk and I’m
house I got out on the sidewalk and I’m
house I got out on the sidewalk and I’m standing in front of 125 one Street and
standing in front of 125 one Street and
standing in front of 125 one Street and I looked back at coach tray and I said
I looked back at coach tray and I said
I looked back at coach tray and I said why why are you doing this because where
why why are you doing this because where
why why are you doing this because where I came from people didn’t just help you
I came from people didn’t just help you
I came from people didn’t just help you it was I pat you on your back you got to
it was I pat you on your back you got to
it was I pat you on your back you got to Pat me on my back you remember I did
Pat me on my back you remember I did
Pat me on my back you remember I did that for you you got to do this for me
that for you you got to do this for me
that for you you got to do this for me and I said why are you doing this and he
and I said why are you doing this and he
and I said why are you doing this and he looked back at me and Sun Sun I want to
looked back at me and Sun Sun I want to
looked back at me and Sun Sun I want to tell you something and he said I don’t
tell you something and he said I don’t
tell you something and he said I don’t want you to ever forget it he said son
want you to ever forget it he said son
want you to ever forget it he said son the more you make sure that somebody
the more you make sure that somebody
the more you make sure that somebody else’s life is okay God will always make
else’s life is okay God will always make
else’s life is okay God will always make sure that your life is okay
and I will never forget I got the high
and I will never forget I got the high school
school
school and nobody in my family had ever been to
and nobody in my family had ever been to
and nobody in my family had ever been to college they all dropped out ending up
college they all dropped out ending up
college they all dropped out ending up in prison my high school the name of his
in prison my high school the name of his
in prison my high school the name of his criminal in Atlanta they used to call it
criminal in Atlanta they used to call it
criminal in Atlanta they used to call it crime high range to shoot teachers and
crime high range to shoot teachers and
crime high range to shoot teachers and my first day I walked through the metal
my first day I walked through the metal
my first day I walked through the metal detector and a cop was standing on the
detector and a cop was standing on the
detector and a cop was standing on the other end of the metal detector and he
other end of the metal detector and he
other end of the metal detector and he said what is your plan little man I said
said what is your plan little man I said
said what is your plan little man I said my plan is to go to Division one
my plan is to go to Division one
my plan is to go to Division one he said no you’ll probably go to
he said no you’ll probably go to
he said no you’ll probably go to cellblock D one I said no you got the
cellblock D one I said no you got the
cellblock D one I said no you got the wrong guy
wrong guy
wrong guy he said I heard that before your uncle’s
he said I heard that before your uncle’s
he said I heard that before your uncle’s came through and said the same thing I
came through and said the same thing I
came through and said the same thing I said no I’m telling you you got the
said no I’m telling you you got the
said no I’m telling you you got the wrong guy you know the first person I
wrong guy you know the first person I
wrong guy you know the first person I went to see when I got my scholarship
went to see when I got my scholarship
went to see when I got my scholarship paper but you know the most amazing
paper but you know the most amazing
paper but you know the most amazing thing happened it wasn’t that I went to
thing happened it wasn’t that I went to
thing happened it wasn’t that I went to college I had three little cousins
college I had three little cousins
college I had three little cousins sleeping on that same floor that went to
sleeping on that same floor that went to
sleeping on that same floor that went to college I saw friends in my community
college I saw friends in my community
college I saw friends in my community come off the corner from selling drugs
come off the corner from selling drugs
come off the corner from selling drugs and go to college I saw friends in my
and go to college I saw friends in my
and go to college I saw friends in my community come out of gangs and go to
community come out of gangs and go to
community come out of gangs and go to college all because I shifted my mindset
college all because I shifted my mindset
college all because I shifted my mindset and it wasn’t about me
and it wasn’t about me
and it wasn’t about me I brought generational curses in my
I brought generational curses in my
I brought generational curses in my community because it wasn’t just about
community because it wasn’t just about
community because it wasn’t just about me I didn’t care so much about me going
me I didn’t care so much about me going
me I didn’t care so much about me going to college I wanted the ones coming
to college I wanted the ones coming
to college I wanted the ones coming behind me to get
and I got my scholarship up to Tennessee
and I got my scholarship up to Tennessee and they looked at me when I first said
and they looked at me when I first said
and they looked at me when I first said campus 135 pound kids soaking wet in the
campus 135 pound kids soaking wet in the
campus 135 pound kids soaking wet in the SEC and the first reporter he asked me
SEC and the first reporter he asked me
SEC and the first reporter he asked me he said inky johnson do you even think
he said inky johnson do you even think
he said inky johnson do you even think you’re gonna play at the university of
you’re gonna play at the university of
you’re gonna play at the university of tennessee he said your 135 pounds I said
tennessee he said your 135 pounds I said
tennessee he said your 135 pounds I said not only am I gonna play I’m gonna start
not only am I gonna play I’m gonna start
not only am I gonna play I’m gonna start I said you made a mistake I said see
I said you made a mistake I said see
I said you made a mistake I said see what you don’t understand and this is
what you don’t understand and this is
what you don’t understand and this is what most people do they based judgment
what most people do they based judgment
what most people do they based judgment off of what they can see what they don’t
off of what they can see what they don’t
off of what they can see what they don’t understand the moments that make you who
understand the moments that make you who
understand the moments that make you who you are the moments that they can’t see
you are the moments that they can’t see
you are the moments that they can’t see you see anybody can be on their best
you see anybody can be on their best
you see anybody can be on their best behavior when somebody is standing over
behavior when somebody is standing over
behavior when somebody is standing over their shoulder watching them seeing if
their shoulder watching them seeing if
their shoulder watching them seeing if they’re gonna do what they’re supposed
they’re gonna do what they’re supposed
they’re gonna do what they’re supposed to do but what they’re reported in cuc
to do but what they’re reported in cuc
to do but what they’re reported in cuc he can see I came from cream hi we can
he can see I came from cream hi we can
he can see I came from cream hi we can see I was 135 pounds you can see i was
see I was 135 pounds you can see i was
see I was 135 pounds you can see i was 5-9 he can see all of the stats he can
5-9 he can see all of the stats he can
5-9 he can see all of the stats he can see all of that but what he never saw
see all of that but what he never saw
see all of that but what he never saw was when I was in the park of my mother
was when I was in the park of my mother
was when I was in the park of my mother when I was seven years old she was
when I was seven years old she was
when I was seven years old she was sitting in that period we were at 10:30
sitting in that period we were at 10:30
sitting in that period we were at 10:30 at night but he didn’t see was every
at night but he didn’t see was every
at night but he didn’t see was every Saturday morning at 5:30 I was up
Saturday morning at 5:30 I was up
Saturday morning at 5:30 I was up running two miles to a fire station and
running two miles to a fire station and
running two miles to a fire station and two miles back what he didn’t say was
two miles back what he didn’t say was
two miles back what he didn’t say was every time I said well that boy with
every time I said well that boy with
every time I said well that boy with Wilson ranch with my cousin’s I got up
Wilson ranch with my cousin’s I got up
Wilson ranch with my cousin’s I got up every morning went to school and never
every morning went to school and never
every morning went to school and never made one excuse but he didn’t see was on
made one excuse but he didn’t see was on
made one excuse but he didn’t see was on Christmas Eve when a cop when a guy came
Christmas Eve when a cop when a guy came
Christmas Eve when a cop when a guy came through me and my cousin’s window he
through me and my cousin’s window he
through me and my cousin’s window he stuck a nine-millimeter in a 45 and
stuck a nine-millimeter in a 45 and
stuck a nine-millimeter in a 45 and bonfire face and took all of our
bonfire face and took all of our
bonfire face and took all of our Christmas gift and we had to stand on
Christmas gift and we had to stand on
Christmas gift and we had to stand on the curb and I mother told us y’all just
the curb and I mother told us y’all just
the curb and I mother told us y’all just be great
be great
be great he didn’t see that and those were the
he didn’t see that and those were the
he didn’t see that and those were the moments that made me who I am and so now
moments that made me who I am and so now
moments that made me who I am and so now his opinion then matter and the opinion
his opinion then matter and the opinion
his opinion then matter and the opinion would never become my reality and my
would never become my reality and my
would never become my reality and my freshman year playing special teams some
freshman year playing special teams some
freshman year playing special teams some would see the game broke star lineup you
would see the game broke star lineup you
would see the game broke star lineup you know the first person I went to see at
know the first person I went to see at
know the first person I went to see at media day and I’ll never forget my
media day and I’ll never forget my
media day and I’ll never forget my sophomore season I finally made it to
sophomore season I finally made it to
sophomore season I finally made it to the point in my life where I felt as if
the point in my life where I felt as if
the point in my life where I felt as if everything in my life was lining up
everything in my life was lining up
everything in my life was lining up spiritually I was getting the psyche
spiritually I was getting the psyche
spiritually I was getting the psyche life was in shape on track to graduate
life was in shape on track to graduate
life was in shape on track to graduate in three years life was insane education
in three years life was insane education
in three years life was insane education I still remember the day I was in the
I still remember the day I was in the
I still remember the day I was in the film room watching film and I was
film room watching film and I was
film room watching film and I was watching a California bears him my
watching a California bears him my
watching a California bears him my defensive back coach Larry Slade came in
defensive back coach Larry Slade came in
defensive back coach Larry Slade came in the room he said inky johnson I got some
the room he said inky johnson I got some
the room he said inky johnson I got some good news for you and I dropped the
good news for you and I dropped the
good news for you and I dropped the clicker I said coach what is it he said
clicker I said coach what is it he said
clicker I said coach what is it he said son you’re a projected top 30 driving
son you’re a projected top 30 driving
son you’re a projected top 30 driving he said all you have the newest ladies
he said all you have the newest ladies
he said all you have the newest ladies next 10 football games your automatic
next 10 football games your automatic
next 10 football games your automatic multi-millionaire I ran out of the room
multi-millionaire I ran out of the room
multi-millionaire I ran out of the room I got on the phone I called my mother my
I got on the phone I called my mother my
I got on the phone I called my mother my grandmother I said listen I said after
grandmother I said listen I said after
grandmother I said listen I said after this season we were never struggling I
this season we were never struggling I
this season we were never struggling I said we would never miss another meal
said we would never miss another meal
said we would never miss another meal I said after this season our lives about
I said after this season our lives about
I said after this season our lives about the change forever
and little didn’t – our lives are really
and little didn’t – our lives are really about to change
the first game we come out play against
the first game we come out play against California bears I get an interception
California bears I get an interception
California bears I get an interception we shut them down we get the victory
we shut them down we get the victory
we shut them down we get the victory second game we’re playing against Air
second game we’re playing against Air
second game we’re playing against Air Force he gets late in the game found
Force he gets late in the game found
Force he gets late in the game found ourselves in the dogfight
ourselves in the dogfight
ourselves in the dogfight quarterback drop back he released the
quarterback drop back he released the
quarterback drop back he released the ball to the running back coming down my
ball to the running back coming down my
ball to the running back coming down my sideline now close to tackle like I
sideline now close to tackle like I
sideline now close to tackle like I approach any other tackle and the way
approach any other tackle and the way
approach any other tackle and the way I’m approaching it he’s done my knock
I’m approaching it he’s done my knock
I’m approaching it he’s done my knock you out are you gonna knock me out of
you out are you gonna knock me out of
you out are you gonna knock me out of 165 pounds I can’t play with anybody but
165 pounds I can’t play with anybody but
165 pounds I can’t play with anybody but at the point of contact when I hit this
at the point of contact when I hit this
at the point of contact when I hit this guy something different happening had
guy something different happening had
guy something different happening had never happened to me before in my life I
never happened to me before in my life I
never happened to me before in my life I hit him and it seemed as if every breath
hit him and it seemed as if every breath
hit him and it seemed as if every breath of my body left my body went completely
of my body left my body went completely
of my body left my body went completely limp I fell to the ground I blacked out
limp I fell to the ground I blacked out
limp I fell to the ground I blacked out I’ll never forget with my eyes open my
I’ll never forget with my eyes open my
I’ll never forget with my eyes open my teammates ran over to me my first guy
teammates ran over to me my first guy
teammates ran over to me my first guy that was over was drive me or the middle
that was over was drive me or the middle
that was over was drive me or the middle linebacker for the Patriots one of my
linebacker for the Patriots one of my
linebacker for the Patriots one of my best friends and he said ain’t get up
best friends and he said ain’t get up
best friends and he said ain’t get up let’s go
let’s go
let’s go I said I can’t he said what do you mean
I said I can’t he said what do you mean
I said I can’t he said what do you mean you can’t you’re out lock down the
you can’t you’re out lock down the
you can’t you’re out lock down the corner we need you let’s go
corner we need you let’s go
corner we need you let’s go I said I can’t move I said there’s a
I said I can’t move I said there’s a
I said I can’t move I said there’s a shot going through my whole body I can’t
shot going through my whole body I can’t
shot going through my whole body I can’t feel anything man when the scariest
feel anything man when the scariest
feel anything man when the scariest moments of my life in his shock
moments of my life in his shock
moments of my life in his shock eventually left and they stayed in my
eventually left and they stayed in my
eventually left and they stayed in my right arm in hand I remember as I was
right arm in hand I remember as I was
right arm in hand I remember as I was lying there I flipped my head to the
lying there I flipped my head to the
lying there I flipped my head to the left and I could see the doctors and the
left and I could see the doctors and the
left and I could see the doctors and the trainer’s running onto the field and I
trainer’s running onto the field and I
trainer’s running onto the field and I felt my head up to the sky and I said
felt my head up to the sky and I said
felt my head up to the sky and I said God I said surely nothing has happened
God I said surely nothing has happened
God I said surely nothing has happened in this moment that can alter my life I
in this moment that can alter my life I
in this moment that can alter my life I flipped my head back over to the left
flipped my head back over to the left
flipped my head back over to the left they were bringing his fireboard up I
they were bringing his fireboard up I
they were bringing his fireboard up I flipped my head up to the sky said God I
flipped my head up to the sky said God I
flipped my head up to the sky said God I said that’s precautionary measures right
said that’s precautionary measures right
said that’s precautionary measures right they get me up on his farm boy they’re
they get me up on his farm boy they’re
they get me up on his farm boy they’re willing me off the field and I looked at
willing me off the field and I looked at
willing me off the field and I looked at the doctor because I couldn’t feel my
the doctor because I couldn’t feel my
the doctor because I couldn’t feel my right on they had poked me with all type
right on they had poked me with all type
right on they had poked me with all type of needles and he can you feel this can
of needles and he can you feel this can
of needles and he can you feel this can you feel like coming full of thing
you feel like coming full of thing
you feel like coming full of thing and I said doc can you can you lift my
and I said doc can you can you lift my
and I said doc can you can you lift my right arm in hand he said sure ain’t can
right arm in hand he said sure ain’t can
right arm in hand he said sure ain’t can he raised it up and I I lifted my left
he raised it up and I I lifted my left
he raised it up and I I lifted my left and I pumped the Trump supporters as he
and I pumped the Trump supporters as he
and I pumped the Trump supporters as he was bringing my arm down I looked at the
was bringing my arm down I looked at the
was bringing my arm down I looked at the doctor I said oh game I said I’ll be
doctor I said oh game I said I’ll be
doctor I said oh game I said I’ll be back never thinking that would be the
back never thinking that would be the
back never thinking that would be the last game that I would ever play in my
last game that I would ever play in my
last game that I would ever play in my life
life
life they give me an analyst things turned up
they give me an analyst things turned up
they give me an analyst things turned up but not that sterile opinion in Iman
but not that sterile opinion in Iman
but not that sterile opinion in Iman they give me over to the hospital
they give me over to the hospital
they give me over to the hospital say inky we’re gonna take you back to us
say inky we’re gonna take you back to us
say inky we’re gonna take you back to us some cat stands they took me back they
some cat stands they took me back they
some cat stands they took me back they ran the cat scans and they wrote me back
ran the cat scans and they wrote me back
ran the cat scans and they wrote me back into my room and I’ll never forget it
into my room and I’ll never forget it
into my room and I’ll never forget it all in about a 15-second timeframe I was
all in about a 15-second timeframe I was
all in about a 15-second timeframe I was lying there in my bed and I could see
lying there in my bed and I could see
lying there in my bed and I could see over my right shoulder and I looked at
over my right shoulder and I looked at
over my right shoulder and I looked at my father and we caught eyes and my
my father and we caught eyes and my
my father and we caught eyes and my father he went to take a step in and he
father he went to take a step in and he
father he went to take a step in and he looked at me and said son I can’t do it
looked at me and said son I can’t do it
looked at me and said son I can’t do it and he walked out my mother she came in
and he walked out my mother she came in
and he walked out my mother she came in she was running she kissed me on the
she was running she kissed me on the
she was running she kissed me on the forehead she said a friend she saying
forehead she said a friend she saying
forehead she said a friend she saying everything is gonna be okay if she ran
everything is gonna be okay if she ran
everything is gonna be okay if she ran out and as soon as my mother stepped
out and as soon as my mother stepped
out and as soon as my mother stepped outside of the room the doctor rushed
outside of the room the doctor rushed
outside of the room the doctor rushed him from the opposite side he said hey
him from the opposite side he said hey
him from the opposite side he said hey get in here we gotta rush just got back
get in here we gotta rush just got back
get in here we gotta rush just got back to emergency surgery he’s about to die I
to emergency surgery he’s about to die I
to emergency surgery he’s about to die I said what I said my mom just told me
said what I said my mom just told me
said what I said my mom just told me everything that’s going to be okay like
everything that’s going to be okay like
everything that’s going to be okay like this total opposite you talking about
this total opposite you talking about
this total opposite you talking about I’m about to die I said what happened he
I’m about to die I said what happened he
I’m about to die I said what happened he said so what happened you have busted up
said so what happened you have busted up
said so what happened you have busted up to play me an artery in your chest
to play me an artery in your chest
to play me an artery in your chest you’re bleeding internally have to rush
you’re bleeding internally have to rush
you’re bleeding internally have to rush you back and take the main vein out of
you back and take the main vein out of
you back and take the main vein out of your left leg and plug it into your
your left leg and plug it into your
your left leg and plug it into your chest and orally save your life and when
chest and orally save your life and when
chest and orally save your life and when I woke up from recovery the same doctor
I woke up from recovery the same doctor
I woke up from recovery the same doctor was standing over me say inky as some
was standing over me say inky as some
was standing over me say inky as some good news and some bad news for ya so
good news and some bad news for ya so
good news and some bad news for ya so you got some bad news for him after
you got some bad news for him after
you got some bad news for him after telling I about to die I’m still alive
telling I about to die I’m still alive
telling I about to die I’m still alive how bad can it get him to do it he said
how bad can it get him to do it he said
how bad can it get him to do it he said a good news is son you saved your life I
a good news is son you saved your life I
a good news is son you saved your life I said thank you sir he said the bad news
said thank you sir he said the bad news
said thank you sir he said the bad news is you have nerve damage in your right
is you have nerve damage in your right
is you have nerve damage in your right shoulder Saku he said we gotta sing up
shoulder Saku he said we gotta sing up
shoulder Saku he said we gotta sing up to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester
to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester
to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota I said cool
Minnesota I said cool
Minnesota I said cool he said what the problem is you probably
he said what the problem is you probably
he said what the problem is you probably can never play the game of football
can never play the game of football
can never play the game of football again in your life
again in your life
again in your life I said no way you said yeah ain’t you
I said no way you said yeah ain’t you
I said no way you said yeah ain’t you got some pretty bad nerve damage I said
got some pretty bad nerve damage I said
got some pretty bad nerve damage I said no I said God no disrespect man but uh
no I said God no disrespect man but uh
no I said God no disrespect man but uh I’m eight games away like doc no
I’m eight games away like doc no
I’m eight games away like doc no disrespect but this is about to change
disrespect but this is about to change
disrespect but this is about to change my family’s life doc I’ve been working
my family’s life doc I’ve been working
my family’s life doc I’ve been working for this ever since I was seven years
for this ever since I was seven years
for this ever since I was seven years old doc there’s no way God not now ah
old doc there’s no way God not now ah
old doc there’s no way God not now ah like let me make it to the NFL so I can
like let me make it to the NFL so I can
like let me make it to the NFL so I can help my family first like that me we
help my family first like that me we
help my family first like that me we miss Mel and you’re talking about my
miss Mel and you’re talking about my
miss Mel and you’re talking about my three at the end right now like no way
three at the end right now like no way
three at the end right now like no way and I snapped out of it I said man I
and I snapped out of it I said man I
and I snapped out of it I said man I never cheated I said there’s no way I’ve
never cheated I said there’s no way I’ve
never cheated I said there’s no way I’ve never cheated I’ve never cheated myself
never cheated I’ve never cheated myself
never cheated I’ve never cheated myself I gave everything I had to it and I
I gave everything I had to it and I
I gave everything I had to it and I respected it I never cheated there’s no
respected it I never cheated there’s no
respected it I never cheated there’s no way that my career could be over I said
way that my career could be over I said
way that my career could be over I said send me up to the Mayo Clinic and after
send me up to the Mayo Clinic and after
send me up to the Mayo Clinic and after several visits I’ll never forget this is
several visits I’ll never forget this is
several visits I’ll never forget this is when reality set in it was me my mother
when reality set in it was me my mother
when reality set in it was me my mother my father in the room and the doctors
my father in the room and the doctors
my father in the room and the doctors came in they said inky johnson here’s
came in they said inky johnson here’s
came in they said inky johnson here’s the deal
the deal
the deal he said sudden you have torn all the
he said sudden you have torn all the
he said sudden you have torn all the nerves and you’ll break your plexus and
nerves and you’ll break your plexus and
nerves and you’ll break your plexus and say your brachial plexus or the nerve
say your brachial plexus or the nerve
say your brachial plexus or the nerve roots that go from your spine and they
roots that go from your spine and they
roots that go from your spine and they come down and they control your shoulder
come down and they control your shoulder
come down and they control your shoulder your arm in your hand they say you have
your arm in your hand they say you have
your arm in your hand they say you have torn them at all levels
torn them at all levels
torn them at all levels it cannot be rebuffed it says something
it cannot be rebuffed it says something
it cannot be rebuffed it says something we hate to tell you but you’re on it
we hate to tell you but you’re on it
we hate to tell you but you’re on it would never be the same again your hand
would never be the same again your hand
would never be the same again your hand the same against Sun you can never play
the same against Sun you can never play
the same against Sun you can never play the game of football
the game of football
the game of football [Music]
and the next morning I walked into the
and the next morning I walked into the doctor’s office they said something what
doctor’s office they said something what
doctor’s office they said something what option did you choose
option did you choose
option did you choose I said no disrespect to you doctor I’m
I said no disrespect to you doctor I’m
I said no disrespect to you doctor I’m not choosing an option my situation is
not choosing an option my situation is
not choosing an option my situation is out here it said cut with the tube top
out here it said cut with the tube top
out here it said cut with the tube top I said no disrespect to you doc cut me
I said no disrespect to you doc cut me
I said no disrespect to you doc cut me where you got to cut me my situation is
where you got to cut me my situation is
where you got to cut me my situation is out of your hands
and so I went back to school the next
and so I went back to school the next week after they had just saved my life I
week after they had just saved my life I
week after they had just saved my life I was back in class I had to learn how to
was back in class I had to learn how to
was back in class I had to learn how to write all over again how to walk again
write all over again how to walk again
write all over again how to walk again eyes were on top of shoot all over again
eyes were on top of shoot all over again
eyes were on top of shoot all over again and learn how to bathe all over again I
and learn how to bathe all over again I
and learn how to bathe all over again I didn’t know how to live life all over
didn’t know how to live life all over
didn’t know how to live life all over getting never one time did I say let me
getting never one time did I say let me
getting never one time did I say let me go home I need a great time go to the
go home I need a great time go to the
go home I need a great time go to the training room I said I need some time
training room I said I need some time
training room I said I need some time off can you all just give me a world
off can you all just give me a world
off can you all just give me a world leave time I need to go back home I need
leave time I need to go back home I need
leave time I need to go back home I need some time off my life just changed last
some time off my life just changed last
some time off my life just changed last week and they came to me and they say
week and they came to me and they say
week and they came to me and they say Enki go home we know how much the game
Enki go home we know how much the game
Enki go home we know how much the game of football meant to you I said yeah you
of football meant to you I said yeah you
of football meant to you I said yeah you know how much the game of football meant
know how much the game of football meant
know how much the game of football meant to me but you don’t know how much like
to me but you don’t know how much like
to me but you don’t know how much like me you see the thing we have to
me you see the thing we have to
me you see the thing we have to understand about everything that we’re a
understand about everything that we’re a
understand about everything that we’re a part of first and foremost it’s a
part of first and foremost it’s a
part of first and foremost it’s a blessing by God and when it’s a blessing
blessing by God and when it’s a blessing
blessing by God and when it’s a blessing you can’t help but to give everything
you can’t help but to give everything
you can’t help but to give everything you got to it I’m like God saying I got
you got to it I’m like God saying I got
you got to it I’m like God saying I got spared my life almost died the doctor
spared my life almost died the doctor
spared my life almost died the doctor came to no avail
came to no avail
came to no avail there was all one meaning grab my
there was all one meaning grab my
there was all one meaning grab my recipes that son you don’t have a pulse
recipes that son you don’t have a pulse
recipes that son you don’t have a pulse I don’t even know why you still left
I don’t even know why you still left
I don’t even know why you still left and my last doctor visit they came to
and my last doctor visit they came to
and my last doctor visit they came to and he said sorry inky johnson you would
and he said sorry inky johnson you would
and he said sorry inky johnson you would never be able to use this on my hand
never be able to use this on my hand
never be able to use this on my hand again in your life
again in your life
again in your life I said no disrespect to you doc but I
I said no disrespect to you doc but I
I said no disrespect to you doc but I used it all in his hand every day for
used it all in his hand every day for
used it all in his hand every day for the rest of my life by the way that I
the rest of my life by the way that I
the rest of my life by the way that I live my life every day I’m gonna impact
live my life every day I’m gonna impact
live my life every day I’m gonna impact someone’s life every day I’m gonna
someone’s life every day I’m gonna
someone’s life every day I’m gonna empower someone’s every day I’m gonna
empower someone’s every day I’m gonna
empower someone’s every day I’m gonna inspire someone every day I’m gonna
inspire someone every day I’m gonna
inspire someone every day I’m gonna encourage them
encourage them
encourage them [Applause]
and when people hear it they think is a
and when people hear it they think is a cute slogan empty the bucket but what
cute slogan empty the bucket but what
cute slogan empty the bucket but what they don’t understand it’s the unspoken
they don’t understand it’s the unspoken
they don’t understand it’s the unspoken law empty the boat bucket it’s an
law empty the boat bucket it’s an
law empty the boat bucket it’s an unspoken law of accountability and
unspoken law of accountability and
unspoken law of accountability and responsibility to me on this earth from
responsibility to me on this earth from
responsibility to me on this earth from my existence and everybody is connected
my existence and everybody is connected
my existence and everybody is connected to me I may be crazy but I don’t know I
to me I may be crazy but I don’t know I
to me I may be crazy but I don’t know I just believed that I supposed to give
just believed that I supposed to give
just believed that I supposed to give everybody that is connected to me the
everybody that is connected to me the
everybody that is connected to me the best version of me I just believe I
best version of me I just believe I
best version of me I just believe I deserve to give my wife and my children
deserve to give my wife and my children
deserve to give my wife and my children the best version of me I just believe
the best version of me I just believe
the best version of me I just believe the people that it was service during
the people that it was service during
the people that it was service during his hurt I deserve to give them the best
his hurt I deserve to give them the best
his hurt I deserve to give them the best version of me everybody wants to prize
version of me everybody wants to prize
version of me everybody wants to prize but nobody loves to process everybody
but nobody loves to process everybody
but nobody loves to process everybody wants to be a champion but nobody’s
wants to be a champion but nobody’s
wants to be a champion but nobody’s willing to put in the work that it takes
willing to put in the work that it takes
willing to put in the work that it takes to be a champion everybody wants to hold
to be a champion everybody wants to hold
to be a champion everybody wants to hold up the trophy and say man I get it but
up the trophy and say man I get it but
up the trophy and say man I get it but nobody’s willing to put in the work that
nobody’s willing to put in the work that
nobody’s willing to put in the work that it takes to do it
it takes to do it
it takes to do it I love the process I love the thought of
I love the process I love the thought of
I love the process I love the thought of working for what I wallet and I firmly
working for what I wallet and I firmly
working for what I wallet and I firmly believed you never supposed to wish for
believed you never supposed to wish for
believed you never supposed to wish for it more than you’re willing to work for
it more than you’re willing to work for
it more than you’re willing to work for it your expectations never supposed to
it your expectations never supposed to
it your expectations never supposed to exceed your effort but a lot of people
exceed your effort but a lot of people
exceed your effort but a lot of people they wish and they’re not willing to
they wish and they’re not willing to
they wish and they’re not willing to work and the great thing about life life
work and the great thing about life life
work and the great thing about life life has a funny way of testing all of us and
has a funny way of testing all of us and
has a funny way of testing all of us and seeing how bad we really want what it is
seeing how bad we really want what it is
seeing how bad we really want what it is that we say we want because the thing I
that we say we want because the thing I
that we say we want because the thing I know about people people can talk to
know about people people can talk to
know about people people can talk to talk
talk
talk and people do it very well but life is
and people do it very well but life is
and people do it very well but life is going to hit you with a certain level of
going to hit you with a certain level of
going to hit you with a certain level of opposition life is going to hit you with
opposition life is going to hit you with
opposition life is going to hit you with a certain level of that bursty and life
a certain level of that bursty and life
a certain level of that bursty and life is going to say to you you said you
is going to say to you you said you
is going to say to you you said you wanted it now let’s see how bad you
wanted it now let’s see how bad you
wanted it now let’s see how bad you really want it but the great thing about
really want it but the great thing about
really want it but the great thing about it if you love the process when
it if you love the process when
it if you love the process when opposition in that verse he hits you
opposition in that verse he hits you
opposition in that verse he hits you will have a way of embracing it and
will have a way of embracing it and
will have a way of embracing it and using it not only for yourself but you
using it not only for yourself but you
using it not only for yourself but you will use it to make everybody that’s
will use it to make everybody that’s
will use it to make everybody that’s connected to you stronger because your
connected to you stronger because your
connected to you stronger because your vision has to be larger than yourself if
vision has to be larger than yourself if
vision has to be larger than yourself if everything that you do is just about
everything that you do is just about
everything that you do is just about doing for your personal gain something’s
doing for your personal gain something’s
doing for your personal gain something’s gonna come up against you that’s gonna
gonna come up against you that’s gonna
gonna come up against you that’s gonna be a lot tougher than you and if it’s
be a lot tougher than you and if it’s
be a lot tougher than you and if it’s just about to the moment you hit it
just about to the moment you hit it
just about to the moment you hit it you’re gonna quit and give up every time
you’re gonna quit and give up every time
you’re gonna quit and give up every time you know protic are they called me in
you know protic are they called me in
you know protic are they called me in the world they say Inc is a speaker Inc
the world they say Inc is a speaker Inc
the world they say Inc is a speaker Inc is a motivational and whatever the case
is a motivational and whatever the case
is a motivational and whatever the case may be inking whatever whatever it is
may be inking whatever whatever it is
may be inking whatever whatever it is but what they don’t understand I’m into
but what they don’t understand I’m into
but what they don’t understand I’m into people’s business not a speaker I’m a
people’s business not a speaker I’m a
people’s business not a speaker I’m a server
server
server anybody that has direct contact with
anybody that has direct contact with
anybody that has direct contact with people on a daily basis that is an
people on a daily basis that is an
people on a daily basis that is an opportunity to change someone’s life
opportunity to change someone’s life
opportunity to change someone’s life don’t ever pass up an opportunity to be
don’t ever pass up an opportunity to be
don’t ever pass up an opportunity to be of encouragement to other people don’t
of encouragement to other people don’t
of encouragement to other people don’t ever pass up an opportunity to inspire
ever pass up an opportunity to inspire
ever pass up an opportunity to inspire someone who never pass up an opportunity
someone who never pass up an opportunity
someone who never pass up an opportunity to empower someone who never pass up an
to empower someone who never pass up an
to empower someone who never pass up an opportunity to show someone love because
opportunity to show someone love because
opportunity to show someone love because the thing about it my room like you can
the thing about it my room like you can
the thing about it my room like you can see this you can see my arm my wound is
see this you can see my arm my wound is
see this you can see my arm my wound is visible
visible
visible but it’s a lot of people in this room
but it’s a lot of people in this room
but it’s a lot of people in this room that are wounded
that are wounded
that are wounded and you can’t see listen turn
and you can’t see listen turn
and you can’t see listen turn and so the opportunities that we pass up
and so the opportunities that we pass up
and so the opportunities that we pass up to be a blessing to other people we can
to be a blessing to other people we can
to be a blessing to other people we can save their life with just one encounter
save their life with just one encounter
save their life with just one encounter when we talk about me too we when we
when we talk about me too we when we
when we talk about me too we when we talk about process over product when we
talk about process over product when we
talk about process over product when we talk about sweat equity when we talk
talk about sweat equity when we talk
talk about sweat equity when we talk about better together do we really
about better together do we really
about better together do we really understand what that means because
understand what that means because
understand what that means because sometimes the thing about life life
sometimes the thing about life life
sometimes the thing about life life always comes along when we make about
always comes along when we make about
always comes along when we make about mine and try to distract us but truth be
mine and try to distract us but truth be
mine and try to distract us but truth be told we all know that we’re stronger
told we all know that we’re stronger
told we all know that we’re stronger together
I have been working my whole life and
I have been working my whole life and what I didn’t understand my being
what I didn’t understand my being
what I didn’t understand my being determined to chase something my being
determined to chase something my being
determined to chase something my being committed to it and what commitment is
committed to it and what commitment is
committed to it and what commitment is commitment to staying true to what you
commitment to staying true to what you
commitment to staying true to what you said you were going to do long after the
said you were going to do long after the
said you were going to do long after the move that you have set it in it’s left
move that you have set it in it’s left
move that you have set it in it’s left you see people think commitment is
you see people think commitment is
you see people think commitment is saying yes I’ll do it on the days when
saying yes I’ll do it on the days when
saying yes I’ll do it on the days when they felt good but I’ve been committed
they felt good but I’ve been committed
they felt good but I’ve been committed to everything that I ever started in my
to everything that I ever started in my
to everything that I ever started in my life and I never stopped and I never
life and I never stopped and I never
life and I never stopped and I never quit it and so by being committed to
quit it and so by being committed to
quit it and so by being committed to everything that I started I finished it
everything that I started I finished it
everything that I started I finished it if not the certain type of spirit it
if not the certain type of spirit it
if not the certain type of spirit it built the certain type of mentality and
built the certain type of mentality and
built the certain type of mentality and built the certain type of individual and
built the certain type of individual and
built the certain type of individual and so now I couldn’t quit even if I wanted
so now I couldn’t quit even if I wanted
so now I couldn’t quit even if I wanted to I couldn’t lay in the bed even if I
to I couldn’t lay in the bed even if I
to I couldn’t lay in the bed even if I wanted to I couldn’t stop even if I
wanted to I couldn’t stop even if I
wanted to I couldn’t stop even if I wanted to I had to watch what equity in
wanted to I had to watch what equity in
wanted to I had to watch what equity in my life and everything because I
my life and everything because I
my life and everything because I understood my existence wasn’t about me
understood my existence wasn’t about me
understood my existence wasn’t about me I went for me to win a long time ago I
I went for me to win a long time ago I
I went for me to win a long time ago I understood the process is more important
understood the process is more important
understood the process is more important than the product it wasn’t about the
than the product it wasn’t about the
than the product it wasn’t about the outcome for me once I made it to the NFL
outcome for me once I made it to the NFL
outcome for me once I made it to the NFL or not that was inconsequential in God’s
or not that was inconsequential in God’s
or not that was inconsequential in God’s plan for my life but I was going to fall
plan for my life but I was going to fall
plan for my life but I was going to fall in love with that process because I
in love with that process because I
in love with that process because I understood by falling in love with that
understood by falling in love with that
understood by falling in love with that process it was going to turn me into a
process it was going to turn me into a
process it was going to turn me into a machine I asked him I said if there were
machine I asked him I said if there were
machine I asked him I said if there were some younger people in an exact business
some younger people in an exact business
some younger people in an exact business that you started and he asked your
that you started and he asked your
that you started and he asked your advice on what should they do to build
advice on what should they do to build
advice on what should they do to build something similar to what you all have
something similar to what you all have
something similar to what you all have built here you know what advice would
built here you know what advice would
built here you know what advice would you give them and he said well I would
you give them and he said well I would
you give them and he said well I would tell them you know do things the right
tell them you know do things the right
tell them you know do things the right way
way
way know treat people right and he said I
know treat people right and he said I
know treat people right and he said I would tell him work you know work your
would tell him work you know work your
would tell him work you know work your tails off right and I said um you know
tails off right and I said um you know
tails off right and I said um you know in my head I said man we live in a world
in my head I said man we live in a world
in my head I said man we live in a world to where I don’t know if if people
to where I don’t know if if people
to where I don’t know if if people appreciate what things produce and my
appreciate what things produce and my
appreciate what things produce and my whole life the only advantage that I’ve
whole life the only advantage that I’ve
whole life the only advantage that I’ve ever had as a person I’ve never been the
ever had as a person I’ve never been the
ever had as a person I’ve never been the most talented never been the biggest the
most talented never been the biggest the
most talented never been the biggest the fastest the strongest even though I was
fastest the strongest even though I was
fastest the strongest even though I was a four sport athlete my whole life you
a four sport athlete my whole life you
a four sport athlete my whole life you know at the top of every sport that I’ve
know at the top of every sport that I’ve
know at the top of every sport that I’ve ever played I was never the most
ever played I was never the most
ever played I was never the most talented I was never the fastest God
talented I was never the fastest God
talented I was never the fastest God never the strongest guy I’ve always been
never the strongest guy I’ve always been
never the strongest guy I’ve always been a small guy my whole life and I wish
a small guy my whole life and I wish
a small guy my whole life and I wish that God will show up and they knew that
that God will show up and they knew that
that God will show up and they knew that I was the guy that played football they
I was the guy that played football they
I was the guy that played football they knew behind the jersey I was probably
knew behind the jersey I was probably
knew behind the jersey I was probably number three number 29 in college but
number three number 29 in college but
number three number 29 in college but when I was show up on the scene I would
when I was show up on the scene I would
when I was show up on the scene I would always get the reaction this is the guy
always get the reaction this is the guy
always get the reaction this is the guy because I was small I didn’t even look
because I was small I didn’t even look
because I was small I didn’t even look the part but the only thing I’ve always
the part but the only thing I’ve always
the part but the only thing I’ve always had my only advantage was I wasn’t
had my only advantage was I wasn’t
had my only advantage was I wasn’t afraid of hard work but most importantly
afraid of hard work but most importantly
afraid of hard work but most importantly I knew what I represented and so by
I knew what I represented and so by
I knew what I represented and so by knowing what I represented my commitment
knowing what I represented my commitment
knowing what I represented my commitment my dedication and my perfection to my
my dedication and my perfection to my
my dedication and my perfection to my craft and what I represented it was
craft and what I represented it was
craft and what I represented it was always on another level and so now when
always on another level and so now when
always on another level and so now when guys did ten Sprint’s I did 30 because I
guys did ten Sprint’s I did 30 because I
guys did ten Sprint’s I did 30 because I knew I was working for something greater
knew I was working for something greater
knew I was working for something greater than myself and what I represented was
than myself and what I represented was
than myself and what I represented was always greater than myself and for
always greater than myself and for
always greater than myself and for example two weeks ago I was with the kid
example two weeks ago I was with the kid
example two weeks ago I was with the kid downtown Atlanta and I took him downtown
downtown Atlanta and I took him downtown
downtown Atlanta and I took him downtown and me and my wife we have a foundation
and me and my wife we have a foundation
and me and my wife we have a foundation it’s where we worked with homeless
it’s where we worked with homeless
it’s where we worked with homeless shelters we’ve adopted three right and
shelters we’ve adopted three right and
shelters we’ve adopted three right and we worked with kids teenagers right we
we worked with kids teenagers right we
we worked with kids teenagers right we take them we put them in uncomfortable
take them we put them in uncomfortable
take them we put them in uncomfortable situations and we challenge their
situations and we challenge their
situations and we challenge their perspective in a thought process about
perspective in a thought process about
perspective in a thought process about life so it was this 15 year old kid he
life so it was this 15 year old kid he
life so it was this 15 year old kid he had been acting up in school
had been acting up in school
had been acting up in school giving his mom problems you haven’t seen
giving his mom problems you haven’t seen
giving his mom problems you haven’t seen his father since he was born basically
his father since he was born basically
his father since he was born basically and I take him downtown Atlanta and I
and I take him downtown Atlanta and I
and I take him downtown Atlanta and I take him right under a bridge and so now
take him right under a bridge and so now
take him right under a bridge and so now you got Turner Phil you got what the
you got Turner Phil you got what the
you got Turner Phil you got what the Falcons played with the Hawks play you
Falcons played with the Hawks play you
Falcons played with the Hawks play you got the world of coca-cola you got a
got the world of coca-cola you got a
got the world of coca-cola you got a jail you got these successful companies
jail you got these successful companies
jail you got these successful companies you got people going to work you know
you got people going to work you know
you got people going to work you know got the briefcases doing their thing you
got the briefcases doing their thing you
got the briefcases doing their thing you got light happening and then you got
got light happening and then you got
got light happening and then you got under a bridge got a gentleman a grown
under a bridge got a gentleman a grown
under a bridge got a gentleman a grown man
man
man sound asleep cardboard box sleeping as
sound asleep cardboard box sleeping as
sound asleep cardboard box sleeping as if a person would be in a bad sleep and
if a person would be in a bad sleep and
if a person would be in a bad sleep and I looked at the kid and I said do you
I looked at the kid and I said do you
I looked at the kid and I said do you think he planned to be there I said do
think he planned to be there I said do
think he planned to be there I said do you think when he got of age at a
you think when he got of age at a
you think when he got of age at a certain point in his life do you think
certain point in his life do you think
certain point in his life do you think he said man you know one day I’ll
he said man you know one day I’ll
he said man you know one day I’ll probably be sleeping under bridge on a
probably be sleeping under bridge on a
probably be sleeping under bridge on a cardboard box the kid said no I said
cardboard box the kid said no I said
cardboard box the kid said no I said what do you think huh kiss said I don’t
what do you think huh kiss said I don’t
what do you think huh kiss said I don’t know what do you think happening so I
know what do you think happening so I
know what do you think happening so I think life happened he said what do you
think life happened he said what do you
think life happened he said what do you mean life I said I think at a certain
mean life I said I think at a certain
mean life I said I think at a certain point in his life he was excited he was
point in his life he was excited he was
point in his life he was excited he was Jack he enjoyed something he was a part
Jack he enjoyed something he was a part
Jack he enjoyed something he was a part of something special something had a
of something special something had a
of something special something had a legacy attached to it whether it was his
legacy attached to it whether it was his
legacy attached to it whether it was his family whether it was a dream a goal of
family whether it was a dream a goal of
family whether it was a dream a goal of aspiration I think at a certain point
aspiration I think at a certain point
aspiration I think at a certain point every day he got up something he
every day he got up something he
every day he got up something he represented he got excited about it he
represented he got excited about it he
represented he got excited about it he was driven he was committed he was
was driven he was committed he was
was driven he was committed he was dedicated about a huge stoked about it
dedicated about a huge stoked about it
dedicated about a huge stoked about it he was jacked about it but I think at a
he was jacked about it but I think at a
he was jacked about it but I think at a certain point life made him forget what
certain point life made him forget what
certain point life made him forget what he represented and life stole his joy
he represented and life stole his joy
he represented and life stole his joy his peace his happiness life symptom of
his peace his happiness life symptom of
his peace his happiness life symptom of that Drive life took that dedication
that Drive life took that dedication
that Drive life took that dedication that commitment so much so to the guy
that commitment so much so to the guy
that commitment so much so to the guy that was once driven to the guy that was
that was once driven to the guy that was
that was once driven to the guy that was once happy and excited about what he was
once happy and excited about what he was
once happy and excited about what he was a part of and what he represented and
a part of and what he represented and
a part of and what he represented and the legacy that was attached to it that
the legacy that was attached to it that
the legacy that was attached to it that same guy ended up sleeping under a
same guy ended up sleeping under a
same guy ended up sleeping under a bridge the only advantage I’ve ever had
bridge the only advantage I’ve ever had
bridge the only advantage I’ve ever had everything I encountered and everything
everything I encountered and everything
everything I encountered and everything I ever hit in my life I understood what
I ever hit in my life I understood what
I ever hit in my life I understood what I represented and life will never take
I represented and life will never take
I represented and life will never take that away from me and so on September 9
that away from me and so on September 9
that away from me and so on September 9 2006 when I’m eight games away from
2006 when I’m eight games away from
2006 when I’m eight games away from being a projected first-round draft pick
being a projected first-round draft pick
being a projected first-round draft pick and my life changed overnight something
and my life changed overnight something
and my life changed overnight something I had been working for since I was 7
I had been working for since I was 7
I had been working for since I was 7 years old in a park with my mother
years old in a park with my mother
years old in a park with my mother watching us sit in an old beat-up Buick
watching us sit in an old beat-up Buick
watching us sit in an old beat-up Buick Regal when she had me at 16 years old
Regal when she had me at 16 years old
Regal when she had me at 16 years old and she took me back to a two back room
and she took me back to a two back room
and she took me back to a two back room 14 people sleeping on the floor with
14 people sleeping on the floor with
14 people sleeping on the floor with roaches and rats and
roaches and rats and
roaches and rats and Mills when I was a kid it was times when
Mills when I was a kid it was times when
Mills when I was a kid it was times when I went to practice I hadn’t even eaten
I went to practice I hadn’t even eaten
I went to practice I hadn’t even eaten and guys would be out there complaining
and guys would be out there complaining
and guys would be out there complaining and the only thing I was working on was
and the only thing I was working on was
and the only thing I was working on was my work ethic and my drive and my dream
my work ethic and my drive and my dream
my work ethic and my drive and my dream and my goal to get to where I was trying
and my goal to get to where I was trying
and my goal to get to where I was trying to get to and I knew if I would have
to get to and I knew if I would have
to get to and I knew if I would have stopped and that moment I would never
stopped and that moment I would never
stopped and that moment I would never get to where I was trying to get to I
get to where I was trying to get to I
get to where I was trying to get to I would really miss mills and I’m working
would really miss mills and I’m working
would really miss mills and I’m working toward this dream and this goal and I
toward this dream and this goal and I
toward this dream and this goal and I finally get to the point I can smell it
finally get to the point I can smell it
finally get to the point I can smell it I could taste it I can see it and I’m a
I could taste it I can see it and I’m a
I could taste it I can see it and I’m a part of something I’m a part of
part of something I’m a part of
part of something I’m a part of something like a southern motion but it
something like a southern motion but it
something like a southern motion but it was University of Tennessee I’m a part
was University of Tennessee I’m a part
was University of Tennessee I’m a part of a game – I got my guys why do we go
of a game – I got my guys why do we go
of a game – I got my guys why do we go and we work every single day we show up
and we work every single day we show up
and we work every single day we show up five o’clock in the morning we’re
five o’clock in the morning we’re
five o’clock in the morning we’re working towards something we got an
working towards something we got an
working towards something we got an element of collective character we got
element of collective character we got
element of collective character we got an element of responsibility
an element of responsibility
an element of responsibility accountability we got an element man
accountability we got an element man
accountability we got an element man when I tell you I got your back I got
when I tell you I got your back I got
when I tell you I got your back I got your back when I tell you I care about
your back when I tell you I care about
your back when I tell you I care about you I care about you when I tell you I
you I care about you when I tell you I
you I care about you when I tell you I love you I love you I was a part of
love you I love you I was a part of
love you I love you I was a part of something and I get to the point to
something and I get to the point to
something and I get to the point to where I’m going projected first-round
where I’m going projected first-round
where I’m going projected first-round draft pick and I go out and I make a
draft pick and I go out and I make a
draft pick and I go out and I make a tackle and this is the thing that people
tackle and this is the thing that people
tackle and this is the thing that people don’t even know people know my life
don’t even know people know my life
don’t even know people know my life change behind the game of football
change behind the game of football
change behind the game of football but people don’t understand the play and
but people don’t understand the play and
but people don’t understand the play and how would happen people don’t know that
how would happen people don’t know that
how would happen people don’t know that wasn’t even my god people don’t know I
wasn’t even my god people don’t know I
wasn’t even my god people don’t know I had my guy already I could have easily
had my guy already I could have easily
had my guy already I could have easily faded down the sideline running with my
faded down the sideline running with my
faded down the sideline running with my guys to quarterback was dropping back to
guys to quarterback was dropping back to
guys to quarterback was dropping back to release the ball but as I’m running and
release the ball but as I’m running and
release the ball but as I’m running and checking my guy I see my teammate
checking my guy I see my teammate
checking my guy I see my teammate getting beat my guy who I told him the
getting beat my guy who I told him the
getting beat my guy who I told him the tunnel hey man if you get beat I got you
tunnel hey man if you get beat I got you
tunnel hey man if you get beat I got you back and I knew my teammate probably
back and I knew my teammate probably
back and I knew my teammate probably would have caught the guy if you were to
would have caught the guy if you were to
would have caught the guy if you were to cross the ball because my teammate he
cross the ball because my teammate he
cross the ball because my teammate he wouldn’t want to be a first-round tim
wouldn’t want to be a first-round tim
wouldn’t want to be a first-round tim pick multi-million dollar guy went on a
pick multi-million dollar guy went on a
pick multi-million dollar guy went on a play for the Patriots so I knew he was a
play for the Patriots so I knew he was a
play for the Patriots so I knew he was a pretty talented guy and he probably
pretty talented guy and he probably
pretty talented guy and he probably would have cost the guy and talked with
would have cost the guy and talked with
would have cost the guy and talked with him but I told him hey man if you get
him but I told him hey man if you get
him but I told him hey man if you get beat I got your back and it just so
beat I got your back and it just so
beat I got your back and it just so happened to play unfolded with a little
happened to play unfolded with a little
happened to play unfolded with a little bit over two minutes left in the game to
bit over two minutes left in the game to
bit over two minutes left in the game to where my guy now he was getting beat and
where my guy now he was getting beat and
where my guy now he was getting beat and I’m fading off for my god but I see the
I’m fading off for my god but I see the
I’m fading off for my god but I see the quarterback he was releasing the ball to
quarterback he was releasing the ball to
quarterback he was releasing the ball to the guy that was beating my teammate and
the guy that was beating my teammate and
the guy that was beating my teammate and I said man I got to go I got to have his
I said man I got to go I got to have his
I said man I got to go I got to have his back and I go up and I roll up and I go
back and I go up and I roll up and I go
back and I go up and I roll up and I go to hit this guy to indicate it’s tackled
to hit this guy to indicate it’s tackled
to hit this guy to indicate it’s tackled probably put
probably put
probably put the game if I to hit him and caught him
the game if I to hit him and caught him
the game if I to hit him and caught him the right way if I hit him and caught
the right way if I hit him and caught
the right way if I hit him and caught him how I really wanted to catch him it
him how I really wanted to catch him it
him how I really wanted to catch him it probably would have ended the game and I
probably would have ended the game and I
probably would have ended the game and I would’ve made him fumble because I knew
would’ve made him fumble because I knew
would’ve made him fumble because I knew the game of football like you guys know
the game of football like you guys know
the game of football like you guys know the furniture business I knew it in and
the furniture business I knew it in and
the furniture business I knew it in and out like a god take two steps off the
out like a god take two steps off the
out like a god take two steps off the line of scrimmage I could tell you which
line of scrimmage I could tell you which
line of scrimmage I could tell you which way he was going but God would cut
way he was going but God would cut
way he was going but God would cut inside I could tell you it’s only about
inside I could tell you it’s only about
inside I could tell you it’s only about three things he can do out of this
three things he can do out of this
three things he can do out of this formation like I knew it in and out and
formation like I knew it in and out and
formation like I knew it in and out and so I knew if I had caught him in the
so I knew if I had caught him in the
so I knew if I had caught him in the right location at the right time how to
right location at the right time how to
right location at the right time how to pop that ball out but it didn’t work
pop that ball out but it didn’t work
pop that ball out but it didn’t work like that I hit him and as soon as I hit
like that I hit him and as soon as I hit
like that I hit him and as soon as I hit him it seemed as if every breath and my
him it seemed as if every breath and my
him it seemed as if every breath and my body left I’ve lost control of my body
body left I’ve lost control of my body
body left I’ve lost control of my body never happened to me before
never happened to me before
never happened to me before body went completely left seemed as if
body went completely left seemed as if
body went completely left seemed as if every breath of my body left him I’m
every breath of my body left him I’m
every breath of my body left him I’m falling to the ground like man what’s
falling to the ground like man what’s
falling to the ground like man what’s happening in a blackout as soon as I hit
happening in a blackout as soon as I hit
happening in a blackout as soon as I hit the ground a blackout never happened to
the ground a blackout never happened to
the ground a blackout never happened to me before my blackout I come back to my
me before my blackout I come back to my
me before my blackout I come back to my teammates run over to me hey ain’t you
teammates run over to me hey ain’t you
teammates run over to me hey ain’t you know man that’s rock let’s go cuz I
know man that’s rock let’s go cuz I
know man that’s rock let’s go cuz I can’t I said what do you mean you can’t
can’t I said what do you mean you can’t
can’t I said what do you mean you can’t you always get up get up that’s wrong I
you always get up get up that’s wrong I
you always get up get up that’s wrong I can’t move
can’t move
can’t move so there’s a shot going for my neck to
so there’s a shot going for my neck to
so there’s a shot going for my neck to my toe I can’t feel any shock you’ve
my toe I can’t feel any shock you’ve
my toe I can’t feel any shock you’ve instantly left and it stayed in my right
instantly left and it stayed in my right
instantly left and it stayed in my right arm in hand I remember as I was lying
arm in hand I remember as I was lying
arm in hand I remember as I was lying there they bringing the spine board out
there they bringing the spine board out
there they bringing the spine board out it put me up on the spine board as
it put me up on the spine board as
it put me up on the spine board as they’re willing me off the field I
they’re willing me off the field I
they’re willing me off the field I looked up to this guy said surely
looked up to this guy said surely
looked up to this guy said surely nothing that’s happened in this moment
nothing that’s happened in this moment
nothing that’s happened in this moment that can alter my life this is what I
that can alter my life this is what I
that can alter my life this is what I love to do and get me over to the
love to do and get me over to the
love to do and get me over to the ambulance they said man we’re gonna take
ambulance they said man we’re gonna take
ambulance they said man we’re gonna take you to the hospital run some cat scans
you to the hospital run some cat scans
you to the hospital run some cat scans will bring you back into your room will
will bring you back into your room will
will bring you back into your room will tell you herself I said all right cool
tell you herself I said all right cool
tell you herself I said all right cool they take me in the room it run
they take me in the room it run
they take me in the room it run cat-scans they bring me back into
cat-scans they bring me back into
cat-scans they bring me back into another room and when they put me into
another room and when they put me into
another room and when they put me into the room in my hospital bed my mother
the room in my hospital bed my mother
the room in my hospital bed my mother comes in she kisses me she prays for me
comes in she kisses me she prays for me
comes in she kisses me she prays for me now she’s going to walk out doctors rush
now she’s going to walk out doctors rush
now she’s going to walk out doctors rush in from the opposite side as my mother
in from the opposite side as my mother
in from the opposite side as my mother is walking out and when my mother told
is walking out and when my mother told
is walking out and when my mother told me son you’ll be all right it was a
me son you’ll be all right it was a
me son you’ll be all right it was a certain element of peace attached to her
certain element of peace attached to her
certain element of peace attached to her because I have been with my mother my
because I have been with my mother my
because I have been with my mother my whole life me and my father our
whole life me and my father our
whole life me and my father our relationship was pretty much a business
relationship was pretty much a business
relationship was pretty much a business relationship early years he wasn’t there
relationship early years he wasn’t there
relationship early years he wasn’t there when I started playing sports he came
when I started playing sports he came
when I started playing sports he came along in the picture but I needed him to
along in the picture but I needed him to
along in the picture but I needed him to get out of my situation right and so we
get out of my situation right and so we
get out of my situation right and so we had a business relationship but when my
had a business relationship but when my
had a business relationship but when my mother said something to me have been
mother said something to me have been
mother said something to me have been rocking with my mother since I was 16 I
rocking with my mother since I was 16 I
rocking with my mother since I was 16 I had miss mills with my mother since I
had miss mills with my mother since I
had miss mills with my mother since I was just you were 16 I mean and so when
was just you were 16 I mean and so when
was just you were 16 I mean and so when she said it would be okay I was like all
she said it would be okay I was like all
she said it would be okay I was like all right cool and then she’s going to walk
right cool and then she’s going to walk
right cool and then she’s going to walk out doctors running in and say hey guys
out doctors running in and say hey guys
out doctors running in and say hey guys get in here we got a rushing back to
get in here we got a rushing back to
get in here we got a rushing back to surgery he’s about to die says the new
surgery he’s about to die says the new
surgery he’s about to die says the new bald kid like I was a part of the
bald kid like I was a part of the
bald kid like I was a part of the football game but this this is a new
football game but this this is a new
football game but this this is a new game I said yeah
game I said yeah
game I said yeah so yeah man you busted up subclavian
so yeah man you busted up subclavian
so yeah man you busted up subclavian artery in your chest you bleed
artery in your chest you bleed
artery in your chest you bleed internally I rushed you back take that
internally I rushed you back take that
internally I rushed you back take that main vein out of your left leg plug it
main vein out of your left leg plug it
main vein out of your left leg plug it into your chest in order to save your
into your chest in order to save your
into your chest in order to save your life you don’t have much time next
life you don’t have much time next
life you don’t have much time next morning I wake up from recovery he said
morning I wake up from recovery he said
morning I wake up from recovery he said inky I got some good news and some bad
inky I got some good news and some bad
inky I got some good news and some bad news
news
news good news we saved your life and said
good news we saved your life and said
good news we saved your life and said thank you bad news is you got nerve
thank you bad news is you got nerve
thank you bad news is you got nerve damage in your right shoulder all right
damage in your right shoulder all right
damage in your right shoulder all right cool so we got to sing you up to the
cool so we got to sing you up to the
cool so we got to sing you up to the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota I said all right cool he said but the
I said all right cool he said but the
I said all right cool he said but the problem is you know that dream of going
problem is you know that dream of going
problem is you know that dream of going to the NFL and say yes sir
to the NFL and say yes sir
to the NFL and say yes sir I’m close so that’s strong possibility
I’m close so that’s strong possibility
I’m close so that’s strong possibility you probably can never play the game of
you probably can never play the game of
you probably can never play the game of football another day in your life
football another day in your life
football another day in your life I said no way I said uh I don’t I don’t
I said no way I said uh I don’t I don’t
I said no way I said uh I don’t I don’t know if you know how hard I work for
know if you know how hard I work for
know if you know how hard I work for this like I don’t know if you know I’ve
this like I don’t know if you know I’ve
this like I don’t know if you know I’ve been working since I was seven years old
been working since I was seven years old
been working since I was seven years old like I didn’t start out playing football
like I didn’t start out playing football
like I didn’t start out playing football saying man
saying man
saying man I just want to go to the NFL to make it
I just want to go to the NFL to make it
I just want to go to the NFL to make it yeah I wanted to go to the NFL to take
yeah I wanted to go to the NFL to take
yeah I wanted to go to the NFL to take care of my family give back to my
care of my family give back to my
care of my family give back to my community but the way in which I started
community but the way in which I started
community but the way in which I started playing a game I started playing in the
playing a game I started playing in the
playing a game I started playing in the street and that would be bloody my
street and that would be bloody my
street and that would be bloody my mother didn’t even sign me up to play
mother didn’t even sign me up to play
mother didn’t even sign me up to play the first white guy ever met in my life
the first white guy ever met in my life
the first white guy ever met in my life sign me up to play football a guy riding
sign me up to play football a guy riding
sign me up to play football a guy riding down the street in a blue pickup truck
down the street in a blue pickup truck
down the street in a blue pickup truck never forget it my god I love him to
never forget it my god I love him to
never forget it my god I love him to death
death
death pulling down the street on a blue pickup
pulling down the street on a blue pickup
pulling down the street on a blue pickup truck pulls on the curb steps out of his
truck pulls on the curb steps out of his
truck pulls on the curb steps out of his truck walks up in the middle of our game
truck walks up in the middle of our game
truck walks up in the middle of our game I’m standing there bloody attacking
I’m standing there bloody attacking
I’m standing there bloody attacking football in the street guy walks up tray
football in the street guy walks up tray
football in the street guy walks up tray hurts never forget it my uncles on the
hurts never forget it my uncles on the
hurts never forget it my uncles on the corner they’re drug dealers in prison
corner they’re drug dealers in prison
corner they’re drug dealers in prison right now they take off running my uncle
right now they take off running my uncle
right now they take off running my uncle Bobo serving 40 years in a federal
Bobo serving 40 years in a federal
Bobo serving 40 years in a federal penitentiary he looks back he said iki
penitentiary he looks back he said iki
penitentiary he looks back he said iki don’t talk to him he thinking of guys to
don’t talk to him he thinking of guys to
don’t talk to him he thinking of guys to cop Kotra nicest guy in the world walks
cop Kotra nicest guy in the world walks
cop Kotra nicest guy in the world walks up he said man would you kids like to
up he said man would you kids like to
up he said man would you kids like to play football on grass I said man I
play football on grass I said man I
play football on grass I said man I would love that he said he said going to
would love that he said he said going to
would love that he said he said going to house get one of your guard against Iran
house get one of your guard against Iran
house get one of your guard against Iran announced my uncle JJ had married into
announced my uncle JJ had married into
announced my uncle JJ had married into the family I said hey UMP man it’s the
the family I said hey UMP man it’s the
the family I said hey UMP man it’s the guy outside would you please come and
guy outside would you please come and
guy outside would you please come and talk to him sure uncle comes outside
talk to him sure uncle comes outside
talk to him sure uncle comes outside coach Trey said listen said I don’t even
coach Trey said listen said I don’t even
coach Trey said listen said I don’t even supposed to be over so I brought a kid
supposed to be over so I brought a kid
supposed to be over so I brought a kid home his mom asked me could I bring him
home his mom asked me could I bring him
home his mom asked me could I bring him home I brought him home he said rolled
home I brought him home he said rolled
home I brought him home he said rolled down the street I see these kids playing
down the street I see these kids playing
down the street I see these kids playing football in the street got bloody he
football in the street got bloody he
football in the street got bloody he said that you could bring him across
said that you could bring him across
said that you could bring him across town I got a lead
town I got a lead
town I got a lead y’all could sign him up think it would
y’all could sign him up think it would
y’all could sign him up think it would be a great opportunity for uncle says
be a great opportunity for uncle says
be a great opportunity for uncle says sir we greatly appreciate it hate to
sir we greatly appreciate it hate to
sir we greatly appreciate it hate to tell you we don’t have the money and I’m
tell you we don’t have the money and I’m
tell you we don’t have the money and I’m standing in front of him because I
standing in front of him because I
standing in front of him because I really want to play he said I hate to
really want to play he said I hate to
really want to play he said I hate to tell you but his mother says she
tell you but his mother says she
tell you but his mother says she definitely doesn’t have too much he’s
definitely doesn’t have too much he’s
definitely doesn’t have too much he’s that work out windy right now
that work out windy right now
that work out windy right now I never forget that coach looked at my
I never forget that coach looked at my
I never forget that coach looked at my uncle he said tell you what he said
uncle he said tell you what he said
uncle he said tell you what he said y’all bring him to the park so his
y’all bring him to the park so his
y’all bring him to the park so his address said not only will I sign that
address said not only will I sign that
address said not only will I sign that kid up South Sound every kid in the
kid up South Sound every kid in the
kid up South Sound every kid in the street I’ll play they brought us to the
street I’ll play they brought us to the
street I’ll play they brought us to the park the next day he signed every last
park the next day he signed every last
park the next day he signed every last one of us up and it changed the
one of us up and it changed the
one of us up and it changed the trajectory of my life no the second
trajectory of my life no the second
trajectory of my life no the second person I saw in the hospital after they
person I saw in the hospital after they
person I saw in the hospital after they saved my life that coach that signed me
saved my life that coach that signed me
saved my life that coach that signed me up to play ball and I was seven years
up to play ball and I was seven years
up to play ball and I was seven years old I honor my mother sure but a
old I honor my mother sure but a
old I honor my mother sure but a personal my mother called on Christmas
personal my mother called on Christmas
personal my mother called on Christmas with me and my family got robbed they
with me and my family got robbed they
with me and my family got robbed they put a nine-millimeter in a 45 in my face
put a nine-millimeter in a 45 in my face
put a nine-millimeter in a 45 in my face when I was 15 years old that coaster saw
when I was 15 years old that coaster saw
when I was 15 years old that coaster saw me up with a ball and I was 17 years old
me up with a ball and I was 17 years old
me up with a ball and I was 17 years old so what I was telling the doctor was doc
so what I was telling the doctor was doc
so what I was telling the doctor was doc I got to give some people a return on
I got to give some people a return on
I got to give some people a return on their investment
their investment
their investment like this can’t stop right now now I
like this can’t stop right now now I
like this can’t stop right now now I never forget I said to him I said I’d
never forget I said to him I said I’d
never forget I said to him I said I’d never cheat it I never cheated I was
never cheat it I never cheated I was
never cheat it I never cheated I was taught you work for something the result
taught you work for something the result
taught you work for something the result will be what you wanted to be like I’ve
will be what you wanted to be like I’ve
will be what you wanted to be like I’ve never cheated like nobody had to worry
never cheated like nobody had to worry
never cheated like nobody had to worry about me cutting corners like a coach to
about me cutting corners like a coach to
about me cutting corners like a coach to give me a workout I’ll go do it if my
give me a workout I’ll go do it if my
give me a workout I’ll go do it if my team a to try to cheat sometimes I’ll
team a to try to cheat sometimes I’ll
team a to try to cheat sometimes I’ll complete my guys workout
complete my guys workout
complete my guys workout I got never I’ve never I never believed
I got never I’ve never I never believed
I got never I’ve never I never believed in it right because I knew every time I
in it right because I knew every time I
in it right because I knew every time I cheated it was a possibility and an
cheated it was a possibility and an
cheated it was a possibility and an opportunity for me to become weaker and
opportunity for me to become weaker and
opportunity for me to become weaker and so I never believed in cheating I never
so I never believed in cheating I never
so I never believed in cheating I never believed in the mentality behind cutting
believed in the mentality behind cutting
believed in the mentality behind cutting corners and not facing a challenge
corners and not facing a challenge
corners and not facing a challenge because I understood if it didn’t
because I understood if it didn’t
because I understood if it didn’t challenge me it wouldn’t change me I
challenge me it wouldn’t change me I
challenge me it wouldn’t change me I submitted sent me up to the mail huh my
submitted sent me up to the mail huh my
submitted sent me up to the mail huh my career cameo by working too hard and I
career cameo by working too hard and I
career cameo by working too hard and I go up in the Mayo Clinic and I’ll never
go up in the Mayo Clinic and I’ll never
go up in the Mayo Clinic and I’ll never forget I walk in the room and his three
forget I walk in the room and his three
forget I walk in the room and his three doctors and they come in and they say
doctors and they come in and they say
doctors and they come in and they say hey Inc here’s the deal we’re gonna cut
hey Inc here’s the deal we’re gonna cut
hey Inc here’s the deal we’re gonna cut to the chase
to the chase
to the chase he said ah you have torn all the nerves
he said ah you have torn all the nerves
he said ah you have torn all the nerves and you’ll break your flexors so what’s
and you’ll break your flexors so what’s
and you’ll break your flexors so what’s that he said it’s the nerve roots that
that he said it’s the nerve roots that
that he said it’s the nerve roots that go through your spine and controls your
go through your spine and controls your
go through your spine and controls your shoulder your arm and your hand so it
shoulder your arm and your hand so it
shoulder your arm and your hand so it goes into your spine like this you’ve
goes into your spine like this you’ve
goes into your spine like this you’ve ripped them all out they can’t go back
ripped them all out they can’t go back
ripped them all out they can’t go back in and say we hate to tell you but
in and say we hate to tell you but
in and say we hate to tell you but football career side of you say your
football career side of you say your
football career side of you say your shoulder your arm your hand never be the
shoulder your arm your hand never be the
shoulder your arm your hand never be the same again you say here your surgery
same again you say here your surgery
same again you say here your surgery options in we could take a muscle back
options in we could take a muscle back
options in we could take a muscle back if your left leg plug it into you right
if your left leg plug it into you right
if your left leg plug it into you right on possibility weak left leg weak right
on possibility weak left leg weak right
on possibility weak left leg weak right arm the rest of your life we could take
arm the rest of your life we could take
arm the rest of your life we could take a nerve out of your left arm
a nerve out of your left arm
a nerve out of your left arm reroute it up to your chest down to you
reroute it up to your chest down to you
reroute it up to your chest down to you right on possibility to weak arms to
right on possibility to weak arms to
right on possibility to weak arms to rescue like we could take a nerve under
rescue like we could take a nerve under
rescue like we could take a nerve under your left rib reroute it up to your
your left rib reroute it up to your
your left rib reroute it up to your chest down to you right on possibility
chest down to you right on possibility
chest down to you right on possibility breathing problem weak right on the rest
breathing problem weak right on the rest
breathing problem weak right on the rest of your life by the way tell us what you
of your life by the way tell us what you
of your life by the way tell us what you want to do at 8 o’clock in the morning
want to do at 8 o’clock in the morning
want to do at 8 o’clock in the morning next morning I walked into the office
next morning I walked into the office
next morning I walked into the office they said what option did you choose I
they said what option did you choose I
they said what option did you choose I said no disrespect to you cut me where
said no disrespect to you cut me where
said no disrespect to you cut me where you gotta cut me I guarantee if I don’t
you gotta cut me I guarantee if I don’t
you gotta cut me I guarantee if I don’t die I’ll be fine
die I’ll be fine
die I’ll be fine they say you gotta choose an option I
they say you gotta choose an option I
they say you gotta choose an option I said no disrespect to you cut me where
said no disrespect to you cut me where
said no disrespect to you cut me where you gotta cut me I guarantee you if I
you gotta cut me I guarantee you if I
you gotta cut me I guarantee you if I don’t die I’ll be fine
don’t die I’ll be fine
don’t die I’ll be fine and what I was telling them was doc you
and what I was telling them was doc you
and what I was telling them was doc you gotta take my life before you take my
gotta take my life before you take my
gotta take my life before you take my drive man I’m not a light switch person
drive man I’m not a light switch person
drive man I’m not a light switch person like I don’t turn it on and turn it like
like I don’t turn it on and turn it like
like I don’t turn it on and turn it like I could play you in checkers I’m gonna
I could play you in checkers I’m gonna
I could play you in checkers I’m gonna try to destroy you I gotta play in a
try to destroy you I gotta play in a
try to destroy you I gotta play in a game you know no pitching hold a little
game you know no pitching hold a little
game you know no pitching hold a little dick I’m gonna try to destroy you that’s
dick I’m gonna try to destroy you that’s
dick I’m gonna try to destroy you that’s just my mentality of just going all-in
just my mentality of just going all-in
just my mentality of just going all-in and everything that I doing what I was
and everything that I doing what I was
and everything that I doing what I was telling them you can cut me wherever you
telling them you can cut me wherever you
telling them you can cut me wherever you got to cut me if you don’t kill me you
got to cut me if you don’t kill me you
got to cut me if you don’t kill me you will not stop me because I know my
will not stop me because I know my
will not stop me because I know my mentality and I know the way I’m wired I
mentality and I know the way I’m wired I
mentality and I know the way I’m wired I don’t turn it on and turn it off but
don’t turn it on and turn it off but
don’t turn it on and turn it off but that’s life would have it they cut me
that’s life would have it they cut me
that’s life would have it they cut me six times out my left eye one time of
six times out my left eye one time of
six times out my left eye one time of course the left side of my neck one time
course the left side of my neck one time
course the left side of my neck one time across the right side twice to my right
across the right side twice to my right
across the right side twice to my right ribs cut out my right pack bottom on my
ribs cut out my right pack bottom on my
ribs cut out my right pack bottom on my arm pit bottom on my hand
arm pit bottom on my hand
arm pit bottom on my hand 350 staplers in my body banish me from
350 staplers in my body banish me from
350 staplers in my body banish me from my neck to my knees and they come in my
my neck to my knees and they come in my
my neck to my knees and they come in my room the next day they said inky we got
room the next day they said inky we got
room the next day they said inky we got to get to know each other really well
to get to know each other really well
to get to know each other really well you’ve been his hospital next 40 or 60
you’ve been his hospital next 40 or 60
you’ve been his hospital next 40 or 60 days on the third day we were leaving
days on the third day we were leaving
days on the third day we were leaving the hospital and as we’re leaving and
the hospital and as we’re leaving and
the hospital and as we’re leaving and the doors were opening you say you broke
the doors were opening you say you broke
the doors were opening you say you broke a record how did you do it he said
a record how did you do it he said
a record how did you do it he said nobody has ever gotten out of here and
nobody has ever gotten out of here and
nobody has ever gotten out of here and under less than 40 days with a surgery
under less than 40 days with a surgery
under less than 40 days with a surgery of that magnitude I said Oh doc I just
of that magnitude I said Oh doc I just
of that magnitude I said Oh doc I just in fillers if I hadn’t right say what
in fillers if I hadn’t right say what
in fillers if I hadn’t right say what are you talking about had to right I
are you talking about had to right I
are you talking about had to right I said um I Justin feel as if I had the
said um I Justin feel as if I had the
said um I Justin feel as if I had the right to stop like I Justin feel as if I
right to stop like I Justin feel as if I
right to stop like I Justin feel as if I had to right not to show up and give
had to right not to show up and give
had to right not to show up and give everything I got Justin feel as if I had
everything I got Justin feel as if I had
everything I got Justin feel as if I had the right to not press forward like I
the right to not press forward like I
the right to not press forward like I just felt as if the people that I
just felt as if the people that I
just felt as if the people that I represent and the people that had
represent and the people that had
represent and the people that had invested in me and built the gentlemen
invested in me and built the gentlemen
invested in me and built the gentlemen that you see call inky it’s a lot of
that you see call inky it’s a lot of
that you see call inky it’s a lot of people that go into this like when they
people that go into this like when they
people that go into this like when they were out there telling me man I’m I what
were out there telling me man I’m I what
were out there telling me man I’m I what you’ve been through my the place you got
you’ve been through my the place you got
you’ve been through my the place you got into in life and I told him I said there
into in life and I told him I said there
into in life and I told him I said there was a lot of people that helped me and I
was a lot of people that helped me and I
was a lot of people that helped me and I take those spirits with me every day
take those spirits with me every day
take those spirits with me every day like Maya Angelou has a quote that says
like Maya Angelou has a quote that says
like Maya Angelou has a quote that says I come as one but I stand as 10,000
I come as one but I stand as 10,000
I come as one but I stand as 10,000 meaning I had me to bow to a lot of
meaning I had me to bow to a lot of
meaning I had me to bow to a lot of people I have made vows to a lot of
people I have made vows to a lot of
people I have made vows to a lot of people about what I would do and what I
people about what I would do and what I
people about what I would do and what I represent and when I tell somebody
represent and when I tell somebody
represent and when I tell somebody something I don’t take that lightly like
something I don’t take that lightly like
something I don’t take that lightly like if I told you I’m gonna give you
if I told you I’m gonna give you
if I told you I’m gonna give you everything I got you can bet your bottom
everything I got you can bet your bottom
everything I got you can bet your bottom dollar I’m gonna give you everything I
dollar I’m gonna give you everything I
dollar I’m gonna give you everything I got if we’re walking somewhere and we
got if we’re walking somewhere and we
got if we’re walking somewhere and we end up in an alley and ten people come
end up in an alley and ten people come
end up in an alley and ten people come in the alley and they trying to rob us
in the alley and they trying to rob us
in the alley and they trying to rob us and I tell you hey brother we get home
and I tell you hey brother we get home
and I tell you hey brother we get home we’re getting home and I’m not running
we’re getting home and I’m not running
we’re getting home and I’m not running my word it means something in whatever I
my word it means something in whatever I
my word it means something in whatever I got to go through and exactly and be a
got to go through and exactly and be a
got to go through and exactly and be a part of in order to make it happen I’m
part of in order to make it happen I’m
part of in order to make it happen I’m willing to go through I’m committed to
willing to go through I’m committed to
willing to go through I’m committed to every single aspect of my life and I was
every single aspect of my life and I was
every single aspect of my life and I was talking n’t it’s staying true to what
talking n’t it’s staying true to what
talking n’t it’s staying true to what you said you would do long after the
you said you would do long after the
you said you would do long after the move that you said it in his left
move that you said it in his left
move that you said it in his left because we say things when the mood is
because we say things when the mood is
because we say things when the mood is right right but when the environment in
right right but when the environment in
right right but when the environment in the mood changes we back off but I have
the mood changes we back off but I have
the mood changes we back off but I have made a vow to a lot of people not only
made a vow to a lot of people not only
made a vow to a lot of people not only my teammates I made a vow to everybody
my teammates I made a vow to everybody
my teammates I made a vow to everybody that had ever invested in me in my life
that had ever invested in me in my life
that had ever invested in me in my life that I will finish what I started I will
that I will finish what I started I will
that I will finish what I started I will complete my mission every single game by
complete my mission every single game by
complete my mission every single game by completing my mission in life every
completing my mission in life every
completing my mission in life every single day I mean I would empty my
single day I mean I would empty my
single day I mean I would empty my bucket and give every aspect of my life
bucket and give every aspect of my life
bucket and give every aspect of my life every single bit of inky johnson i may
every single bit of inky johnson i may
every single bit of inky johnson i may be crazy i don’t know but i just
be crazy i don’t know but i just
be crazy i don’t know but i just believed my five-year-old son of my six
believed my five-year-old son of my six
believed my five-year-old son of my six year old daughter he deserved the best
year old daughter he deserved the best
year old daughter he deserved the best version of me I may be crazy I don’t
version of me I may be crazy I don’t
version of me I may be crazy I don’t know but I just believe my wife and I’ve
know but I just believe my wife and I’ve
know but I just believe my wife and I’ve been with every since we were in the
been with every since we were in the
been with every since we were in the fifth grade she deserves the best
fifth grade she deserves the best
fifth grade she deserves the best version to me I may be crazy I don’t
version to me I may be crazy I don’t
version to me I may be crazy I don’t know but my three little sisters I just
know but my three little sisters I just
know but my three little sisters I just believed they deserved the best version
believed they deserved the best version
believed they deserved the best version of their big brother
of their big brother
of their big brother I may be crazy I don’t know but the
I may be crazy I don’t know but the
I may be crazy I don’t know but the people I’m a service to on his face of
people I’m a service to on his face of
people I’m a service to on his face of this planet they deserved the best
this planet they deserved the best
this planet they deserved the best version of me I’m not gonna give them
version of me I’m not gonna give them
version of me I’m not gonna give them any less see the thing I understand
any less see the thing I understand
any less see the thing I understand about business I might not know more
about business I might not know more
about business I might not know more more much about the furniture business
more much about the furniture business
more much about the furniture business but I know a lot about the people’s
but I know a lot about the people’s
but I know a lot about the people’s business and I know every single day the
business and I know every single day the
business and I know every single day the people that come across our past whether
people that come across our past whether
people that come across our past whether we’re doing business with them
we’re doing business with them
we’re doing business with them whether we’re talking to him about any
whether we’re talking to him about any
whether we’re talking to him about any aspect of life I know they’re coming
aspect of life I know they’re coming
aspect of life I know they’re coming across my path for a reason and I’m
across my path for a reason and I’m
across my path for a reason and I’m gonna try my best to leave them a little
gonna try my best to leave them a little
gonna try my best to leave them a little bit different the only reason I kept
bit different the only reason I kept
bit different the only reason I kept pressing forward the only reason I
pressing forward the only reason I
pressing forward the only reason I didn’t stop was because everybody that I
didn’t stop was because everybody that I
didn’t stop was because everybody that I met and everybody I came across I knew
met and everybody I came across I knew
met and everybody I came across I knew they were looking at my perspective
they were looking at my perspective
they were looking at my perspective about life and if I can keep pressing
about life and if I can keep pressing
about life and if I can keep pressing forward they may encounter something
forward they may encounter something
forward they may encounter something that they may face maybe want to stop
that they may face maybe want to stop
that they may face maybe want to stop and the first person that will pop up in
and the first person that will pop up in
and the first person that will pop up in their mind man I’m impressed for when it
their mind man I’m impressed for when it
their mind man I’m impressed for when it ain’t kept going surely I can do and so
ain’t kept going surely I can do and so
ain’t kept going surely I can do and so the next week I was back at practice
the next week I was back at practice
the next week I was back at practice with my teammates my guys and I work
with my teammates my guys and I work
with my teammates my guys and I work with my guys did he went through the
with my guys did he went through the
with my guys did he went through the struggle with my guys that we cracked
struggle with my guys that we cracked
struggle with my guys that we cracked jokes with my guys we got knocked out
jokes with my guys we got knocked out
jokes with my guys we got knocked out with my guys that we went to war with my
with my guys that we went to war with my
with my guys that we went to war with my guys and I would give everything for him
guys and I would give everything for him
guys and I would give everything for him I was back at practice in the sandpit
I was back at practice in the sandpit
I was back at practice in the sandpit with a done joy sling and I still have
with a done joy sling and I still have
with a done joy sling and I still have my staples in my body I was back in
my staples in my body I was back in
my staples in my body I was back in class the next week got my undergrad
class the next week got my undergrad
class the next week got my undergrad degree in three years when my life
degree in three years when my life
degree in three years when my life changed
changed
changed night I never stopped I never missed a
night I never stopped I never missed a
night I never stopped I never missed a beat and my life changed and people ask
beat and my life changed and people ask
beat and my life changed and people ask me all the time how did you keep
me all the time how did you keep
me all the time how did you keep pressing forward like the video that you
pressing forward like the video that you
pressing forward like the video that you also I want to give you the backdrop to
also I want to give you the backdrop to
also I want to give you the backdrop to how it happened
how it happened
how it happened ESPN called me they did a story on me
ESPN called me they did a story on me
ESPN called me they did a story on me this past summer but they called me one
this past summer but they called me one
this past summer but they called me one day and I picked up the phone he said is
day and I picked up the phone he said is
day and I picked up the phone he said is this inky johnson I said last time I
this inky johnson I said last time I
this inky johnson I said last time I checked I’m inky johnson they said is
checked I’m inky johnson they said is
checked I’m inky johnson they said is this the same guy that said if you could
this the same guy that said if you could
this the same guy that said if you could change what happened to you you wouldn’t
change what happened to you you wouldn’t
change what happened to you you wouldn’t I said absolutely
I said absolutely
I said absolutely they said it’s our understanding the
they said it’s our understanding the
they said it’s our understanding the game of football meant the world I said
game of football meant the world I said
game of football meant the world I said at one point it did they said it’s our
at one point it did they said it’s our
at one point it did they said it’s our understanding that your family was
understanding that your family was
understanding that your family was banking on you making it to the NFL they
banking on you making it to the NFL they
banking on you making it to the NFL they can have a better way of life I said
can have a better way of life I said
can have a better way of life I said yeah that’s that’s correct and said
yeah that’s that’s correct and said
yeah that’s that’s correct and said we’re coming to see you I said all right
we’re coming to see you I said all right
we’re coming to see you I said all right cool come on I said but we don’t want to
cool come on I said but we don’t want to
cool come on I said but we don’t want to see you in Atlanta we want to see you in
see you in Atlanta we want to see you in
see you in Atlanta we want to see you in Neyland Stadium on the exact yard line
Neyland Stadium on the exact yard line
Neyland Stadium on the exact yard line where your life changes the same time of
where your life changes the same time of
where your life changes the same time of day the only thing that won’t be present
day the only thing that won’t be present
day the only thing that won’t be present its Air Forces team all right cool and
its Air Forces team all right cool and
its Air Forces team all right cool and so they take me to Neyland Stadium they
so they take me to Neyland Stadium they
so they take me to Neyland Stadium they put me on the exact yard line with my
put me on the exact yard line with my
put me on the exact yard line with my life changed they said now tell your
life changed they said now tell your
life changed they said now tell your younger self why you wouldn’t stop your
younger self why you wouldn’t stop your
younger self why you wouldn’t stop your injury if you could if you could be in
injury if you could if you could be in
injury if you could if you could be in the NFL right now making millions of
the NFL right now making millions of
the NFL right now making millions of dollars tell you young yourself why you
dollars tell you young yourself why you
dollars tell you young yourself why you wouldn’t change that situation if you
wouldn’t change that situation if you
wouldn’t change that situation if you could and let’s say the reason I
could and let’s say the reason I
could and let’s say the reason I wouldn’t change it believe it or not has
wouldn’t change it believe it or not has
wouldn’t change it believe it or not has nothing to do with me like on a personal
nothing to do with me like on a personal
nothing to do with me like on a personal level you he thought I was gonna say
level you he thought I was gonna say
level you he thought I was gonna say because of the man that I’ve become the
because of the man that I’ve become the
because of the man that I’ve become the perspective that I’ve acquired my feet
perspective that I’ve acquired my feet
perspective that I’ve acquired my feet that been fortified he thought I was
that been fortified he thought I was
that been fortified he thought I was gonna say something like that I said no
gonna say something like that I said no
gonna say something like that I said no it has nothing to do it has everything
it has nothing to do it has everything
it has nothing to do it has everything to do with the lies that have been
to do with the lies that have been
to do with the lies that have been affected by the result of the process
affected by the result of the process
affected by the result of the process and the thing that I represent in the
and the thing that I represent in the
and the thing that I represent in the world what my spirit represents when
world what my spirit represents when
world what my spirit represents when somebody see me they think perseverance
somebody see me they think perseverance
somebody see me they think perseverance well my spirit represents where somebody
well my spirit represents where somebody
well my spirit represents where somebody see me they think don’t quit what my
see me they think don’t quit what my
see me they think don’t quit what my spirit represents when somebody see me
spirit represents when somebody see me
spirit represents when somebody see me they think SSSs that’s a quality
they think SSSs that’s a quality
they think SSSs that’s a quality individual right there what my character
individual right there what my character
individual right there what my character represents in the world and every single
represents in the world and every single
represents in the world and every single day we’re putting something out like
day we’re putting something out like
day we’re putting something out like that represent something when people see
that represent something when people see
that represent something when people see that they thinks it’s a thought that
that they thinks it’s a thought that
that they thinks it’s a thought that comes to the month when he said go
comes to the month when he said go
comes to the month when he said go standing he gave me that I felt the
standing he gave me that I felt the
standing he gave me that I felt the surge I’m ready when he gave me to go
surge I’m ready when he gave me to go
surge I’m ready when he gave me to go stare I thought the certain type I felt
stare I thought the certain type I felt
stare I thought the certain type I felt different gold-standard with me because
different gold-standard with me because
different gold-standard with me because I think in what I do the line of
I think in what I do the line of
I think in what I do the line of business
business
business I’m gonna go standard because I don’t
I’m gonna go standard because I don’t
I’m gonna go standard because I don’t compromise and every single day I’m
compromise and every single day I’m
compromise and every single day I’m gonna give you my very best you can bet
gonna give you my very best you can bet
gonna give you my very best you can bet your bottom dollar every single day I’m
your bottom dollar every single day I’m
your bottom dollar every single day I’m gonna bring that gold standard to life
gonna bring that gold standard to life
gonna bring that gold standard to life and I’m not just bringing it and one
and I’m not just bringing it and one
and I’m not just bringing it and one aspect of life I’m bringing it every
aspect of life I’m bringing it every
aspect of life I’m bringing it every single aspect of life I’m not gonna be
single aspect of life I’m not gonna be
single aspect of life I’m not gonna be one of these people in the world that’s
one of these people in the world that’s
one of these people in the world that’s a public success but they’re private
a public success but they’re private
a public success but they’re private failure I mean they give everything they
failure I mean they give everything they
failure I mean they give everything they got to one aspect of life but the other
got to one aspect of life but the other
got to one aspect of life but the other areas they lack off no I’m gonna give
areas they lack off no I’m gonna give
areas they lack off no I’m gonna give every single thing I got every aspect of
every single thing I got every aspect of
every single thing I got every aspect of my life because I represent something
my life because I represent something
my life because I represent something when people see me they think something
when people see me they think something
when people see me they think something whether that’s character never givin up
whether that’s character never givin up
whether that’s character never givin up never surrender and the thing that we
never surrender and the thing that we
never surrender and the thing that we can never do is forget what we represent
can never do is forget what we represent
can never do is forget what we represent because that’s how guys end up under
because that’s how guys end up under
because that’s how guys end up under bridge and a cardboard box leap they
bridge and a cardboard box leap they
bridge and a cardboard box leap they forget what they represent when life
forget what they represent when life
forget what they represent when life hits him we’re a curse my only charge
hits him we’re a curse my only charge
hits him we’re a curse my only charge for you never forget what you represent
for you never forget what you represent
for you never forget what you represent like short
like short
like short let’s enjoy what we got I was an
let’s enjoy what we got I was an
let’s enjoy what we got I was an underdog I could play a little bit but I
underdog I could play a little bit but I
underdog I could play a little bit but I was an underdog for the most part but as
was an underdog for the most part but as
was an underdog for the most part but as I stay right here on this stage before
I stay right here on this stage before
I stay right here on this stage before you tonight you know a lot of thoughts
you tonight you know a lot of thoughts
you tonight you know a lot of thoughts come to mind you know at first and
come to mind you know at first and
come to mind you know at first and foremost I think about my life and I
foremost I think about my life and I
foremost I think about my life and I think about adversity and I think about
think about adversity and I think about
think about adversity and I think about opposition but for the most part of my
opposition but for the most part of my
opposition but for the most part of my life I’ve been on this quest to figure
life I’ve been on this quest to figure
life I’ve been on this quest to figure out how can I work hard for something
out how can I work hard for something
out how can I work hard for something and my performance is not based upon the
and my performance is not based upon the
and my performance is not based upon the outcome how can I work and might my
outcome how can I work and might my
outcome how can I work and might my effort and my motivation in my job is
effort and my motivation in my job is
effort and my motivation in my job is not based upon what the product would be
not based upon what the product would be
not based upon what the product would be but more so based upon me taking pride
but more so based upon me taking pride
but more so based upon me taking pride in what I do and so I came up with this
in what I do and so I came up with this
in what I do and so I came up with this thing called process / product and I
thing called process / product and I
thing called process / product and I firmly believe the process saved my life
firmly believe the process saved my life
firmly believe the process saved my life and what I mean by the process I’m
and what I mean by the process I’m
and what I mean by the process I’m talking about the way I handle my
talking about the way I handle my
talking about the way I handle my business on a daily basis and the way I
business on a daily basis and the way I
business on a daily basis and the way I go about every single aspect of my life
go about every single aspect of my life
go about every single aspect of my life I live by this thing called empty bucket
I live by this thing called empty bucket
I live by this thing called empty bucket and when people hear it they think it’s
and when people hear it they think it’s
and when people hear it they think it’s a cute slogan empty the bucket but what
a cute slogan empty the bucket but what
a cute slogan empty the bucket but what they don’t understand and some unspoken
they don’t understand and some unspoken
they don’t understand and some unspoken law empty the boat working it’s an
law empty the boat working it’s an
law empty the boat working it’s an unspoken law of accountability and
unspoken law of accountability and
unspoken law of accountability and responsibility to me on this earth in my
responsibility to me on this earth in my
responsibility to me on this earth in my existence and everybody is connected to
existence and everybody is connected to
existence and everybody is connected to me I may be crazy but I don’t know I
me I may be crazy but I don’t know I
me I may be crazy but I don’t know I just believe that I supposed to give
just believe that I supposed to give
just believe that I supposed to give everybody that is connected to me the
everybody that is connected to me the
everybody that is connected to me the best version of me I just believe I
best version of me I just believe I
best version of me I just believe I deserve to give my wife and my children
deserve to give my wife and my children
deserve to give my wife and my children the best version of me I just believe
the best version of me I just believe
the best version of me I just believe the people that I was doing his hurt I
the people that I was doing his hurt I
the people that I was doing his hurt I deserve to give them the best version of
deserve to give them the best version of
deserve to give them the best version of me
me
me [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] you see the thing about chasing the
you see the thing about chasing the
you see the thing about chasing the product and what the product is the
product and what the product is the
product and what the product is the product is money
product is money
product is money the product is a house the product is a
the product is a house the product is a
the product is a house the product is a car
car
car the thing about chasing a product the
the thing about chasing a product the
the thing about chasing a product the product can always changed and if your
product can always changed and if your
product can always changed and if your performance is always based upon the
performance is always based upon the
performance is always based upon the product what happened when the products
product what happened when the products
product what happened when the products changed and you don’t take pride in what
changed and you don’t take pride in what
changed and you don’t take pride in what you do but the thing about loving the
you do but the thing about loving the
you do but the thing about loving the process everybody wants to prize but
process everybody wants to prize but
process everybody wants to prize but nobody loves the process everybody wants
nobody loves the process everybody wants
nobody loves the process everybody wants to be a champion but nobody’s willing to
to be a champion but nobody’s willing to
to be a champion but nobody’s willing to put in the work that it takes to be a
put in the work that it takes to be a
put in the work that it takes to be a champion everybody wants to hold up the
champion everybody wants to hold up the
champion everybody wants to hold up the trophy and say man I did it but nobody’s
trophy and say man I did it but nobody’s
trophy and say man I did it but nobody’s willing to put in the work that it takes
willing to put in the work that it takes
willing to put in the work that it takes to do it I love the process I love the
to do it I love the process I love the
to do it I love the process I love the thought of working for what I wallet and
thought of working for what I wallet and
thought of working for what I wallet and I firmly believed you never supposed to
I firmly believed you never supposed to
I firmly believed you never supposed to wish for it more than you’re willing to
wish for it more than you’re willing to
wish for it more than you’re willing to work for it your expectations never
work for it your expectations never
work for it your expectations never supposed to exceed your effort but a lot
supposed to exceed your effort but a lot
supposed to exceed your effort but a lot of people they wish and they’re not
of people they wish and they’re not
of people they wish and they’re not willing to work and the great thing
willing to work and the great thing
willing to work and the great thing about life life has a funny way of
about life life has a funny way of
about life life has a funny way of testing all of us and seeing how bad we
testing all of us and seeing how bad we
testing all of us and seeing how bad we really want what it is that we say we
really want what it is that we say we
really want what it is that we say we want because the thing that know about
want because the thing that know about
want because the thing that know about people people can talk to talk and
people people can talk to talk and
people people can talk to talk and people do it very well
people do it very well
people do it very well but life is going to hit you with a
but life is going to hit you with a
but life is going to hit you with a certain level of opposition life is
certain level of opposition life is
certain level of opposition life is going to hit you with a certain level of
going to hit you with a certain level of
going to hit you with a certain level of that versity and life is going to say to
that versity and life is going to say to
that versity and life is going to say to you you said you wanted it now let’s see
you you said you wanted it now let’s see
you you said you wanted it now let’s see how bad you really want it but the great
how bad you really want it but the great
how bad you really want it but the great thing about it if you left the process
thing about it if you left the process
thing about it if you left the process when opposition in that versi hitch you
when opposition in that versi hitch you
when opposition in that versi hitch you will have a way of embracing it and
will have a way of embracing it and
will have a way of embracing it and using it not only for yourself but you
using it not only for yourself but you
using it not only for yourself but you will use it to make everybody that’s
will use it to make everybody that’s
will use it to make everybody that’s connected to you stronger because your
connected to you stronger because your
connected to you stronger because your vision has to be larger than yourself if
vision has to be larger than yourself if
vision has to be larger than yourself if everything that you do is just about
everything that you do is just about
everything that you do is just about doing for your personal gain
doing for your personal gain
doing for your personal gain something’s gonna come up against you
something’s gonna come up against you
something’s gonna come up against you that’s gonna be a lot tougher than you
that’s gonna be a lot tougher than you
that’s gonna be a lot tougher than you and if you’re just about to the moment
and if you’re just about to the moment
and if you’re just about to the moment you hit it you’re gonna quit and give up
you hit it you’re gonna quit and give up
you hit it you’re gonna quit and give up every time
but I believe in given the back story
but I believe in given the back story because I think the back story shakes in
because I think the back story shakes in
because I think the back story shakes in most situations and circumstances and so
most situations and circumstances and so
most situations and circumstances and so I have to give you the back story what
I have to give you the back story what
I have to give you the back story what shaped and molded me into the man that I
shaped and molded me into the man that I
shaped and molded me into the man that I am today I’m 29 years old my mother got
am today I’m 29 years old my mother got
am today I’m 29 years old my mother got pregnant with me at 15 years old I grew
pregnant with me at 15 years old I grew
pregnant with me at 15 years old I grew up on the east side of Atlanta about
up on the east side of Atlanta about
up on the east side of Atlanta about five minutes away from the where that
five minutes away from the where that
five minutes away from the where that Atlanta Braves play and a neighborhood
Atlanta Braves play and a neighborhood
Atlanta Braves play and a neighborhood by the name of Kirkwood drugs gangs
by the name of Kirkwood drugs gangs
by the name of Kirkwood drugs gangs violence you name it and I came up in a
violence you name it and I came up in a
violence you name it and I came up in a two-bedroom home 14 people and I used to
two-bedroom home 14 people and I used to
two-bedroom home 14 people and I used to sleep on the floor my grandmother Miss
sleep on the floor my grandmother Miss
sleep on the floor my grandmother Miss Daisy Johnson
Daisy Johnson
Daisy Johnson she used to come to us and she would say
she used to come to us and she would say
she used to come to us and she would say one night out of the week you all get
one night out of the week you all get
one night out of the week you all get the opportunity to sleep in the bed and
the opportunity to sleep in the bed and
the opportunity to sleep in the bed and so when I got to sleep in the bed it
so when I got to sleep in the bed it
so when I got to sleep in the bed it wasn’t like I got the bed to myself and
wasn’t like I got the bed to myself and
wasn’t like I got the bed to myself and I like laying I got the bed to myself it
I like laying I got the bed to myself it
I like laying I got the bed to myself it was five for my cousin’s in the bed and
was five for my cousin’s in the bed and
was five for my cousin’s in the bed and so we slept three to the foot and three
so we slept three to the foot and three
so we slept three to the foot and three at the head and so as a kid pretty quick
at the head and so as a kid pretty quick
at the head and so as a kid pretty quick I had to make a decision of what I
I had to make a decision of what I
I had to make a decision of what I wanted to do with my life
wanted to do with my life
wanted to do with my life because in that same house I had eight
because in that same house I had eight
because in that same house I had eight uncles all eight of which are still
uncles all eight of which are still
uncles all eight of which are still going in and out of prison till this day
going in and out of prison till this day
going in and out of prison till this day because they sold drugs and they were in
because they sold drugs and they were in
because they sold drugs and they were in gangs and so I looked at it it’s kind of
gangs and so I looked at it it’s kind of
gangs and so I looked at it it’s kind of like that quote that says learn from the
like that quote that says learn from the
like that quote that says learn from the mistakes of other people because you
mistakes of other people because you
mistakes of other people because you can’t make them or yourself
can’t make them or yourself
can’t make them or yourself and so I saw them selling drugs but it
and so I saw them selling drugs but it
and so I saw them selling drugs but it also saw the outcome and so I said I’m
also saw the outcome and so I said I’m
also saw the outcome and so I said I’m not selling drugs I’m not joining a gang
not selling drugs I’m not joining a gang
not selling drugs I’m not joining a gang because I see where that road leads to
because I see where that road leads to
because I see where that road leads to either I’m gonna end up better in prison
either I’m gonna end up better in prison
either I’m gonna end up better in prison I said so my best bet may be to go to
I said so my best bet may be to go to
I said so my best bet may be to go to the NFL and so I went to my cousin by
the NFL and so I went to my cousin by
the NFL and so I went to my cousin by the name of tomorrow said listen man I
the name of tomorrow said listen man I
the name of tomorrow said listen man I want to go to the NFL I feel our family
want to go to the NFL I feel our family
want to go to the NFL I feel our family deserves a better way of life
deserves a better way of life
deserves a better way of life let’s work for it I said we’re gonna be
let’s work for it I said we’re gonna be
let’s work for it I said we’re gonna be patient we’re gonna engage in consistent
patient we’re gonna engage in consistent
patient we’re gonna engage in consistent action every night and so every night we
action every night and so every night we
action every night and so every night we would go out and we were a slight for
would go out and we were a slight for
would go out and we were a slight for the light board in Kirkwood no shoes
the light board in Kirkwood no shoes
the light board in Kirkwood no shoes light for the light pool every night and
light for the light pool every night and
light for the light pool every night and so one night we were getting ready to
so one night we were getting ready to
so one night we were getting ready to racing down the street came a big blue
racing down the street came a big blue
racing down the street came a big blue pickup truck and it poured over to the
pickup truck and it poured over to the
pickup truck and it poured over to the side and out of it got a white guy first
side and out of it got a white guy first
side and out of it got a white guy first white guy ever saw in my life
true story and my uncle Bobo who just
true story and my uncle Bobo who just got sentenced to 40 years in prison he
got sentenced to 40 years in prison he
got sentenced to 40 years in prison he was on one corner my other uncle Johnny
was on one corner my other uncle Johnny
was on one corner my other uncle Johnny he was on the other corner my uncle Bobo
he was on the other corner my uncle Bobo
he was on the other corner my uncle Bobo took off running he looked at me said
took off running he looked at me said
took off running he looked at me said hey don’t talk to him saying to me that
hey don’t talk to him saying to me that
hey don’t talk to him saying to me that guy has to be the police Coast ray
guy has to be the police Coast ray
guy has to be the police Coast ray walked up to us nicest guy in the world
walked up to us nicest guy in the world
walked up to us nicest guy in the world he said would you kids like to play
he said would you kids like to play
he said would you kids like to play organized sports I step to the front I
organized sports I step to the front I
organized sports I step to the front I said yes sir
said yes sir
said yes sir he said go in the house and get your
he said go in the house and get your
he said go in the house and get your guardian my uncle JJ was there ran in
guardian my uncle JJ was there ran in
guardian my uncle JJ was there ran in the house I said oh there’s a guy
the house I said oh there’s a guy
the house I said oh there’s a guy outside
outside
outside he asked me like to play organized
he asked me like to play organized
he asked me like to play organized sports I told him yes he said well I go
sports I told him yes he said well I go
sports I told him yes he said well I go in the house to get my body and I’m
in the house to get my body and I’m
in the house to get my body and I’m coming to get you will you please talk
coming to get you will you please talk
coming to get you will you please talk to monk will say sure my uncle walked
to monk will say sure my uncle walked
to monk will say sure my uncle walked outside coach Trey said would you like
outside coach Trey said would you like
outside coach Trey said would you like to sign these kids up for organized
to sign these kids up for organized
to sign these kids up for organized sports my uncle say yes sir
sports my uncle say yes sir
sports my uncle say yes sir but I hate to tell you we don’t have the
but I hate to tell you we don’t have the
but I hate to tell you we don’t have the money he said don’t worry about the
money he said don’t worry about the
money he said don’t worry about the money you get them to the park and I’ll
money you get them to the park and I’ll
money you get them to the park and I’ll take care that same guy still buys new
take care that same guy still buys new
take care that same guy still buys new drawers and socks until his day on
drawers and socks until his day on
drawers and socks until his day on Christmas and I’m 29 years old he
Christmas and I’m 29 years old he
Christmas and I’m 29 years old he started when I was 7
started when I was 7
started when I was 7 [Applause]
but a weird thing happened one night
but a weird thing happened one night you see most nights after practice
you see most nights after practice
you see most nights after practice everybody will leave to go home and I
everybody will leave to go home and I
everybody will leave to go home and I always had to sit in the park because my
always had to sit in the park because my
always had to sit in the park because my mother worked that witness and my mother
mother worked that witness and my mother
mother worked that witness and my mother didn’t get off work till about ten
didn’t get off work till about ten
didn’t get off work till about ten o’clock 10:30 motion nights and I’ll be
o’clock 10:30 motion nights and I’ll be
o’clock 10:30 motion nights and I’ll be sitting there in the park and I loved it
sitting there in the park and I loved it
sitting there in the park and I loved it I didn’t want anybody to take me home
I didn’t want anybody to take me home
I didn’t want anybody to take me home because when I went home I was sleeping
because when I went home I was sleeping
because when I went home I was sleeping on the floor with roaches and rats and
on the floor with roaches and rats and
on the floor with roaches and rats and so any time I got in solitude the dream
so any time I got in solitude the dream
so any time I got in solitude the dream any time I got in solitude to think
any time I got in solitude to think
any time I got in solitude to think about what I wanted to do for my family
about what I wanted to do for my family
about what I wanted to do for my family in my community I took advantage of it
in my community I took advantage of it
in my community I took advantage of it and so most nights I’ll be sitting there
and so most nights I’ll be sitting there
and so most nights I’ll be sitting there in the park and I’ll be looking up at
in the park and I’ll be looking up at
in the park and I’ll be looking up at the lights and I’ll be envisioning
the lights and I’ll be envisioning
the lights and I’ll be envisioning myself doing things in the NFL
myself doing things in the NFL
myself doing things in the NFL envisioning myself doing things in my
envisioning myself doing things in my
envisioning myself doing things in my community and just as the lights would
community and just as the lights would
community and just as the lights would always go out my mother she would pull
always go out my mother she would pull
always go out my mother she would pull up and she used to drive the old Buick
up and she used to drive the old Buick
up and she used to drive the old Buick Regal hubcaps off the car seats torn up
Regal hubcaps off the car seats torn up
Regal hubcaps off the car seats torn up the car was all beat up and she will
the car was all beat up and she will
the car was all beat up and she will pull up and she will put the car in park
pull up and she will put the car in park
pull up and she will put the car in park and I will always hop up I run over to
and I will always hop up I run over to
and I will always hop up I run over to my mother I would give her a hug and a
my mother I would give her a hug and a
my mother I would give her a hug and a kiss I would say mommy if you don’t mind
kiss I would say mommy if you don’t mind
kiss I would say mommy if you don’t mind can you please sit back in your car I
can you please sit back in your car I
can you please sit back in your car I have to do some extra drills I have to
have to do some extra drills I have to
have to do some extra drills I have to go to the NFL she would never have to
go to the NFL she would never have to
go to the NFL she would never have to work another day in your life and I knew
work another day in your life and I knew
work another day in your life and I knew she was tired and every night my mother
she was tired and every night my mother
she was tired and every night my mother would say sure and she was sit back in
would say sure and she was sit back in
would say sure and she was sit back in that car those car lights we hit that
that car those car lights we hit that
that car those car lights we hit that feeling here you got a seven-year-old
feeling here you got a seven-year-old
feeling here you got a seven-year-old kid doing back cutting drills running
kid doing back cutting drills running
kid doing back cutting drills running sprints running laps chasing his dream
sprints running laps chasing his dream
sprints running laps chasing his dream to go to the NFL and just beyond those
to go to the NFL and just beyond those
to go to the NFL and just beyond those car lights I could always connect with
car lights I could always connect with
car lights I could always connect with my mother’s eyes and so it made me dig a
my mother’s eyes and so it made me dig a
my mother’s eyes and so it made me dig a little bit deeper it made me push myself
little bit deeper it made me push myself
little bit deeper it made me push myself a little bit further it made me work a
a little bit further it made me work a
a little bit further it made me work a little bit harder I live by this thing
little bit harder I live by this thing
little bit harder I live by this thing called the harder you work the harder it
called the harder you work the harder it
called the harder you work the harder it is to surrender you see the reason
is to surrender you see the reason
is to surrender you see the reason people quit they don’t take pride in
people quit they don’t take pride in
people quit they don’t take pride in what they do the harder you work the
what they do the harder you work the
what they do the harder you work the harder it is to surrender
harder it is to surrender
harder it is to surrender nothing not just talking about business
nothing not just talking about business
nothing not just talking about business I’m talking about winning simultaneously
I’m talking about winning simultaneously
I’m talking about winning simultaneously in every aspect of life I’m not
in every aspect of life I’m not
in every aspect of life I’m not concerned with a person that does well
concerned with a person that does well
concerned with a person that does well in one aspect of their life and they can
in one aspect of their life and they can
in one aspect of their life and they can hang their hat dance a man I made a lot
hang their hat dance a man I made a lot
hang their hat dance a man I made a lot of money you made a lot of money you’re
of money you made a lot of money you’re
of money you made a lot of money you’re a public success but your private salary
a public success but your private salary
a public success but your private salary what good is it to make a lot of money
what good is it to make a lot of money
what good is it to make a lot of money you want to go home to your family what
you want to go home to your family what
you want to go home to your family what good is it to make a lot of money if you
good is it to make a lot of money if you
good is it to make a lot of money if you don’t take care of your kids what good
don’t take care of your kids what good
don’t take care of your kids what good is your public success with your private
is your public success with your private
is your public success with your private value and so how did we win
value and so how did we win
value and so how did we win simultaneously and take pride in
simultaneously and take pride in
simultaneously and take pride in everything
everything
everything and one night my mother couldn’t pick me
and one night my mother couldn’t pick me
and one night my mother couldn’t pick me up and she thought go straight
up and she thought go straight
up and she thought go straight she said coach I can’t make it tonight
she said coach I can’t make it tonight
she said coach I can’t make it tonight can you please take inky home and so he
can you please take inky home and so he
can you please take inky home and so he put me in about eight guys in the back
put me in about eight guys in the back
put me in about eight guys in the back of his pickup truck and he said you
of his pickup truck and he said you
of his pickup truck and he said you can’t drop your flatness and so when he
can’t drop your flatness and so when he
can’t drop your flatness and so when he got to my house I got out on the
got to my house I got out on the
got to my house I got out on the sidewalk and I’m standing in front of
sidewalk and I’m standing in front of
sidewalk and I’m standing in front of 125 one Street and I looked back at
125 one Street and I looked back at
125 one Street and I looked back at coach tray and I said why why are you
coach tray and I said why why are you
coach tray and I said why why are you doing this because where I came from
doing this because where I came from
doing this because where I came from people didn’t just help you
people didn’t just help you
people didn’t just help you it was I pat you on your back you got to
it was I pat you on your back you got to
it was I pat you on your back you got to Pat me on my back you remember I did
Pat me on my back you remember I did
Pat me on my back you remember I did that for you you got to do this for me
that for you you got to do this for me
that for you you got to do this for me and I said why are you doing this and he
and I said why are you doing this and he
and I said why are you doing this and he looked back at me and Sun Sun I want to
looked back at me and Sun Sun I want to
looked back at me and Sun Sun I want to tell you something he said I don’t want
tell you something he said I don’t want
tell you something he said I don’t want you to ever forget it he said son the
you to ever forget it he said son the
you to ever forget it he said son the more you make sure that somebody else’s
more you make sure that somebody else’s
more you make sure that somebody else’s life is okay God will always make sure
life is okay God will always make sure
life is okay God will always make sure that your life is okay
the light bulb went off
the light bulb went off I stopped being this little selfish kid
I stopped being this little selfish kid
I stopped being this little selfish kid I stopped being like my four-year-old
I stopped being like my four-year-old
I stopped being like my four-year-old son and for the first time in my life I
son and for the first time in my life I
son and for the first time in my life I stopped thinking everything was just
stopped thinking everything was just
stopped thinking everything was just about inky johnson and i realized my
about inky johnson and i realized my
about inky johnson and i realized my existence on this earth is a lot bigger
existence on this earth is a lot bigger
existence on this earth is a lot bigger than me
than me
than me I realized me my lineage in my family
I realized me my lineage in my family
I realized me my lineage in my family when I step outside of my door in the
when I step outside of my door in the
when I step outside of my door in the morning what I represent is a lot bigger
morning what I represent is a lot bigger
morning what I represent is a lot bigger than me and so the thing I had to
than me and so the thing I had to
than me and so the thing I had to understand every day I woke up and
understand every day I woke up and
understand every day I woke up and everything that I was a part of I first
everything that I was a part of I first
everything that I was a part of I first had to understand I was representing a
had to understand I was representing a
had to understand I was representing a lot more than myself I first had to
lot more than myself I first had to
lot more than myself I first had to start living my two words honor and
start living my two words honor and
start living my two words honor and legacy and what I mean by honor and
legacy and what I mean by honor and
legacy and what I mean by honor and legacy you honor the ones that paved the
legacy you honor the ones that paved the
legacy you honor the ones that paved the way for you and you leave a legacy for
way for you and you leave a legacy for
way for you and you leave a legacy for the ones that’s coming behind you we
the ones that’s coming behind you we
the ones that’s coming behind you we just have it right now while we’re a
just have it right now while we’re a
just have it right now while we’re a part of something right now somebody
part of something right now somebody
part of something right now somebody else came to course and paved the way
else came to course and paved the way
else came to course and paved the way and somebody will come after us and so
and somebody will come after us and so
and somebody will come after us and so while we have it how can we do it in
while we have it how can we do it in
while we have it how can we do it in such a way that we leave a legacy for
such a way that we leave a legacy for
such a way that we leave a legacy for the ones that’s coming behind us and we
the ones that’s coming behind us and we
the ones that’s coming behind us and we honor the ones that paved the way for us
honor the ones that paved the way for us
honor the ones that paved the way for us and so everything I did I took a certain
and so everything I did I took a certain
and so everything I did I took a certain level of pride in it
level of pride in it
level of pride in it people thought I just wanted to be a
people thought I just wanted to be a
people thought I just wanted to be a great football player but they didn’t
great football player but they didn’t
great football player but they didn’t understand about Indy jobs was this I
understand about Indy jobs was this I
understand about Indy jobs was this I could have watched cars I guarantee you
could have watched cars I guarantee you
could have watched cars I guarantee you I would have been the best part washing
I would have been the best part washing
I would have been the best part washing it was in the world because the thing
it was in the world because the thing
it was in the world because the thing that understood I wasn’t just
that understood I wasn’t just
that understood I wasn’t just representing myself it wasn’t just about
representing myself it wasn’t just about
representing myself it wasn’t just about me everything that I did I stepped in my
me everything that I did I stepped in my
me everything that I did I stepped in my mindset for me to wait now I was
mindset for me to wait now I was
mindset for me to wait now I was operating with a spirit of collective
operating with a spirit of collective
operating with a spirit of collective character meaning it didn’t matter what
character meaning it didn’t matter what
character meaning it didn’t matter what I did individually if I didn’t represent
I did individually if I didn’t represent
I did individually if I didn’t represent my mother in the right way and didn’t
my mother in the right way and didn’t
my mother in the right way and didn’t matter if I didn’t represent my lineage
matter if I didn’t represent my lineage
matter if I didn’t represent my lineage in the right way and fight it represent
in the right way and fight it represent
in the right way and fight it represent my team in the right way who cares what
my team in the right way who cares what
my team in the right way who cares what I did individually I didn’t care if we
I did individually I didn’t care if we
I did individually I didn’t care if we won a game and I scored 40 points
won a game and I scored 40 points
won a game and I scored 40 points individually who cared I shipped it from
individually who cared I shipped it from
individually who cared I shipped it from me that way and so everything I started
me that way and so everything I started
me that way and so everything I started to do I was thinking about my family I
to do I was thinking about my family I
to do I was thinking about my family I was thinking about what my community and
was thinking about what my community and
was thinking about what my community and I was thinking about my friends in a
I was thinking about my friends in a
I was thinking about my friends in a different way and I will never forget I
different way and I will never forget I
different way and I will never forget I got to high school and nobody in my
got to high school and nobody in my
got to high school and nobody in my family had ever been to college they all
family had ever been to college they all
family had ever been to college they all dropped out ending up in prison my high
dropped out ending up in prison my high
dropped out ending up in prison my high school the name of her scrim High School
school the name of her scrim High School
school the name of her scrim High School in Atlanta they used to call it crime
in Atlanta they used to call it crime
in Atlanta they used to call it crime cottage to shoot teachers and my first
cottage to shoot teachers and my first
cottage to shoot teachers and my first day I walked through the metal detector
day I walked through the metal detector
day I walked through the metal detector and a cop was standing on the other end
and a cop was standing on the other end
and a cop was standing on the other end of the metal detector and he said what
of the metal detector and he said what
of the metal detector and he said what is your plan little man I said my plan
is your plan little man I said my plan
is your plan little man I said my plan is to go to Division one
is to go to Division one
is to go to Division one he said no you’ll probably go to
he said no you’ll probably go to
he said no you’ll probably go to cellblock D one I said no you got the
cellblock D one I said no you got the
cellblock D one I said no you got the wrong guy he said I heard that before
wrong guy he said I heard that before
wrong guy he said I heard that before your uncle’s came through and said the
your uncle’s came through and said the
your uncle’s came through and said the same thing I said no I’m telling you you
same thing I said no I’m telling you you
same thing I said no I’m telling you you got the wrong guy you know the first
got the wrong guy you know the first
got the wrong guy you know the first person I want to see when I got my
person I want to see when I got my
person I want to see when I got my scholarship papers
but you know the most amazing thing
but you know the most amazing thing happened it wasn’t that I went to
happened it wasn’t that I went to
happened it wasn’t that I went to college I had three little cousins
college I had three little cousins
college I had three little cousins sleeping on that same floor that went to
sleeping on that same floor that went to
sleeping on that same floor that went to college I saw friends in my community
college I saw friends in my community
college I saw friends in my community come off the corner from selling jobs
come off the corner from selling jobs
come off the corner from selling jobs and go to college I saw friends in my
and go to college I saw friends in my
and go to college I saw friends in my community come out of gangs and go to
community come out of gangs and go to
community come out of gangs and go to college all because I shifted my mindset
college all because I shifted my mindset
college all because I shifted my mindset and it wasn’t about me
and it wasn’t about me
and it wasn’t about me I brought generational curses in my
I brought generational curses in my
I brought generational curses in my community because it wasn’t just about
community because it wasn’t just about
community because it wasn’t just about me I didn’t care so much about me going
me I didn’t care so much about me going
me I didn’t care so much about me going to college I wanted the ones coming
to college I wanted the ones coming
to college I wanted the ones coming behind me to get it and I’ll never
behind me to get it and I’ll never
behind me to get it and I’ll never forget I went on an airplane and my
forget I went on an airplane and my
forget I went on an airplane and my first time riding the airplane I was a
first time riding the airplane I was a
first time riding the airplane I was a senior going into a football game and I
senior going into a football game and I
senior going into a football game and I wasn’t arrested on an airplane and as I
wasn’t arrested on an airplane and as I
wasn’t arrested on an airplane and as I was washing my hands
was washing my hands
was washing my hands there was a sign on the wall and I’ll
there was a sign on the wall and I’ll
there was a sign on the wall and I’ll never forget it my first time on the
never forget it my first time on the
never forget it my first time on the airplane I’m washing my hands that was a
airplane I’m washing my hands that was a
airplane I’m washing my hands that was a sign on the wall and as I was walking
sign on the wall and as I was walking
sign on the wall and as I was walking out in wrestling the sign said as common
out in wrestling the sign said as common
out in wrestling the sign said as common courtesy to the person that’s coming
courtesy to the person that’s coming
courtesy to the person that’s coming behind you can you wipe the sink I’ll
behind you can you wipe the sink I’ll
behind you can you wipe the sink I’ll leave it better than your family and I
leave it better than your family and I
leave it better than your family and I said as common courtesy to the
said as common courtesy to the
said as common courtesy to the generation that is coming behind me in
generation that is coming behind me in
generation that is coming behind me in life everything that I touch everything
life everything that I touch everything
life everything that I touch everything that I’m a part of I vowed to God that I
that I’m a part of I vowed to God that I
that I’m a part of I vowed to God that I will leave it better than I found it and
will leave it better than I found it and
will leave it better than I found it and so now it wasn’t even about me
so now it wasn’t even about me
so now it wasn’t even about me [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] and I got my scholarship up to Tennessee
and I got my scholarship up to Tennessee
and I got my scholarship up to Tennessee and they looked at me when I first said
and they looked at me when I first said
and they looked at me when I first said campus 135 pound kids soaking wet in the
campus 135 pound kids soaking wet in the
campus 135 pound kids soaking wet in the SVC
and the first reporter he asked me he
and the first reporter he asked me he said inky johnson do you even think
said inky johnson do you even think
said inky johnson do you even think you’re gonna play at the University of
you’re gonna play at the University of
you’re gonna play at the University of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee he said year 135 pounds
he said year 135 pounds
he said year 135 pounds I said not only am I gonna play I’m
I said not only am I gonna play I’m
I said not only am I gonna play I’m gonna start I said you made a mistake I
gonna start I said you made a mistake I
gonna start I said you made a mistake I said see what you don’t understand and
said see what you don’t understand and
said see what you don’t understand and this is what most people do they base
this is what most people do they base
this is what most people do they base judgment off for what they can see what
judgment off for what they can see what
judgment off for what they can see what they don’t understand the moments that
they don’t understand the moments that
they don’t understand the moments that make you who you are the moments that
make you who you are the moments that
make you who you are the moments that they can’t see you see anybody can be on
they can’t see you see anybody can be on
they can’t see you see anybody can be on their best behavior when somebody is
their best behavior when somebody is
their best behavior when somebody is standing over their shoulder watching
standing over their shoulder watching
standing over their shoulder watching them seeing if they’re gonna do what
them seeing if they’re gonna do what
them seeing if they’re gonna do what they’re supposed to do but what they’re
they’re supposed to do but what they’re
they’re supposed to do but what they’re reported in cuc he can see I came from
reported in cuc he can see I came from
reported in cuc he can see I came from Krim high we could see I was 135 pounds
Krim high we could see I was 135 pounds
Krim high we could see I was 135 pounds you can see i was 5-9 he can see all of
you can see i was 5-9 he can see all of
you can see i was 5-9 he can see all of the stats he can see all of that but
the stats he can see all of that but
the stats he can see all of that but what he never saw was when I was in the
what he never saw was when I was in the
what he never saw was when I was in the park of my mother when I was seven years
park of my mother when I was seven years
park of my mother when I was seven years old she was sitting in that Buick Regal
old she was sitting in that Buick Regal
old she was sitting in that Buick Regal at 10:30 at night but he didn’t see was
at 10:30 at night but he didn’t see was
at 10:30 at night but he didn’t see was every Saturday morning at 5:30 I was up
every Saturday morning at 5:30 I was up
every Saturday morning at 5:30 I was up running two miles to a fire station and
running two miles to a fire station and
running two miles to a fire station and two miles back home what you didn’t see
two miles back home what you didn’t see
two miles back home what you didn’t see was every time I slept on that floor we
was every time I slept on that floor we
was every time I slept on that floor we won’t stand rats with my cousin’s I got
won’t stand rats with my cousin’s I got
won’t stand rats with my cousin’s I got up every morning went to school and
up every morning went to school and
up every morning went to school and never made one excuse but he didn’t see
never made one excuse but he didn’t see
never made one excuse but he didn’t see was on Christmas Eve when a guy when a
was on Christmas Eve when a guy when a
was on Christmas Eve when a guy when a guy came through me and my cousin’s
guy came through me and my cousin’s
guy came through me and my cousin’s window he stuck a nine-millimeter in a
window he stuck a nine-millimeter in a
window he stuck a nine-millimeter in a 45 and boom fireface and took all of our
45 and boom fireface and took all of our
45 and boom fireface and took all of our Christmas gift and we had to stand on
Christmas gift and we had to stand on
Christmas gift and we had to stand on the curb when our mother told us y’all
the curb when our mother told us y’all
the curb when our mother told us y’all just be grateful he didn’t see that and
just be grateful he didn’t see that and
just be grateful he didn’t see that and those were the moments that made me who
those were the moments that made me who
those were the moments that made me who I am and so now his opinion didn’t
I am and so now his opinion didn’t
I am and so now his opinion didn’t matter his opinion would never become my
matter his opinion would never become my
matter his opinion would never become my reality and my freshman year playing
reality and my freshman year playing
reality and my freshman year playing special teams sophomore season came
special teams sophomore season came
special teams sophomore season came broke the starting lineup you know the
broke the starting lineup you know the
broke the starting lineup you know the first person I went to see at media day
[Applause]
[Applause] he quit he was so embarrassed and I’ll
he quit he was so embarrassed and I’ll
he quit he was so embarrassed and I’ll never forget my sophomore season I
never forget my sophomore season I
never forget my sophomore season I finally made it to the point in my life
finally made it to the point in my life
finally made it to the point in my life where I felt as if everything in my life
where I felt as if everything in my life
where I felt as if everything in my life was lining up spiritually I was getting
was lining up spiritually I was getting
was lining up spiritually I was getting the sight life was in shape on track to
the sight life was in shape on track to
the sight life was in shape on track to graduate in three years life was in
graduate in three years life was in
graduate in three years life was in shape education I still remember the day
shape education I still remember the day
shape education I still remember the day I was in the film room watching film and
I was in the film room watching film and
I was in the film room watching film and I was watching the California bears him
I was watching the California bears him
I was watching the California bears him my defensive backs coach Larry Slade
my defensive backs coach Larry Slade
my defensive backs coach Larry Slade came in the room he said inky johnson I
came in the room he said inky johnson I
came in the room he said inky johnson I got some good news for you and I dropped
got some good news for you and I dropped
got some good news for you and I dropped the clicker and I said coach what is it
the clicker and I said coach what is it
the clicker and I said coach what is it he said son you’re a projected top 30
he said son you’re a projected top 30
he said son you’re a projected top 30 Drive thing he said all you have to do
Drive thing he said all you have to do
Drive thing he said all you have to do is play these next 10 football games
is play these next 10 football games
is play these next 10 football games your automatic multi-millionaire I ran
your automatic multi-millionaire I ran
your automatic multi-millionaire I ran out of the room I got on the phone I
out of the room I got on the phone I
out of the room I got on the phone I called my mother my grandmother I said
called my mother my grandmother I said
called my mother my grandmother I said listen I said after this season we were
listen I said after this season we were
listen I said after this season we were never struggling I said we would never
never struggling I said we would never
never struggling I said we would never miss another meal I said after this
miss another meal I said after this
miss another meal I said after this season our lives are about to change
season our lives are about to change
season our lives are about to change forever
forever
forever and literally I know our lives are
and literally I know our lives are
and literally I know our lives are really about to change first game we
really about to change first game we
really about to change first game we come out play against California bears I
come out play against California bears I
come out play against California bears I get an interception we shut him down we
get an interception we shut him down we
get an interception we shut him down we get the victory second game we’re
get the victory second game we’re
get the victory second game we’re playing against Air Force he gets late
playing against Air Force he gets late
playing against Air Force he gets late in the game found ourselves in the
in the game found ourselves in the
in the game found ourselves in the dogfight
dogfight
dogfight quarterback drop back he released the
quarterback drop back he released the
quarterback drop back he released the ball to the running back coming down my
ball to the running back coming down my
ball to the running back coming down my sideline now poster tackle like I
sideline now poster tackle like I
sideline now poster tackle like I approach any other tackle and the way
approach any other tackle and the way
approach any other tackle and the way I’m approaching it
I’m approaching it
I’m approaching it he then my knock you out are you gonna
he then my knock you out are you gonna
he then my knock you out are you gonna knock me out of 165 pounds I can’t play
knock me out of 165 pounds I can’t play
knock me out of 165 pounds I can’t play with anybody but at the point of contact
with anybody but at the point of contact
with anybody but at the point of contact when I hit this guy something different
when I hit this guy something different
when I hit this guy something different happen and never happened to me before
happen and never happened to me before
happen and never happened to me before my life I hit him and it seemed as if
my life I hit him and it seemed as if
my life I hit him and it seemed as if every breath in my body left my body
every breath in my body left my body
every breath in my body left my body would completely member I fell to the
would completely member I fell to the
would completely member I fell to the ground I blacked out I’ll never forgive
ground I blacked out I’ll never forgive
ground I blacked out I’ll never forgive him my eyes open my teammates ran over
him my eyes open my teammates ran over
him my eyes open my teammates ran over to me and my first guy that was over was
to me and my first guy that was over was
to me and my first guy that was over was to rob me or the middle linebacker for
to rob me or the middle linebacker for
to rob me or the middle linebacker for the Patriots one of my best friends and
the Patriots one of my best friends and
the Patriots one of my best friends and he said hey get up let’s go I said I
he said hey get up let’s go I said I
he said hey get up let’s go I said I can’t he said what do you mean you can’t
can’t he said what do you mean you can’t
can’t he said what do you mean you can’t you’re on lockdown Corner we need you
you’re on lockdown Corner we need you
you’re on lockdown Corner we need you let’s go I said I can’t move I said
let’s go I said I can’t move I said
let’s go I said I can’t move I said there’s a shot going through my whole
there’s a shot going through my whole
there’s a shot going through my whole body I can’t feel anything
body I can’t feel anything
body I can’t feel anything when the scariest moments of my life in
when the scariest moments of my life in
when the scariest moments of my life in the shock eventually left and they
the shock eventually left and they
the shock eventually left and they stayed in my writer woman hand I
stayed in my writer woman hand I
stayed in my writer woman hand I remember as I was lying running onto the
remember as I was lying running onto the
remember as I was lying running onto the field up there my head up to the sky and
field up there my head up to the sky and
field up there my head up to the sky and I said god I said surely nothing has
I said god I said surely nothing has
I said god I said surely nothing has happened in this moment that could alter
happened in this moment that could alter
happened in this moment that could alter my life I flipped my head back over to
my life I flipped my head back over to
my life I flipped my head back over to the left they were bringing a spine
the left they were bringing a spine
the left they were bringing a spine board out I flipped my head up to the
board out I flipped my head up to the
board out I flipped my head up to the sky said God I said that’s precautionary
sky said God I said that’s precautionary
sky said God I said that’s precautionary measures right they give me up on the
measures right they give me up on the
measures right they give me up on the spine board they’re willing me off the
spine board they’re willing me off the
spine board they’re willing me off the field and I looked at the doctor because
field and I looked at the doctor because
field and I looked at the doctor because I couldn’t feel my right on they had
I couldn’t feel my right on they had
I couldn’t feel my right on they had poked me with all type of needles and he
poked me with all type of needles and he
poked me with all type of needles and he can you feel this can you feel I come
can you feel this can you feel I come
can you feel this can you feel I come from the thing and I said doc can you
from the thing and I said doc can you
from the thing and I said doc can you can you lift my right arm in hand he
can you lift my right arm in hand he
can you lift my right arm in hand he said sure ain’t and he raised it up and
said sure ain’t and he raised it up and
said sure ain’t and he raised it up and I lifted my left and I pumped the top
I lifted my left and I pumped the top
I lifted my left and I pumped the top supporters I don’t believe in using the
supporters I don’t believe in using the
supporters I don’t believe in using the word fans I think it’s arrogant earn Who
word fans I think it’s arrogant earn Who
word fans I think it’s arrogant earn Who am I to call a person a fan he pay to
am I to call a person a fan he pay to
am I to call a person a fan he pay to see you play their support and he was
see you play their support and he was
see you play their support and he was bringing my arm down I looked at the
bringing my arm down I looked at the
bringing my arm down I looked at the doctor I said oh yeah I said I’ll be
doctor I said oh yeah I said I’ll be
doctor I said oh yeah I said I’ll be back never thinking that would be the
back never thinking that would be the
back never thinking that would be the last game that I would ever play in my
last game that I would ever play in my
last game that I would ever play in my life
life
life they’d give me an amnesty n–‘s turned
they’d give me an amnesty n–‘s turned
they’d give me an amnesty n–‘s turned up but not that still don’t pay any mind
up but not that still don’t pay any mind
up but not that still don’t pay any mind they give me over to the hospital saying
they give me over to the hospital saying
they give me over to the hospital saying we gotta take you back to us and
we gotta take you back to us and
we gotta take you back to us and cat-scans they took me back they ran the
cat-scans they took me back they ran the
cat-scans they took me back they ran the cat scans and they wrote me back into my
cat scans and they wrote me back into my
cat scans and they wrote me back into my room and I’ll never forget it all in
room and I’ll never forget it all in
room and I’ll never forget it all in about a 15 second timeframe I was lying
about a 15 second timeframe I was lying
about a 15 second timeframe I was lying here in my bed and I could see over my
here in my bed and I could see over my
here in my bed and I could see over my right shoulder and I looked at my father
right shoulder and I looked at my father
right shoulder and I looked at my father and we caught eyes and my father he went
and we caught eyes and my father he went
and we caught eyes and my father he went to take his step in and he looked at me
to take his step in and he looked at me
to take his step in and he looked at me he said son I can’t do it and he walked
he said son I can’t do it and he walked
he said son I can’t do it and he walked out my mother she came in she was
out my mother she came in she was
out my mother she came in she was running she kissed me on my forehead she
running she kissed me on my forehead she
running she kissed me on my forehead she said a friend she said think
said a friend she said think
said a friend she said think everything’s gonna be okay and she ran
everything’s gonna be okay and she ran
everything’s gonna be okay and she ran out and as soon as my mother stepped
out and as soon as my mother stepped
out and as soon as my mother stepped outside of the room and doctor rushed in
outside of the room and doctor rushed in
outside of the room and doctor rushed in from the opposite side he said hey get
from the opposite side he said hey get
from the opposite side he said hey get in here we got rushed just got back to
in here we got rushed just got back to
in here we got rushed just got back to emergency surgery he’s about to die
emergency surgery he’s about to die
emergency surgery he’s about to die I said what I said my mom just told me
I said what I said my mom just told me
I said what I said my mom just told me everything’s going to be okay like this
everything’s going to be okay like this
everything’s going to be okay like this total obviously you’re talking about I’m
total obviously you’re talking about I’m
total obviously you’re talking about I’m about to die
about to die
about to die I said what happened he said something
I said what happened he said something
I said what happened he said something what happened you have busted up to play
what happened you have busted up to play
what happened you have busted up to play via an artery in your chest you’re
via an artery in your chest you’re
via an artery in your chest you’re bleeding internally after rushing back
bleeding internally after rushing back
bleeding internally after rushing back and take the main vein out of your left
and take the main vein out of your left
and take the main vein out of your left leg and plug it into your chest and
leg and plug it into your chest and
leg and plug it into your chest and order to save your life and when I woke
order to save your life and when I woke
order to save your life and when I woke up from recovery the same doctors
up from recovery the same doctors
up from recovery the same doctors standing over me set a key
standing over me set a key
standing over me set a key good news and some bad news for you so
good news and some bad news for you so
good news and some bad news for you so you got some bad news for him after
you got some bad news for him after
you got some bad news for him after telling I was about to die I’m still
telling I was about to die I’m still
telling I was about to die I’m still alive how bad can it get him he said the
alive how bad can it get him he said the
alive how bad can it get him he said the good news is son we saved your life I
good news is son we saved your life I
good news is son we saved your life I said thank you sir he said the bad news
said thank you sir he said the bad news
said thank you sir he said the bad news is you have nerve damage in your right
is you have nerve damage in your right
is you have nerve damage in your right shoulder sicko he said we got to sing
shoulder sicko he said we got to sing
shoulder sicko he said we got to sing you up to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester
you up to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester
you up to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota I said cool he said what the
Minnesota I said cool he said what the
Minnesota I said cool he said what the problem is Inc you probably can never
problem is Inc you probably can never
problem is Inc you probably can never play the game of football again in your
play the game of football again in your
play the game of football again in your life I said no way
life I said no way
life I said no way you see ya ain’t you got some pretty bad
you see ya ain’t you got some pretty bad
you see ya ain’t you got some pretty bad nerve damage I said no I said doc no
nerve damage I said no I said doc no
nerve damage I said no I said doc no disrespect man but I’m eight games away
disrespect man but I’m eight games away
disrespect man but I’m eight games away like doc no disrespect but this is about
like doc no disrespect but this is about
like doc no disrespect but this is about to change my family’s life doc I’ve been
to change my family’s life doc I’ve been
to change my family’s life doc I’ve been working for this ever since I was seven
working for this ever since I was seven
working for this ever since I was seven years old doc there’s no way God not now
years old doc there’s no way God not now
years old doc there’s no way God not now huh like let me make it to the NFL so I
huh like let me make it to the NFL so I
huh like let me make it to the NFL so I can help my family first like a pea we
can help my family first like a pea we
can help my family first like a pea we miss Mills and you’re talking about my
miss Mills and you’re talking about my
miss Mills and you’re talking about my career can end right now like no way and
career can end right now like no way and
career can end right now like no way and I snap out of it I said man I never
I snap out of it I said man I never
I snap out of it I said man I never cheated I said there’s no way I’ve never
cheated I said there’s no way I’ve never
cheated I said there’s no way I’ve never cheated I’ve never cheated myself I gave
cheated I’ve never cheated myself I gave
cheated I’ve never cheated myself I gave everything I had to it and I respected
everything I had to it and I respected
everything I had to it and I respected it I never cheated there’s no way that
it I never cheated there’s no way that
it I never cheated there’s no way that my career could be over I said send me
my career could be over I said send me
my career could be over I said send me up to the Mayo Clinic and after several
up to the Mayo Clinic and after several
up to the Mayo Clinic and after several visits I’ll never forget this is when
visits I’ll never forget this is when
visits I’ll never forget this is when reality set in it was me my mother my
reality set in it was me my mother my
reality set in it was me my mother my father in the room and the doctors came
father in the room and the doctors came
father in the room and the doctors came in they said inky johnson here’s to do
in they said inky johnson here’s to do
in they said inky johnson here’s to do it said son you have torn all the nerves
it said son you have torn all the nerves
it said son you have torn all the nerves and you’ll break your plexus and say you
and you’ll break your plexus and say you
and you’ll break your plexus and say you break your flexors or the nerve roots
break your flexors or the nerve roots
break your flexors or the nerve roots that go from your spine and they come
that go from your spine and they come
that go from your spine and they come down and control your shoulder your arm
down and control your shoulder your arm
down and control your shoulder your arm in your hand they say you have turned
in your hand they say you have turned
in your hand they say you have turned them at all levels it cannot be
them at all levels it cannot be
them at all levels it cannot be reblogged it says something we hate to
reblogged it says something we hate to
reblogged it says something we hate to tell you what you’re on it would never
tell you what you’re on it would never
tell you what you’re on it would never be the same again your hand it would
be the same again your hand it would
be the same again your hand it would never be the same again son you can
never be the same again son you can
never be the same again son you can never play the game of football again it
never play the game of football again it
never play the game of football again it says son here your surgery options we
says son here your surgery options we
says son here your surgery options we could take the muscle out of the back of
could take the muscle out of the back of
could take the muscle out of the back of your left leg plug it into you right on
your left leg plug it into you right on
your left leg plug it into you right on but there’s a possibility that you’ll be
but there’s a possibility that you’ll be
but there’s a possibility that you’ll be left with the weak left leg of the weak
left with the weak left leg of the weak
left with the weak left leg of the weak right on the rest of your life oh we can
right on the rest of your life oh we can
right on the rest of your life oh we can take a nerve out of your left arm
take a nerve out of your left arm
take a nerve out of your left arm reroute it up to your chest down into
reroute it up to your chest down into
reroute it up to your chest down into your right oh but there’s a possibility
your right oh but there’s a possibility
your right oh but there’s a possibility that you’ll be left with two weak arms
that you’ll be left with two weak arms
that you’ll be left with two weak arms to rest of your life or we can take a
to rest of your life or we can take a
to rest of your life or we can take a nerve right of your left rib reroute it
nerve right of your left rib reroute it
nerve right of your left rib reroute it up to your chest down into your right on
up to your chest down into your right on
up to your chest down into your right on but there’s a possibility that you’ll be
but there’s a possibility that you’ll be
but there’s a possibility that you’ll be left with a breathing problem and a weak
left with a breathing problem and a weak
left with a breathing problem and a weak right on the rest of your life by the
right on the rest of your life by the
right on the rest of your life by the way tell us what you want to do in the
way tell us what you want to do in the
way tell us what you want to do in the morning
and the next morning I walked into the
and the next morning I walked into the doctor’s office they said something what
doctor’s office they said something what
doctor’s office they said something what option did you choose
option did you choose
option did you choose I said no disrespect to you doctor I’m
I said no disrespect to you doctor I’m
I said no disrespect to you doctor I’m not choosing an option my situation is
not choosing an option my situation is
not choosing an option my situation is out of your hands it said cut with the
out of your hands it said cut with the
out of your hands it said cut with the tube top I said no disrespect to you doc
tube top I said no disrespect to you doc
tube top I said no disrespect to you doc cut me where you gotta cut me my
cut me where you gotta cut me my
cut me where you gotta cut me my situation is out of your hands I’m not
situation is out of your hands I’m not
situation is out of your hands I’m not choosing an option I said I know I will
choosing an option I said I know I will
choosing an option I said I know I will come out of this situation okay and as I
come out of this situation okay and as I
come out of this situation okay and as I stand right here on this stage thank you
stand right here on this stage thank you
stand right here on this stage thank you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] as I stand right on this stage before
as I stand right on this stage before
as I stand right on this stage before you today they cut me six times down my
you today they cut me six times down my
you today they cut me six times down my left eye they cut me two times across my
left eye they cut me two times across my
left eye they cut me two times across my right rib they caught me two times
right rib they caught me two times
right rib they caught me two times across my right PEC they cut me one time
across my right PEC they cut me one time
across my right PEC they cut me one time across the left side of my neck one time
across the left side of my neck one time
across the left side of my neck one time of course the right side of my neck they
of course the right side of my neck they
of course the right side of my neck they cut me from the bottom of my armpit all
cut me from the bottom of my armpit all
cut me from the bottom of my armpit all the way down to the bottom of my hand
the way down to the bottom of my hand
the way down to the bottom of my hand and that they got through cutting on me
and that they got through cutting on me
and that they got through cutting on me they said son you’re gonna be in this
they said son you’re gonna be in this
they said son you’re gonna be in this hospital for the next 40 days I walked
hospital for the next 40 days I walked
hospital for the next 40 days I walked out of the hospital on the third day
out of the hospital on the third day
out of the hospital on the third day they said you broke a record how did you
they said you broke a record how did you
they said you broke a record how did you do it and I said first and foremost the
do it and I said first and foremost the
do it and I said first and foremost the thing I want y’all to understand I would
thing I want y’all to understand I would
thing I want y’all to understand I would never let a circumstance or situation
never let a circumstance or situation
never let a circumstance or situation define my life
but most importantly you know what I had
but most importantly you know what I had invested I had sweat
I had been working my whole life and
I had been working my whole life and what I didn’t understand by being
what I didn’t understand by being
what I didn’t understand by being determined to chase something by being
determined to chase something by being
determined to chase something by being committed to it and what commitment is
committed to it and what commitment is
committed to it and what commitment is commitment to staying true to what you
commitment to staying true to what you
commitment to staying true to what you said you were going to do long after the
said you were going to do long after the
said you were going to do long after the mood that you have set it in has left
mood that you have set it in has left
mood that you have set it in has left you see people think commitment is
you see people think commitment is
you see people think commitment is saying yes I’ll do it on the days when
saying yes I’ll do it on the days when
saying yes I’ll do it on the days when they feel good but I’ve been committed
they feel good but I’ve been committed
they feel good but I’ve been committed to everything that I ever started in my
to everything that I ever started in my
to everything that I ever started in my life and I never stop and I’ll never
life and I never stop and I’ll never
life and I never stop and I’ll never quit it and so by being committed to
quit it and so by being committed to
quit it and so by being committed to everything that I started I finished it
everything that I started I finished it
everything that I started I finished it if not the certain type of spirit it
if not the certain type of spirit it
if not the certain type of spirit it built the certain type of mentality and
built the certain type of mentality and
built the certain type of mentality and built the certain type of individual and
built the certain type of individual and
built the certain type of individual and so now I couldn’t quit even if I wanted
so now I couldn’t quit even if I wanted
so now I couldn’t quit even if I wanted to I couldn’t lay in the bed even if I
to I couldn’t lay in the bed even if I
to I couldn’t lay in the bed even if I wanted to I couldn’t stop even if I
wanted to I couldn’t stop even if I
wanted to I couldn’t stop even if I wanted to I had too much sweat equity in
wanted to I had too much sweat equity in
wanted to I had too much sweat equity in my life and everything that I was doing
my life and everything that I was doing
my life and everything that I was doing because I understood my existence wasn’t
because I understood my existence wasn’t
because I understood my existence wasn’t about me I went from me to we long time
about me I went from me to we long time
about me I went from me to we long time ago I understood the process is more
ago I understood the process is more
ago I understood the process is more important than the product it wasn’t
important than the product it wasn’t
important than the product it wasn’t about the outcome for me what my meeting
about the outcome for me what my meeting
about the outcome for me what my meeting today inept or not it was
today inept or not it was
today inept or not it was inconsequential in God’s plan for my
inconsequential in God’s plan for my
inconsequential in God’s plan for my life but I was going to fall in love
life but I was going to fall in love
life but I was going to fall in love with that process because I understood
with that process because I understood
with that process because I understood by falling in love for that process it
by falling in love for that process it
by falling in love for that process it was going to turn me into a machine
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
you see a lot of people need things to
you see a lot of people need things to get motivated a lot of people need a
get motivated a lot of people need a
get motivated a lot of people need a little extra money to get motivated a
little extra money to get motivated a
little extra money to get motivated a lot of people need you know whatever the
lot of people need you know whatever the
lot of people need you know whatever the case may be a little bonus to get
case may be a little bonus to get
case may be a little bonus to get motivated I don’t need anything but
motivated I don’t need anything but
motivated I don’t need anything but reffering my body and life and every day
reffering my body and life and every day
reffering my body and life and every day I wake up I understand I got two
I wake up I understand I got two
I wake up I understand I got two children depending on me understand I
children depending on me understand I
children depending on me understand I got a wife depending on me understand I
got a wife depending on me understand I
got a wife depending on me understand I got a world that needs me the reason I
got a world that needs me the reason I
got a world that needs me the reason I go at life with the passion and the zeal
go at life with the passion and the zeal
go at life with the passion and the zeal that I go at it with it’s because I
that I go at it with it’s because I
that I go at it with it’s because I understand every day of my life and
understand every day of my life and
understand every day of my life and somebody in the world that is depending
somebody in the world that is depending
somebody in the world that is depending on me it may not be you and if it’s just
on me it may not be you and if it’s just
on me it may not be you and if it’s just about you you’re in trouble because I’m
about you you’re in trouble because I’m
about you you’re in trouble because I’m telling you you’re gonna hit something
telling you you’re gonna hit something
telling you you’re gonna hit something and like that’s a lot toughening you and
and like that’s a lot toughening you and
and like that’s a lot toughening you and it’s gonna test your Wilma’s gonna test
it’s gonna test your Wilma’s gonna test
it’s gonna test your Wilma’s gonna test your heart if it’s just about doing it
your heart if it’s just about doing it
your heart if it’s just about doing it just about the product and will crush
just about the product and will crush
just about the product and will crush you every day I get up I understand it’s
you every day I get up I understand it’s
you every day I get up I understand it’s somebody in a free world that’s looking
somebody in a free world that’s looking
somebody in a free world that’s looking at me to see if I’m gonna keep going and
at me to see if I’m gonna keep going and
at me to see if I’m gonna keep going and so I can’t quit and so I went back to
so I can’t quit and so I went back to
so I can’t quit and so I went back to school the next week after they had just
school the next week after they had just
school the next week after they had just saved my life I was back in class I had
saved my life I was back in class I had
saved my life I was back in class I had to learn how to write all over again
to learn how to write all over again
to learn how to write all over again have to learn how to walk all over again
have to learn how to walk all over again
have to learn how to walk all over again I’d learn to tie my shoe all over again
I’d learn to tie my shoe all over again
I’d learn to tie my shoe all over again have to learn how to bathe all over
have to learn how to bathe all over
have to learn how to bathe all over again have to learn how to live life all
again have to learn how to live life all
again have to learn how to live life all over getting never one time did I say
over getting never one time did I say
over getting never one time did I say let me go home I need a break
let me go home I need a break
let me go home I need a break yep one time that I’m going through the
yep one time that I’m going through the
yep one time that I’m going through the training room I said I need some time
training room I said I need some time
training room I said I need some time off can you all just give me a little
off can you all just give me a little
off can you all just give me a little leave time I need to go back home I need
leave time I need to go back home I need
leave time I need to go back home I need some time off my life just changed last
some time off my life just changed last
some time off my life just changed last week and they came to me and they said
week and they came to me and they said
week and they came to me and they said auntie go home we know how much the game
auntie go home we know how much the game
auntie go home we know how much the game of football meant to you I said yeah you
of football meant to you I said yeah you
of football meant to you I said yeah you know how much the game of football meant
know how much the game of football meant
know how much the game of football meant to me but you don’t know how much life
to me but you don’t know how much life
to me but you don’t know how much life bitch do you see the thing we have to
bitch do you see the thing we have to
bitch do you see the thing we have to understand about everything that we’re a
understand about everything that we’re a
understand about everything that we’re a part of first and foremost it’s a
part of first and foremost it’s a
part of first and foremost it’s a blessing by God then when it’s a
blessing by God then when it’s a
blessing by God then when it’s a blessing you can’t help but to give
blessing you can’t help but to give
blessing you can’t help but to give everything you got to it my life got
everything you got to it my life got
everything you got to it my life got sick I got spared my life
sick I got spared my life
sick I got spared my life almost died the doctor came to me on the
almost died the doctor came to me on the
almost died the doctor came to me on the field it was all one name he grabbed my
field it was all one name he grabbed my
field it was all one name he grabbed my wrist he said son you don’t have a post
wrist he said son you don’t have a post
wrist he said son you don’t have a post I don’t even know how you’re still
I don’t even know how you’re still
I don’t even know how you’re still living and my last doctor’s visit they
living and my last doctor’s visit they
living and my last doctor’s visit they came to me they said sorry inky johnson
came to me they said sorry inky johnson
came to me they said sorry inky johnson you would never be able to use this on
you would never be able to use this on
you would never be able to use this on my hand again in your life
my hand again in your life
my hand again in your life I said no disrespect to you doc but I
I said no disrespect to you doc but I
I said no disrespect to you doc but I will use this arm in his hand every day
will use this arm in his hand every day
will use this arm in his hand every day for the rest of my life by the way that
for the rest of my life by the way that
for the rest of my life by the way that I live my life every day I’m gonna
I live my life every day I’m gonna
I live my life every day I’m gonna impact someone’s life every day I’m
impact someone’s life every day I’m
impact someone’s life every day I’m going to empower someone every day I’m
going to empower someone every day I’m
going to empower someone every day I’m going to inspire someone every day I’m
going to inspire someone every day I’m
going to inspire someone every day I’m going to encourage someone the thing we
going to encourage someone the thing we
going to encourage someone the thing we have to understand what business are we
have to understand what business are we
have to understand what business are we in
in
in you know protocol they called me in the
you know protocol they called me in the
you know protocol they called me in the world they say Inc is a speaker Inc is a
world they say Inc is a speaker Inc is a
world they say Inc is a speaker Inc is a motivational and so whatever the case
motivational and so whatever the case
motivational and so whatever the case may be inking whatever whatever it is
may be inking whatever whatever it is
may be inking whatever whatever it is but what they don’t understand I’m into
but what they don’t understand I’m into
but what they don’t understand I’m into people’s business not a speaker I’m a
people’s business not a speaker I’m a
people’s business not a speaker I’m a surfer anybody that has direct contact
surfer anybody that has direct contact
surfer anybody that has direct contact with people on a daily basis that is an
with people on a daily basis that is an
with people on a daily basis that is an opportunity to change someone’s life
opportunity to change someone’s life
opportunity to change someone’s life I don’t ever pass up an opportunity to
I don’t ever pass up an opportunity to
I don’t ever pass up an opportunity to be of encouragement to other people
be of encouragement to other people
be of encouragement to other people don’t ever pass up an opportunity to
don’t ever pass up an opportunity to
don’t ever pass up an opportunity to inspire someone you’ll never pass up an
inspire someone you’ll never pass up an
inspire someone you’ll never pass up an opportunity to empower someone who never
opportunity to empower someone who never
opportunity to empower someone who never pass up an opportunity to show someone
pass up an opportunity to show someone
pass up an opportunity to show someone love because the thing about it my like
love because the thing about it my like
love because the thing about it my like you could see this
you can see my arm my wound is visible
you can see my arm my wound is visible but it’s a lot of people in this room
but it’s a lot of people in this room
but it’s a lot of people in this room that are wounded and you can’t see it
that are wounded and you can’t see it
that are wounded and you can’t see it listen turn and so the opportunities
listen turn and so the opportunities
listen turn and so the opportunities that we pass up to be a blessing to
that we pass up to be a blessing to
that we pass up to be a blessing to other people we can save their life
other people we can save their life
other people we can save their life which is one encounter when we talk
which is one encounter when we talk
which is one encounter when we talk about me too we when we talk about
about me too we when we talk about
about me too we when we talk about process over product when we talk about
process over product when we talk about
process over product when we talk about sweat equity when we talk about better
sweat equity when we talk about better
sweat equity when we talk about better together do we really understand what
together do we really understand what
together do we really understand what that means because sometimes the thing
that means because sometimes the thing
that means because sometimes the thing about life life always comes along when
about life life always comes along when
about life life always comes along when we make up our mind and try to distract
we make up our mind and try to distract
we make up our mind and try to distract us but truth be told we all know that
us but truth be told we all know that
us but truth be told we all know that we’re stronger together and that’s in
we’re stronger together and that’s in
we’re stronger together and that’s in every aspect of life whether it be
every aspect of life whether it be
every aspect of life whether it be sports whether it be business whether it
sports whether it be business whether it
sports whether it be business whether it be a marriage whether it be a family
be a marriage whether it be a family
be a marriage whether it be a family we’re always stronger together it’s kind
we’re always stronger together it’s kind
we’re always stronger together it’s kind of like the Planet of the Apes movie
of like the Planet of the Apes movie
of like the Planet of the Apes movie when Caesar and his guys that were going
when Caesar and his guys that were going
when Caesar and his guys that were going crazy they were going bananas and Caesar
crazy they were going bananas and Caesar
crazy they were going bananas and Caesar stood back on the hill and cz was trying
stood back on the hill and cz was trying
stood back on the hill and cz was trying to calm him down everyone calm down they
to calm him down everyone calm down they
to calm him down everyone calm down they won’t listen to him and the way he got
won’t listen to him and the way he got
won’t listen to him and the way he got their attention was phenomenal the way
their attention was phenomenal the way
their attention was phenomenal the way he got the attention he picked up a
he got the attention he picked up a
he got the attention he picked up a piece of straw one silly piece of straw
piece of straw one silly piece of straw
piece of straw one silly piece of straw seems to picked up one silly piece of
seems to picked up one silly piece of
seems to picked up one silly piece of straw and he handled it up in front of
straw and he handled it up in front of
straw and he handled it up in front of him he picked up one straw and he broke
him he picked up one straw and he broke
him he picked up one straw and he broke it and then he picked up two hands full
it and then he picked up two hands full
it and then he picked up two hands full of Stroh’s anyways and what he was
of Stroh’s anyways and what he was
of Stroh’s anyways and what he was telling them along we can do nothing
telling them along we can do nothing
telling them along we can do nothing together strong
together strong
together strong unstop
unstop
unstop [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you
you as a kid man I was a visionary but
you as a kid man I was a visionary but sometimes being a visionaries pain
sometimes being a visionaries pain
sometimes being a visionaries pain because I could always see what I wanted
because I could always see what I wanted
because I could always see what I wanted to go in my life I can always see what I
to go in my life I can always see what I
to go in my life I can always see what I wanted to become but I always had to
wanted to become but I always had to
wanted to become but I always had to come back and deal with the reality of
come back and deal with the reality of
come back and deal with the reality of light and the raw reality of life is
light and the raw reality of life is
light and the raw reality of life is distant matter what I did on the
distant matter what I did on the
distant matter what I did on the football field no matter what I did on
football field no matter what I did on
football field no matter what I did on the basketball court every night I came
the basketball court every night I came
the basketball court every night I came back to 125 Ward Street
back to 125 Ward Street
back to 125 Ward Street I was sleeping on that forward motion
I was sleeping on that forward motion
I was sleeping on that forward motion grass and so sometimes it was faint so
grass and so sometimes it was faint so
grass and so sometimes it was faint so just finding out my mother will pull
just finding out my mother will pull
just finding out my mother will pull into that partnership Japanese folk
into that partnership Japanese folk
into that partnership Japanese folk regal hubcaps out the car seats on tour
regal hubcaps out the car seats on tour
regal hubcaps out the car seats on tour enough carbs don’t beat up but we loved
enough carbs don’t beat up but we loved
enough carbs don’t beat up but we loved it all right my mother put that car in
it all right my mother put that car in
it all right my mother put that car in parking our Hufflepuff it over to my
parking our Hufflepuff it over to my
parking our Hufflepuff it over to my mother I would do the biggest hum and
mother I would do the biggest hum and
mother I would do the biggest hum and the biggest kiss that I could get now
the biggest kiss that I could get now
the biggest kiss that I could get now I’m sick mommy you don’t Mikey please
I’m sick mommy you don’t Mikey please
I’m sick mommy you don’t Mikey please sit back in your car and to lay your
sit back in your car and to lay your
sit back in your car and to lay your colleagues I have to do some extra
colleagues I have to do some extra
colleagues I have to do some extra drills I have to go to the NFL she would
drills I have to go to the NFL she would
drills I have to go to the NFL she would never have to work another day in life
never have to work another day in life
never have to work another day in life and I knew my mother was time but every
and I knew my mother was time but every
and I knew my mother was time but every night my mother is a shorty she would
night my mother is a shorty she would
night my mother is a shorty she would get back in that Buick Regal or his car
get back in that Buick Regal or his car
get back in that Buick Regal or his car lights we hit that feel he had a
lights we hit that feel he had a
lights we hit that feel he had a seven-year-old kid from back peddling
seven-year-old kid from back peddling
seven-year-old kid from back peddling drugs running stretch for the lab
drugs running stretch for the lab
drugs running stretch for the lab chasing his dream to the NFL that’s why
chasing his dream to the NFL that’s why
chasing his dream to the NFL that’s why anytime a cat see me speak about the
anytime a cat see me speak about the
anytime a cat see me speak about the game of football I can’t hold the
game of football I can’t hold the
game of football I can’t hold the passion because it’s real to me you
passion because it’s real to me you
passion because it’s real to me you shall I was really in the park with my
shall I was really in the park with my
shall I was really in the park with my mother when I was seven years old
mother when I was seven years old
mother when I was seven years old there was nobody out there but meme up
there was nobody out there but meme up
there was nobody out there but meme up on them and God and I was right there
on them and God and I was right there
on them and God and I was right there chasing the dream my mother was sitting
chasing the dream my mother was sitting
chasing the dream my mother was sitting in a big regal and she had a car light
in a big regal and she had a car light
in a big regal and she had a car light so that’s why anytime I play the game
so that’s why anytime I play the game
so that’s why anytime I play the game any time I stepped in between the lines
any time I stepped in between the lines
any time I stepped in between the lines I gave everything I had it had nothing
I gave everything I had it had nothing
I gave everything I had it had nothing to do when inky just had nothing to do
to do when inky just had nothing to do
to do when inky just had nothing to do with the people who stands and
with the people who stands and
with the people who stands and everything to do my mother when I was
everything to do my mother when I was
everything to do my mother when I was seven years old she was sitting that
seven years old she was sitting that
seven years old she was sitting that fall those car light so she made a
fall those car light so she made a
fall those car light so she made a sacrifice
[Applause]
[Applause] someone to honor sacrifices I believe in
someone to honor sacrifices I believe in
someone to honor sacrifices I believe in that but a person make a sacrifice for
that but a person make a sacrifice for
that but a person make a sacrifice for your personal happy to that you see we
your personal happy to that you see we
your personal happy to that you see we live with this younger generation I tell
live with this younger generation I tell
live with this younger generation I tell the younger generation in living this
the younger generation in living this
the younger generation in living this Burger King’s inside we’re gonna have a
Burger King’s inside we’re gonna have a
Burger King’s inside we’re gonna have a new way right and so they’ve got the
new way right and so they’ve got the
new way right and so they’ve got the million dollar dream with the minimum
million dollar dream with the minimum
million dollar dream with the minimum wage I hope for anyone in the world but
wage I hope for anyone in the world but
wage I hope for anyone in the world but the thing about it is when you look at
the thing about it is when you look at
the thing about it is when you look at everything with it Colossians 3:23
everything with it Colossians 3:23
everything with it Colossians 3:23 mindset and so what I mean by Colossians
mindset and so what I mean by Colossians
mindset and so what I mean by Colossians 3:23 myosin you can look at every aspect
3:23 myosin you can look at every aspect
3:23 myosin you can look at every aspect of life whether it’s your work well
of life whether it’s your work well
of life whether it’s your work well there’s your family whether it’s job
there’s your family whether it’s job
there’s your family whether it’s job whatever it may be if you look at
whatever it may be if you look at
whatever it may be if you look at everything with the Colossians 3:23
everything with the Colossians 3:23
everything with the Colossians 3:23 mindset it makes everything have a
mindset it makes everything have a
mindset it makes everything have a purpose that’s greater than yourself and
purpose that’s greater than yourself and
purpose that’s greater than yourself and what Colossians 3:23 is is that do
what Colossians 3:23 is is that do
what Colossians 3:23 is is that do everything it’s a component for the Lord
everything it’s a component for the Lord
everything it’s a component for the Lord and not for manage so now and I know
and not for manage so now and I know
and not for manage so now and I know everything is different morning for the
everything is different morning for the
everything is different morning for the Lord and not the man you don’t laugh
Lord and not the man you don’t laugh
Lord and not the man you don’t laugh anymore because people can say things to
anymore because people can say things to
anymore because people can say things to you that you can do things to you that
you that you can do things to you that
you that you can do things to you that can hurt you
can hurt you
can hurt you but if my purpose is greater than you
because you have a purpose that’s prayer
because you have a purpose that’s prayer any individual you can a purpose as an
any individual you can a purpose as an
any individual you can a purpose as an individual the way you live your life
individual the way you live your life
individual the way you live your life totally change the way to do things will
totally change the way to do things will
totally change the way to do things will totally change your perspective
totally change your perspective
totally change your perspective we’re totally change the way you go
we’re totally change the way you go
we’re totally change the way you go about your business and life will
about your business and life will
about your business and life will totally change that Colossians 3:23 is a
totally change that Colossians 3:23 is a
totally change that Colossians 3:23 is a cold thing because now everything doing
cold thing because now everything doing
cold thing because now everything doing wrong things you look at it totally
wrong things you look at it totally
wrong things you look at it totally different and what you can change that
different and what you can change that
different and what you can change that changes your life you see a lot of
changes your life you see a lot of
changes your life you see a lot of people that can’t see things right we
people that can’t see things right we
people that can’t see things right we can’t see things clearly so sometimes
can’t see things clearly so sometimes
can’t see things clearly so sometimes they could be in the midst of a search
because that was something that them
because that was something that them cause and every individual possessed all
cause and every individual possessed all
cause and every individual possessed all they have to do is activate and I’ll
they have to do is activate and I’ll
they have to do is activate and I’ll never forget strange relationship coming
never forget strange relationship coming
never forget strange relationship coming up with what I mean by strange
up with what I mean by strange
up with what I mean by strange relationship I was a kid I was growing
relationship I was a kid I was growing
relationship I was a kid I was growing up and I host my up who’s living in a
up and I host my up who’s living in a
up and I host my up who’s living in a two-bedroom home so it’s about a de una
two-bedroom home so it’s about a de una
two-bedroom home so it’s about a de una eat up in another prison you know
eat up in another prison you know
eat up in another prison you know they’re going in lieutenant Gordon for a
they’re going in lieutenant Gordon for a
they’re going in lieutenant Gordon for a tea coming out back to prison and so I
tea coming out back to prison and so I
tea coming out back to prison and so I my uncle and he showed me he showed me
my uncle and he showed me he showed me
my uncle and he showed me he showed me lessons about farm work by the oldest
lessons about farm work by the oldest
lessons about farm work by the oldest one only one making an honest living and
one only one making an honest living and
one only one making an honest living and taking care of his family so I had my
taking care of his family so I had my
taking care of his family so I had my father and he told me he said man he’s
father and he told me he said man he’s
father and he told me he said man he’s really good as my father my birth
really good as my father my birth
really good as my father my birth certificate until this day so there’s a
certificate until this day so there’s a
certificate until this day so there’s a man your father he’s really good at
man your father he’s really good at
man your father he’s really good at sports I said can you take me to meet my
sports I said can you take me to meet my
sports I said can you take me to meet my asshole protected can you take me I want
asshole protected can you take me I want
asshole protected can you take me I want to meet him he took me to meet him I
to meet him he took me to meet him I
to meet him he took me to meet him I said man we suck sports when we started
said man we suck sports when we started
said man we suck sports when we started chopping up for a little bit
chopping up for a little bit
chopping up for a little bit what can you do this for me every Friday
what can you do this for me every Friday
what can you do this for me every Friday night after game and can you take me to
night after game and can you take me to
night after game and can you take me to your house to spend the night and can we
your house to spend the night and can we
your house to spend the night and can we get up the next morning and you work me
get up the next morning and you work me
get up the next morning and you work me out into the break be back home Saturday
out into the break be back home Saturday
out into the break be back home Saturday can you do that
can you do that
can you do that Stella gotcha he would pick me up on a
Stella gotcha he would pick me up on a
Stella gotcha he would pick me up on a Friday night and Saturday mornings throw
Friday night and Saturday mornings throw
Friday night and Saturday mornings throw up at 4:30 was going to bounce a mouse
up at 4:30 was going to bounce a mouse
up at 4:30 was going to bounce a mouse to his fire station and my father at the
to his fire station and my father at the
to his fire station and my father at the time my father didn’t believe in God
time my father didn’t believe in God
time my father didn’t believe in God before that been mad at God his whole
before that been mad at God his whole
before that been mad at God his whole life because my father lost his mother
life because my father lost his mother
life because my father lost his mother when he was 14 years old the cancer the
when he was 14 years old the cancer the
when he was 14 years old the cancer the shot never forget a bit my Posse would
shot never forget a bit my Posse would
shot never forget a bit my Posse would be out of our mouths to this fire
be out of our mouths to this fire
be out of our mouths to this fire station and so one morning we got up and
station and so one morning we got up and
station and so one morning we got up and we got a bed around 4 o’clock and back
we got a bed around 4 o’clock and back
we got a bed around 4 o’clock and back then I was a little younger didn’t have
then I was a little younger didn’t have
then I was a little younger didn’t have to stretch as much so I can get out my
to stretch as much so I can get out my
to stretch as much so I can get out my legs out and we could take off now I
legs out and we could take off now I
legs out and we could take off now I can’t do that
can’t do that
can’t do that we get out there we’ll get ready and one
we get out there we’ll get ready and one
we get out there we’ll get ready and one morning he said God says something I
morning he said God says something I
morning he said God says something I need you to pour that nother person
need you to pour that nother person
need you to pour that nother person outside and he would always said and so
outside and he would always said and so
outside and he would always said and so I would always give him a head nod and
I would always give him a head nod and
I would always give him a head nod and we will get ready to work because I love
we will get ready to work because I love
we will get ready to work because I love the process I’m looking thought of
the process I’m looking thought of
the process I’m looking thought of getting up in the morning chasing our
getting up in the morning chasing our
getting up in the morning chasing our goals and chase my dreams their minds
goals and chase my dreams their minds
goals and chase my dreams their minds I’m responsible for not placing anybody
I’m responsible for not placing anybody
I’m responsible for not placing anybody else and if I want something I’m gonna
else and if I want something I’m gonna
else and if I want something I’m gonna work so he says son I won’t you fool
work so he says son I won’t you fool
work so he says son I won’t you fool that person outside be dead so I gave my
that person outside be dead so I gave my
that person outside be dead so I gave my hand out I said yes sir
hand out I said yes sir
hand out I said yes sir and he didn’t get this out you get
and he didn’t get this out you get
and he didn’t get this out you get really funny he said son I want you to
really funny he said son I want you to
really funny he said son I want you to pull that other person outside to do
pull that other person outside to do
pull that other person outside to do that said yes sir
that said yes sir
that said yes sir there’s no get pacing son I need you to
there’s no get pacing son I need you to
there’s no get pacing son I need you to pull that other person outside you get
pull that other person outside you get
pull that other person outside you get so at this point I’m frustrated I step
so at this point I’m frustrated I step
so at this point I’m frustrated I step back I said what other person I said
back I said what other person I said
back I said what other person I said it’s nobody outside with me and you is
it’s nobody outside with me and you is
it’s nobody outside with me and you is please black nobody knows that I’m
please black nobody knows that I’m
please black nobody knows that I’m sitting on the person say man if you
sitting on the person say man if you
sitting on the person say man if you don’t
what’s in it for me what have you done
what’s in it for me what have you done for me it’s a made up with this deep
for me it’s a made up with this deep
for me it’s a made up with this deep everything and then just watching
what’s up what’s up you doing I said
what’s up what’s up you doing I said yeah but I’m good good
yeah but I’m good good
yeah but I’m good good you said I just want to tell you
you said I just want to tell you
you said I just want to tell you something you said that because of
something you said that because of
something you said that because of because of your attitude towards your
because of your attitude towards your
because of your attitude towards your situation because of how you handled
situation because of how you handled
situation because of how you handled your situation because I saw you on the
your situation because I saw you on the
your situation because I saw you on the news you said man yeah I got a paralyzed
news you said man yeah I got a paralyzed
news you said man yeah I got a paralyzed right on the man but you know what God
right on the man but you know what God
right on the man but you know what God still somebody has it a lot was to me he
still somebody has it a lot was to me he
still somebody has it a lot was to me he said man like my god I’m really tough
said man like my god I’m really tough
said man like my god I’m really tough you he said I’m a father I got kids they
you he said I’m a father I got kids they
you he said I’m a father I got kids they got a wife he said like I got her so
got a wife he said like I got her so
got a wife he said like I got her so tough I was about to walk out on my wife
tough I was about to walk out on my wife
tough I was about to walk out on my wife and my kids he said when I saw that
and my kids he said when I saw that
and my kids he said when I saw that interview that made me stand in fire he
interview that made me stand in fire he
interview that made me stand in fire he said now here my wife my kids never
said now here my wife my kids never
said now here my wife my kids never addressed
addressed
addressed that’s one of my greatest moments in
that’s one of my greatest moments in
that’s one of my greatest moments in life but when my father told me that it
life but when my father told me that it
life but when my father told me that it took my mind said to another number so
took my mind said to another number so
took my mind said to another number so now is that couldn’t high school and
now is that couldn’t high school and
now is that couldn’t high school and some of you all may know about from high
some of you all may know about from high
some of you all may know about from high school something told me that but at the
school something told me that but at the
school something told me that but at the time when I was like um high school
time when I was like um high school
time when I was like um high school dropout rate inside in the graduation
dropout rate inside in the graduation
dropout rate inside in the graduation rate the neighborhood scrim high schools
rate the neighborhood scrim high schools
rate the neighborhood scrim high schools used to go the clown behind that lever
used to go the clown behind that lever
used to go the clown behind that lever people weren’t just going to college in
people weren’t just going to college in
people weren’t just going to college in an either we had a lot of great athletes
an either we had a lot of great athletes
an either we had a lot of great athletes that came through there some guys do
that came through there some guys do
that came through there some guys do that corner from the streets some guys
that corner from the streets some guys
that corner from the streets some guys some other things happen we had
some other things happen we had
some other things happen we had something go you know it was a great
something go you know it was a great
something go you know it was a great program you know all things consider
program you know all things consider
program you know all things consider themselves a career but I wanted a
themselves a career but I wanted a
themselves a career but I wanted a scholarship you know what’s this kid and
scholarship you know what’s this kid and
scholarship you know what’s this kid and I’ll never forget our town police
I’ll never forget our town police
I’ll never forget our town police officer one day no matter what you play
officer one day no matter what you play
officer one day no matter what you play I said my plan is to go d1
I said my plan is to go d1
I said my plan is to go d1 he said d1 what’s that I said Division
he said d1 what’s that I said Division
he said d1 what’s that I said Division one college football going to vision
one college football going to vision
one college football going to vision warning said uh I had three attacks in
warning said uh I had three attacks in
warning said uh I had three attacks in the heart so you might end up that cell
the heart so you might end up that cell
the heart so you might end up that cell block D one I said no you got the wrong
and my freshman year played that carrom
and my freshman year played that carrom high school for sport athlete at the end
high school for sport athlete at the end
high school for sport athlete at the end of my freshman year my mother and father
of my freshman year my mother and father
of my freshman year my mother and father came to me they had to suite their
came to me they had to suite their
came to me they had to suite their understand that sweet they’re sweet
understand that sweet they’re sweet
understand that sweet they’re sweet they’re they said Inc listen we have got
they’re they said Inc listen we have got
they’re they said Inc listen we have got a sweet deal for you
a sweet deal for you
a sweet deal for you coaches across town took high school
coaches across town took high school
coaches across town took high school they approached us he said now all you
they approached us he said now all you
they approached us he said now all you have to do is play your next three years
have to do is play your next three years
have to do is play your next three years at top of high school coaches guarantee
at top of high school coaches guarantee
at top of high school coaches guarantee your scholarship to the University of
your scholarship to the University of
your scholarship to the University of Georgia all you gotta do is do what you
Georgia all you gotta do is do what you
Georgia all you gotta do is do what you love football scholarship to the
love football scholarship to the
love football scholarship to the University of Georgia nobody in our
University of Georgia nobody in our
University of Georgia nobody in our family has ever been accomplished sir
family has ever been accomplished sir
family has ever been accomplished sir mom and dad I really appreciate the
mom and dad I really appreciate the
mom and dad I really appreciate the offer but I think I’m vain given credit
offer but I think I’m vain given credit
offer but I think I’m vain given credit they said any chance of that happening
they said any chance of that happening
they said any chance of that happening man is C yeah but I think I can do car
man is C yeah but I think I can do car
man is C yeah but I think I can do car lights all right I said pops this why we
lights all right I said pops this why we
lights all right I said pops this why we gotta fit for third row Saturday
gotta fit for third row Saturday
gotta fit for third row Saturday mornings every amount amounts to that
mornings every amount amounts to that
mornings every amount amounts to that behind a station when you would trip
behind a station when you would trip
behind a station when you would trip though I would look back after you say
though I would look back after you say
though I would look back after you say son Keith Jana there’s nobody working
son Keith Jana there’s nobody working
son Keith Jana there’s nobody working right now but me you are my controller
right now but me you are my controller
right now but me you are my controller whether that was true or not
whether that was true or not
whether that was true or not I believe it
but I couldn’t blame them because they
but I couldn’t blame them because they really have my best interests at heart
really have my best interests at heart
really have my best interests at heart they wanted me to go to college and so I
they wanted me to go to college and so I
they wanted me to go to college and so I got over to tuck high school in the
got over to tuck high school in the
got over to tuck high school in the first football game I’ll never forget it
first football game I’ll never forget it
first football game I’ll never forget it I passed I’m cutting up a Red Bull about
I passed I’m cutting up a Red Bull about
I passed I’m cutting up a Red Bull about ten yards I got caught at the bottom of
ten yards I got caught at the bottom of
ten yards I got caught at the bottom of the pile and so the guys can’t fold on
the pile and so the guys can’t fold on
the pile and so the guys can’t fold on top of me and I love the game of
top of me and I love the game of
top of me and I love the game of football I love you see when those guys
football I love you see when those guys
football I love you see when those guys are stifling feelings it man you see
are stifling feelings it man you see
are stifling feelings it man you see that girl in the stands when you see all
that girl in the stands when you see all
that girl in the stands when you see all the people understand
the people understand
the people understand I was step out on the field I’m saying
I was step out on the field I’m saying
I was step out on the field I’m saying man I love the way this grassman it’s
man I love the way this grassman it’s
man I love the way this grassman it’s like you were walking into your office
let’s go let’s go
let’s go let’s go that was so smart to move anybody out of
that was so smart to move anybody out of
that was so smart to move anybody out of the way and so before I knew it
the way and so before I knew it
the way and so before I knew it one of the guys is where my anger that’s
one of the guys is where my anger that’s
one of the guys is where my anger that’s it man no and you twisted you taught a
it man no and you twisted you taught a
it man no and you twisted you taught a little bit away yeah in a wheelchair get
little bit away yeah in a wheelchair get
little bit away yeah in a wheelchair get out of little chat with no questions
out of little chat with no questions
out of little chat with no questions after the season I went back to my era
after the season I went back to my era
after the season I went back to my era so will you please transfer me back
so will you please transfer me back
so will you please transfer me back decree Mike
decree Mike
decree Mike father nope nope you stand until the
father nope nope you stand until the
father nope nope you stand until the high school now all you have to do is
high school now all you have to do is
high school now all you have to do is play your next two years you have a
play your next two years you have a
play your next two years you have a scholarship to the University of Georgia
scholarship to the University of Georgia
scholarship to the University of Georgia I said home would you please transfer me
I said home would you please transfer me
I said home would you please transfer me back my father wasn’t in the church at
back my father wasn’t in the church at
back my father wasn’t in the church at the time my mother was and so I went to
the time my mother was and so I went to
the time my mother was and so I went to my past I go to st. Matthews Baptist
my past I go to st. Matthews Baptist
my past I go to st. Matthews Baptist Church look small church on the east
Church look small church on the east
Church look small church on the east side of Atlanta so I went to my pastor
side of Atlanta so I went to my pastor
side of Atlanta so I went to my pastor said man listen I said man you gotta
said man listen I said man you gotta
said man listen I said man you gotta meet with my mother I have to get back
meet with my mother I have to get back
meet with my mother I have to get back to Karachi let me stop you right there
to Karachi let me stop you right there
to Karachi let me stop you right there he said I know we want to get back to
he said I know we want to get back to
he said I know we want to get back to you little whore you said we’re gonna
you little whore you said we’re gonna
you little whore you said we’re gonna get back to your little homeboys you
get back to your little homeboys you
get back to your little homeboys you know is that beside let me tell you
know is that beside let me tell you
know is that beside let me tell you something if I was going to everybody in
something if I was going to everybody in
something if I was going to everybody in your family like that $400 nobody to
your family like that $400 nobody to
your family like that $400 nobody to give it to me he said oh yeah that’s
give it to me he said oh yeah that’s
give it to me he said oh yeah that’s screwed now your next two years
screwed now your next two years
screwed now your next two years yeah guaranteed your scholarship to the
yeah guaranteed your scholarship to the
yeah guaranteed your scholarship to the University Georgia all you have to do is
University Georgia all you have to do is
University Georgia all you have to do is do what you love and now you want to go
do what you love and now you want to go
do what you love and now you want to go back to a place where the dropout rate
back to a place where the dropout rate
back to a place where the dropout rate is higher than the bass fishing right
is higher than the bass fishing right
is higher than the bass fishing right they ain’t gonna go back to a place
they ain’t gonna go back to a place
they ain’t gonna go back to a place where you don’t need to have water
where you don’t need to have water
where you don’t need to have water bottles you drink instead of meeting
bottles you drink instead of meeting
bottles you drink instead of meeting this was the only thing I are gonna meet
this was the only thing I are gonna meet
this was the only thing I are gonna meet him and my mother they talked a lot but
him and my mother they talked a lot but
him and my mother they talked a lot but this was the only thing I heard we said
this was the only thing I heard we said
this was the only thing I heard we said Ruby listen he said if it’s in God’s
Ruby listen he said if it’s in God’s
Ruby listen he said if it’s in God’s planners that’s your plan if it is in
planners that’s your plan if it is in
planners that’s your plan if it is in God’s plans not your plans for Enki to
God’s plans not your plans for Enki to
God’s plans not your plans for Enki to go to college ekoo go to college you
go to college ekoo go to college you
go to college ekoo go to college you can’t make that happen
can’t make that happen
can’t make that happen she transfer me back to colonise from
she transfer me back to colonise from
she transfer me back to colonise from the first football game my junior year
the first football game my junior year
the first football game my junior year break McCloud
break McCloud
break McCloud out for the season and so now at this
out for the season and so now at this
out for the season and so now at this point I was dead cat in the hood I was
point I was dead cat in the hood I was
point I was dead cat in the hood I was born a corner drug does and I said man I
born a corner drug does and I said man I
born a corner drug does and I said man I thought do you want to change where the
thought do you want to change where the
thought do you want to change where the people think about this neighborhood I
people think about this neighborhood I
people think about this neighborhood I would say I’m gonna put her on the back
would say I’m gonna put her on the back
would say I’m gonna put her on the back I’m gonna be the change situation so now
I’m gonna be the change situation so now
I’m gonna be the change situation so now that when I was coming out of high
that when I was coming out of high
that when I was coming out of high school junior year was here kind of
school junior year was here kind of
school junior year was here kind of Scouts come in who chew that I’m going
Scouts come in who chew that I’m going
Scouts come in who chew that I’m going to take you through scholarship by June
to take you through scholarship by June
to take you through scholarship by June yeah scholarship ball and so now we’re
yeah scholarship ball and so now we’re
yeah scholarship ball and so now we’re gonna be hanging out in the hood cat
gonna be hanging out in the hood cat
gonna be hanging out in the hood cat come on let us take this right to the
come on let us take this right to the
come on let us take this right to the same cat that said you want to change
same cat that said you want to change
same cat that said you want to change your family situation I’ll say yeah
your family situation I’ll say yeah
your family situation I’ll say yeah let’s get this right aren’t you the same
let’s get this right aren’t you the same
let’s get this right aren’t you the same cat I said you want to fight through my
cat I said you want to fight through my
cat I said you want to fight through my school in the math I’ll say yeah they’re
school in the math I’ll say yeah they’re
school in the math I’ll say yeah they’re taking privacy that’s right
taking privacy that’s right
taking privacy that’s right aren’t you the same guy they said you
aren’t you the same guy they said you
aren’t you the same guy they said you want to change the way that we thought
want to change the way that we thought
want to change the way that we thought about cook what I would say yeah see
about cook what I would say yeah see
about cook what I would say yeah see your future’s not looking so bright and
your future’s not looking so bright and
your future’s not looking so bright and say maybe you’ll graduate – in apologies
say maybe you’ll graduate – in apologies
say maybe you’ll graduate – in apologies for selling dope like uncle’s going
for selling dope like uncle’s going
for selling dope like uncle’s going getting out of question they got really
getting out of question they got really
getting out of question they got really discouraged I write that book that says
discouraged I write that book that says
discouraged I write that book that says people too weak to follow that home
people too weak to follow that home
people too weak to follow that home dream to always find a way to discover
dream to always find a way to discover
dream to always find a way to discover to borrow doors they’re too weak to do
to borrow doors they’re too weak to do
to borrow doors they’re too weak to do it they don’t use nothing to do with you
it they don’t use nothing to do with you
it they don’t use nothing to do with you you see what my grandmother told me
you see what my grandmother told me
you see what my grandmother told me something when I was on watch me 39
something when I was on watch me 39
something when I was on watch me 39 pounds and she wear 5x white t-shirt
pounds and she wear 5x white t-shirt
pounds and she wear 5x white t-shirt schools
he’s no blame and so now the word of God
he’s no blame and so now the word of God and so now in court they’ll call them
and so now in court they’ll call them
and so now in court they’ll call them culture cut by me see your daddy apart
culture cut by me see your daddy apart
culture cut by me see your daddy apart your daddy this is that your mother
your daddy this is that your mother
your daddy this is that your mother this man however bite my tongue and so I
this man however bite my tongue and so I
this man however bite my tongue and so I got mad and some people would talk about
got mad and some people would talk about
got mad and some people would talk about me so I got mad – my brother he has this
me so I got mad – my brother he has this
me so I got mad – my brother he has this feature like real peace in the middle of
feature like real peace in the middle of
feature like real peace in the middle of the storm and so that’s how I do
the storm and so that’s how I do
the storm and so that’s how I do anything
anything
anything Meza my huge opportunity in the service
Meza my huge opportunity in the service
Meza my huge opportunity in the service of my kids for Ricardo said Inc what’s
of my kids for Ricardo said Inc what’s
of my kids for Ricardo said Inc what’s up school I said when people are talking
up school I said when people are talking
up school I said when people are talking about me people talking trash to me
about me people talking trash to me
about me people talking trash to me people are bothering me people are
people are bothering me people are
people are bothering me people are Messerly say what it is I said some
Messerly say what it is I said some
Messerly say what it is I said some people are talking about you in a bad
people are talking about you in a bad
people are talking about you in a bad night’s fight t-shirts to 130-pound some
night’s fight t-shirts to 130-pound some
night’s fight t-shirts to 130-pound some people just talking trash who said so
people just talking trash who said so
people just talking trash who said so let me tell you something she said this
let me tell you something she said this
let me tell you something she said this is what I want you to do I want you to
is what I want you to do I want you to
is what I want you to do I want you to use this few chief I am also never let
use this few chief I am also never let
use this few chief I am also never let someone’s opinion
so maybe the man this amazing comes to
so maybe the man this amazing comes to grow my food aircraft and at the time I
grow my food aircraft and at the time I
grow my food aircraft and at the time I let’s push the country and certainly did
let’s push the country and certainly did
let’s push the country and certainly did home would someday I’ll play any
home would someday I’ll play any
home would someday I’ll play any basketball next time
basketball next time
basketball next time and so forth on the part of the house my
and so forth on the part of the house my
and so forth on the part of the house my auntie cookie said you go to practice
auntie cookie said you go to practice
auntie cookie said you go to practice until the air the follow me she said
until the air the follow me she said
until the air the follow me she said David for you he’s a coach on the line
David for you he’s a coach on the line
David for you he’s a coach on the line he said ain’t what’s up man and so so
he said ain’t what’s up man and so so
he said ain’t what’s up man and so so coach how do you new football coach he
coach how do you new football coach he
coach how do you new football coach he said yeah we said I hoped for a great
said yeah we said I hoped for a great
said yeah we said I hoped for a great athlete I said hold it sir why don’t you
athlete I said hold it sir why don’t you
athlete I said hold it sir why don’t you come to practice
come to practice
come to practice I said I’ll coach Mary my dream change
I said I’ll coach Mary my dream change
I said I’ll coach Mary my dream change I’m going to the NBA
I’m going to the NBA
I’m going to the NBA [Laughter]
[Laughter]
[Laughter] [Music]
that right I said yes sir you say you
that right I said yes sir you say you know what he’s saying kind of it you can
know what he’s saying kind of it you can
know what he’s saying kind of it you can do it man he said you play basketball I
do it man he said you play basketball I
do it man he said you play basketball I say yes I say yes so you got it right
say yes I say yes so you got it right
say yes I say yes so you got it right down
down
down you said well well yeah it’s fun to
you said well well yeah it’s fun to
you said well well yeah it’s fun to build a research woman he said
[Music]
[Music] sitting on what uniform every NFL roster
sitting on what uniform every NFL roster
sitting on what uniform every NFL roster make you tell me how many five-mile
make you tell me how many five-mile
make you tell me how many five-mile cornerback you see you give me a call
cornerback you see you give me a call
cornerback you see you give me a call back in the morning I sprinted to the
back in the morning I sprinted to the
back in the morning I sprinted to the library computer for every NBA roster
library computer for every NBA roster
library computer for every NBA roster twice and I ran back on that day at the
twice and I ran back on that day at the
twice and I ran back on that day at the a coach calling for me say what did you
a coach calling for me say what did you
a coach calling for me say what did you think I said I would be at practice
think I said I would be at practice
think I said I would be at practice tomorrow
long story short I went out a make it
long story short I went out a make it past first game that was a plus at a
past first game that was a plus at a
past first game that was a plus at a really strong senior season but after my
really strong senior season but after my
really strong senior season but after my senior season I was still two problems I
senior season I was still two problems I
senior season I was still two problems I wasn’t qualified to get into college
wasn’t qualified to get into college
wasn’t qualified to get into college that I hadn’t asked me to do graduation
that I hadn’t asked me to do graduation
that I hadn’t asked me to do graduation I think it doesn’t work that way and I
I think it doesn’t work that way and I
I think it doesn’t work that way and I will never forget that a scout from
will never forget that a scout from
will never forget that a scout from Georgia Tech he set up a meeting with me
Georgia Tech he set up a meeting with me
Georgia Tech he set up a meeting with me my mother my father and so I’ll never
my mother my father and so I’ll never
my mother my father and so I’ll never forget I thought it was that moment
forget I thought it was that moment
forget I thought it was that moment right
[Music]
[Music] scouts down to get my transcript to the
scouts down to get my transcript to the
scouts down to get my transcript to the qualifications that it took you to tell
[Music]
[Music] my father
my father
my father should you stop that meeting no way that
should you stop that meeting no way that
should you stop that meeting no way that you make it to college so you just
you make it to college so you just
you make it to college so you just wasted my time
I look down summer for this a truck
I look down summer for this a truck saw my father’s head job I looked at my
saw my father’s head job I looked at my
saw my father’s head job I looked at my mother my father I said I guarantee I
mother my father I said I guarantee I
mother my father I said I guarantee I guarantee your hard work would not go in
guarantee your hard work would not go in
guarantee your hard work would not go in vain I guarantee you let me show you how
vain I guarantee you let me show you how
vain I guarantee you let me show you how God owes the next week extra ice cream
God owes the next week extra ice cream
God owes the next week extra ice cream the same day of the week me and all the
the same day of the week me and all the
the same day of the week me and all the seniors are sending the big class
seniors are sending the big class
seniors are sending the big class remember sitting in the back anymore my
remember sitting in the back anymore my
remember sitting in the back anymore my head football coach you said everybody
head football coach you said everybody
head football coach you said everybody be quiet
be quiet
be quiet he said do you guys know I said no and
he said do you guys know I said no and
he said do you guys know I said no and they went back to talk now we’re sending
they went back to talk now we’re sending
they went back to talk now we’re sending the back of the one who sent my friend
the back of the one who sent my friend
the back of the one who sent my friend Liza job tamo is like I said man it’s
Liza job tamo is like I said man it’s
Liza job tamo is like I said man it’s Philip over here football cookie
Philip over here football cookie
Philip over here football cookie University tennessee volunteers are
University tennessee volunteers are
University tennessee volunteers are saying hold I said man Phillip Fulmer
saying hold I said man Phillip Fulmer
saying hold I said man Phillip Fulmer subordinates on that saying don’t you
subordinates on that saying don’t you
subordinates on that saying don’t you talk about what I hope your scholarship
talk about what I hope your scholarship
talk about what I hope your scholarship can you get out in protecting my head
can you get out in protecting my head
can you get out in protecting my head coach’s office we took the see coach
coach’s office we took the see coach
coach’s office we took the see coach filiform we dead scream I think I want
filiform we dead scream I think I want
filiform we dead scream I think I want your scholarship to the University of
your scholarship to the University of
your scholarship to the University of Tennessee
[Music]
[Music] and I got a little that’s the code
and I got a little that’s the code
and I got a little that’s the code don’t know my situation that’s of course
don’t know my situation that’s of course
don’t know my situation that’s of course I say you know my situation right I got
I say you know my situation right I got
I say you know my situation right I got one team in position to graduate high
one team in position to graduate high
one team in position to graduate high school I like to mold test at that
school I like to mold test at that
school I like to mold test at that moment I said coach you know my
moment I said coach you know my
moment I said coach you know my situation right
situation right
situation right he said yeah her situation I believe in
he said yeah her situation I believe in
he said yeah her situation I believe in you said I see you in the Sun I said
you said I see you in the Sun I said
you said I see you in the Sun I said coach jumped on you said in County but
coach jumped on you said in County but
coach jumped on you said in County but they can understand how this process
they can understand how this process
they can understand how this process work he said so of course you taking a
work he said so of course you taking a
work he said so of course you taking a bishop it’s not nice to see the city
bishop it’s not nice to see the city
bishop it’s not nice to see the city hanging out with the coaches and the
hanging out with the coaches and the
hanging out with the coaches and the players and then you make a decision if
players and then you make a decision if
players and then you make a decision if you come as a coach I don’t think you
you come as a coach I don’t think you
you come as a coach I don’t think you understand
I said but I’ll take a billion I took a
I said but I’ll take a billion I took a business I got up Italian that Saturday
business I got up Italian that Saturday
business I got up Italian that Saturday because I had a basketball game at
because I had a basketball game at
because I had a basketball game at Friday night I’ll never forget I got up
Friday night I’ll never forget I got up
Friday night I’ll never forget I got up and they took me Calhoun’s off the river
and they took me Calhoun’s off the river
and they took me Calhoun’s off the river you came out my hopes with Jayson Swain
you came out my hopes with Jayson Swain
you came out my hopes with Jayson Swain into telling us when we come out of
into telling us when we come out of
into telling us when we come out of restaurant you like ain’t there by now
restaurant you like ain’t there by now
restaurant you like ain’t there by now the big night man there’s a sorority
the big night man there’s a sorority
the big night man there’s a sorority party has barbecue
party has barbecue
party has barbecue there’s a basketball game which one do
there’s a basketball game which one do
there’s a basketball game which one do you want to go to it’s a man if you
you want to go to it’s a man if you
you want to go to it’s a man if you don’t mind getting back to my hotel I’m
don’t mind getting back to my hotel I’m
don’t mind getting back to my hotel I’m staying at the Marriott you offer summon
staying at the Marriott you offer summon
staying at the Marriott you offer summon him he said what he said man don’t know
him he said what he said man don’t know
him he said what he said man don’t know if you ever been to a college sorority
if you ever been to a college sorority
if you ever been to a college sorority bought it but they get pretty wild and
bought it but they get pretty wild and
bought it but they get pretty wild and some barbecue and it’s a basketball game
some barbecue and it’s a basketball game
some barbecue and it’s a basketball game if you like and as I’m getting out of
if you like and as I’m getting out of
if you like and as I’m getting out of the car he say hold on
the car he say hold on
the car he say hold on it’s a matter of you’re sick I said nah
it’s a matter of you’re sick I said nah
it’s a matter of you’re sick I said nah I’m not sick
I’m not sick
I’m not sick you see what’s waiting and nobody
I got up and everyone hit one more than
I got up and everyone hit one more than Curtis and won’t believe it I went the
Curtis and won’t believe it I went the
Curtis and won’t believe it I went the coach from the pool but I still do this
coach from the pool but I still do this
coach from the pool but I still do this until this day when I see that man
until this day when I see that man
until this day when I see that man because I’m forever grateful because he
because I’m forever grateful because he
because I’m forever grateful because he broke a generational curse in my family
broke a generational curse in my family
broke a generational curse in my family I extended my head into him and I shook
I extended my head into him and I shook
I extended my head into him and I shook his hand I gave him a hug and I said
his hand I gave him a hug and I said
his hand I gave him a hug and I said thank you
thank you
thank you I said not only to change in my life but
I said not only to change in my life but
I said not only to change in my life but the change in County’s other’s lives
the change in County’s other’s lives
the change in County’s other’s lives back in turquoise that you know nothing
back in turquoise that you know nothing
back in turquoise that you know nothing about I said because from when we didn’t
about I said because from when we didn’t
about I said because from when we didn’t see this happen in the other day so when
see this happen in the other day so when
see this happen in the other day so when I got back to Catherine’s and I told you
I got back to Catherine’s and I told you
I got back to Catherine’s and I told you guys I told the captain I was born in
guys I told the captain I was born in
guys I told the captain I was born in college and so now everybody’s
college and so now everybody’s
college and so now everybody’s responsible
responsible
responsible why did you go back to Croatia why did
why did you go back to Croatia why did
why did you go back to Croatia why did you take the role that child why do you
you take the role that child why do you
you take the role that child why do you go back with a dropout rate beside you
go back with a dropout rate beside you
go back with a dropout rate beside you guys way straight yeah eat you rot why
guys way straight yeah eat you rot why
guys way straight yeah eat you rot why didn’t you see it tell us who we know I
didn’t you see it tell us who we know I
didn’t you see it tell us who we know I said man you got a mrs. Apollo I said
said man you got a mrs. Apollo I said
said man you got a mrs. Apollo I said because the thing that happened I got a
because the thing that happened I got a
because the thing that happened I got a chance try to everybody worked when I
chance try to everybody worked when I
chance try to everybody worked when I was in high school it was to an all-star
was in high school it was to an all-star
was in high school it was to an all-star game now I never forget I wanted to
game now I never forget I wanted to
game now I never forget I wanted to wrestle and as I was leaving out of the
wrestle and as I was leaving out of the
wrestle and as I was leaving out of the restroom that was the sign of the one
restroom that was the sign of the one
restroom that was the sign of the one that signs and that’s kind of courtesy
that signs and that’s kind of courtesy
that signs and that’s kind of courtesy to the person that’s coming behind you
to the person that’s coming behind you
to the person that’s coming behind you keep you by your sink
you see having that slip on that poll
you see having that slip on that poll about Julian cousins that stuff on the
about Julian cousins that stuff on the
about Julian cousins that stuff on the same for me and every night in mr.
same for me and every night in mr.
same for me and every night in mr. rats I’m talking about every
rats I’m talking about every
rats I’m talking about every night away and that first football that
night away and that first football that
night away and that first football that I ever caught along the Jersey
I ever caught along the Jersey
I ever caught along the Jersey now we’re toast at the wall up in the
now we’re toast at the wall up in the
now we’re toast at the wall up in the air now
you have his basketball good man you say
you have his basketball good man you say it’s going to be trouble the one beside
it’s going to be trouble the one beside
it’s going to be trouble the one beside will have his baseball can’t wait
will have his baseball can’t wait
will have his baseball can’t wait elementary school trouble man and so
elementary school trouble man and so
elementary school trouble man and so first thing I knew personally in my
first thing I knew personally in my
first thing I knew personally in my spirit I couldn’t be thrown across town
spirit I couldn’t be thrown across town
spirit I couldn’t be thrown across town took high school to the University
took high school to the University
took high school to the University Georgia
Georgia
Georgia great story first-generation college
great story first-generation college
great story first-generation college student but I still had to come back in
student but I still had to come back in
student but I still had to come back in the curve board and the thing I knew if
the curve board and the thing I knew if
the curve board and the thing I knew if I came back in the car through high
I came back in the car through high
I came back in the car through high school I’d ask for cutting off some men
school I’d ask for cutting off some men
school I’d ask for cutting off some men watch you guys do what you have to do in
watch you guys do what you have to do in
watch you guys do what you have to do in order to make it the costips to eat you
order to make it the costips to eat you
order to make it the costips to eat you understand we don’t have to save
understand we don’t have to save
understand we don’t have to save opportunity so I wanted to any
opportunity so I wanted to any
opportunity so I wanted to any justification Brainiac uses I don’t
justification Brainiac uses I don’t
justification Brainiac uses I don’t believe in excuses I don’t believe in
believe in excuses I don’t believe in
believe in excuses I don’t believe in your product your product is going
your product your product is going
your product your product is going through gods of what has happened to you
through gods of what has happened to you
through gods of what has happened to you regards at the hand that life is don’t
regards at the hand that life is don’t
regards at the hand that life is don’t you every day you wake up one final
you every day you wake up one final
you every day you wake up one final things that we possess is people is the
things that we possess is people is the
things that we possess is people is the ability to have a choice and every day
ability to have a choice and every day
ability to have a choice and every day we wake up we have a choice if that
we wake up we have a choice if that
we wake up we have a choice if that attitude that ruler grace to our life
attitude that ruler grace to our life
attitude that ruler grace to our life and a perspective that we will see
and a perspective that we will see
and a perspective that we will see lightfoot and as a result of me going
lightfoot and as a result of me going
lightfoot and as a result of me going back to high school and going to college
back to high school and going to college
back to high school and going to college cousins
see every day you wake up to words to
see every day you wake up to words to come to mind other legacies are the ones
come to mind other legacies are the ones
come to mind other legacies are the ones that pay the way for you leave a legacy
that pay the way for you leave a legacy
that pay the way for you leave a legacy for the ones that’s coming behind you
for the ones that’s coming behind you
for the ones that’s coming behind you every decision should just be about
every decision should just be about
every decision should just be about cheapest because if you go through life
cheapest because if you go through life
cheapest because if you go through life you live itself is life
you live itself is life
you live itself is life what’s gonna happen is that adversity is
what’s gonna happen is that adversity is
what’s gonna happen is that adversity is gonna come murphy’s is all it’s gonna
gonna come murphy’s is all it’s gonna
gonna come murphy’s is all it’s gonna come and if you haven’t been living like
come and if you haven’t been living like
come and if you haven’t been living like the way that you’re supposed to look
the way that you’re supposed to look
the way that you’re supposed to look like the moment that you eat adversity
like the moment that you eat adversity
like the moment that you eat adversity thing that adversity always does
thing that adversity always does
thing that adversity always does every time adversity will introduce you
every time adversity will introduce you
every time adversity will introduce you to who you really are as a person and
to who you really are as a person and
to who you really are as a person and for some people at mercy introduce
for some people at mercy introduce
for some people at mercy introduce different to the first method for
different to the first method for
different to the first method for something by Percy introduced different
something by Percy introduced different
something by Percy introduced different to a person that they never knew and
to a person that they never knew and
to a person that they never knew and they’re sitting there instead of saying
they’re sitting there instead of saying
they’re sitting there instead of saying why me why me instead of saying try me
[Music]
[Music] mercy to a certain of magnitude God has
mercy to a certain of magnitude God has
mercy to a certain of magnitude God has to trust you with that Emerson
thank you God adjusted me with this
thank you God adjusted me with this situation because you wouldn’t take me
situation because you wouldn’t take me
situation because you wouldn’t take me from something that’s too heavy didn’t
from something that’s too heavy didn’t
from something that’s too heavy didn’t trust you use it in the right way it’s
trust you use it in the right way it’s
trust you use it in the right way it’s gone through something it does not trust
gone through something it does not trust
gone through something it does not trust you handle in the right way to use it in
you handle in the right way to use it in
you handle in the right way to use it in the right way to be a blessing to other
the right way to be a blessing to other
the right way to be a blessing to other people that’s what life is about
people that’s what life is about
people that’s what life is about that’s what frees me something
first John Smith made it was such a big
first John Smith made it was such a big deal right she still sit on the same pew
deal right she still sit on the same pew
deal right she still sit on the same pew at church ever since I was in the war
at church ever since I was in the war
at church ever since I was in the war and when I was going to college right
and when I was going to college right
and when I was going to college right Nick found that I got a scholarship
Nick found that I got a scholarship
Nick found that I got a scholarship people passed a month wax I told you
people passed a month wax I told you
people passed a month wax I told you church they gotta say it was the type of
church they gotta say it was the type of
church they gotta say it was the type of kid
kid
kid they sort of got his deal to where you
they sort of got his deal to where you
they sort of got his deal to where you know everybody come around mr. buckles
know everybody come around mr. buckles
know everybody come around mr. buckles over there so we got the hack so they
over there so we got the hack so they
over there so we got the hack so they just we got the gloves right they said I
just we got the gloves right they said I
just we got the gloves right they said I was about to three rows up everybody get
was about to three rows up everybody get
was about to three rows up everybody get up they walked by the mother to me
[Music]
[Music] big deal and so on I gotta because I was
big deal and so on I gotta because I was
big deal and so on I gotta because I was feeling good about myself and I’ll never
feeling good about myself and I’ll never
feeling good about myself and I’ll never forget the first media day a father who
forget the first media day a father who
forget the first media day a father who came out that article a Christian know
came out that article a Christian know
came out that article a Christian know struck me to the SCC face piece and
struck me to the SCC face piece and
struck me to the SCC face piece and nobody had made it to the SCC design
nobody had made it to the SCC design
nobody had made it to the SCC design shower
right sure it was coming directly to me
right sure it was coming directly to me you see I was there kept an eye from see
you see I was there kept an eye from see
you see I was there kept an eye from see cameras who go out and we were super
cameras who go out and we were super
cameras who go out and we were super football football
sure love this cake empty Johnson I said
sure love this cake empty Johnson I said yes sir what you got a great shoe
yes sir what you got a great shoe
yes sir what you got a great shoe respect it sir what you got
respect it sir what you got
respect it sir what you got he said maybe even think you’ve got a
he said maybe even think you’ve got a
he said maybe even think you’ve got a play at the University of Tennessee I
play at the University of Tennessee I
play at the University of Tennessee I say you made a mistake so that we start
say you made a mistake so that we start
say you made a mistake so that we start at the University of Tennessee Senate me
at the University of Tennessee Senate me
at the University of Tennessee Senate me tell you something I say you could
tell you something I say you could
tell you something I say you could measure the height of a man you can
measure the height of a man you can
measure the height of a man you can measure the weight of a man I see you
measure the weight of a man I see you
measure the weight of a man I see you can’t measure
and immediately everybody got dressed
and immediately everybody got dressed they went home and I went to the
they went home and I went to the
they went home and I went to the football complex and I’ll put up my
football complex and I’ll put up my
football complex and I’ll put up my pleats in my workout pool and I was
pleats in my workout pool and I was
pleats in my workout pool and I was sitting there and a friend to our meal
sitting there and a friend to our meal
sitting there and a friend to our meal came in you know to pitch black and
came in you know to pitch black and
came in you know to pitch black and football complex he say what you’re
football complex he say what you’re
football complex he say what you’re doing man let’s go through the door man
doing man let’s go through the door man
doing man let’s go through the door man his dog I said no I’m not going to work
his dog I said no I’m not going to work
his dog I said no I’m not going to work I said man his dog go to work anymore
I said man his dog go to work anymore
I said man his dog go to work anymore manage job I said no I’m gonna work see
manage job I said no I’m gonna work see
manage job I said no I’m gonna work see baby say you team in a cat probably
baby say you team in a cat probably
baby say you team in a cat probably never played looking football in his
never played looking football in his
never played looking football in his life I said no listen I’ll just go to
life I said no listen I’ll just go to
life I said no listen I’ll just go to work really I got into perfecting my
work really I got into perfecting my
work really I got into perfecting my craft a vision everybody ever believed
craft a vision everybody ever believed
craft a vision everybody ever believed in me now I was working out our towel I
in me now I was working out our towel I
in me now I was working out our towel I looked up at the clock it was 1:30 in
looked up at the clock it was 1:30 in
looked up at the clock it was 1:30 in the morning then a custodian came out to
the morning then a custodian came out to
the morning then a custodian came out to the Turk tour he said son what do you
the Turk tour he said son what do you
the Turk tour he said son what do you feel going out of it aren’t you supposed
feel going out of it aren’t you supposed
feel going out of it aren’t you supposed to feel when you don’t sleep I said sir
to feel when you don’t sleep I said sir
to feel when you don’t sleep I said sir no disrespect to Happy’s dream that I’m
no disrespect to Happy’s dream that I’m
no disrespect to Happy’s dream that I’m chasing and I have to make chicken shape
chasing and I have to make chicken shape
chasing and I have to make chicken shape of my life have a family depending on me
of my life have a family depending on me
of my life have a family depending on me that whether you show cooler thrill like
that whether you show cooler thrill like
that whether you show cooler thrill like feeling towards my family say there goes
feeling towards my family say there goes
feeling towards my family say there goes our meal ticket mean a pinky time so
our meal ticket mean a pinky time so
our meal ticket mean a pinky time so maybe we don’t need and so every night I
maybe we don’t need and so every night I
maybe we don’t need and so every night I believe study 1 at 10:30 hours run over
believe study 1 at 10:30 hours run over
believe study 1 at 10:30 hours run over to the mo football facility last doing
to the mo football facility last doing
to the mo football facility last doing left front of course enter into the
left front of course enter into the
left front of course enter into the locker cartoons about 11:30 12:00 every
locker cartoons about 11:30 12:00 every
locker cartoons about 11:30 12:00 every night lately
night lately
night lately except on Friday nights and be standing
except on Friday nights and be standing
except on Friday nights and be standing round plastic am ready for the game on
round plastic am ready for the game on
round plastic am ready for the game on Saturday first in your cable a little
Saturday first in your cable a little
Saturday first in your cable a little special teams Southport season came
special teams Southport season came
special teams Southport season came guess we’re having Jack broke that start
guess we’re having Jack broke that start
guess we’re having Jack broke that start line I look for that reporter every
stone south those seasons so the summer
stone south those seasons so the summer heavy to my tune
I’m never forget we went out our first
I’m never forget we went out our first game we played against California bears
game we played against California bears
game we played against California bears and my team family executed all phases
and my team family executed all phases
and my team family executed all phases of the game offense defense special
of the game offense defense special
of the game offense defense special teams we ran out and got the victory I
teams we ran out and got the victory I
teams we ran out and got the victory I got an interception a couple of big hits
got an interception a couple of big hits
got an interception a couple of big hits couple fast break ups everything went
couple fast break ups everything went
couple fast break ups everything went great
great
great second we played against the University
second we played against the University
second we played against the University of airforce these guys believe it’s
of airforce these guys believe it’s
of airforce these guys believe it’s close to your schedule coach agreed to
close to your schedule coach agreed to
close to your schedule coach agreed to put on the schedule at the last minute
put on the schedule at the last minute
put on the schedule at the last minute by ourselves in the dome behind fourth
by ourselves in the dome behind fourth
by ourselves in the dome behind fourth quarter rolls around and of course they
quarter rolls around and of course they
quarter rolls around and of course they came out they scored the other side kick
came out they scored the other side kick
came out they scored the other side kick the ball gets to who me I jumped forward
the ball gets to who me I jumped forward
the ball gets to who me I jumped forward I missed it again later for Steve
I missed it again later for Steve
I missed it again later for Steve Blakely out in force recover now they
Blakely out in force recover now they
Blakely out in force recover now they got the ball court the onedrive I mean
got the ball court the onedrive I mean
got the ball court the onedrive I mean the stadium major upset over a madam +3
the stadium major upset over a madam +3
the stadium major upset over a madam +3 you’re going 101 defense federal right
you’re going 101 defense federal right
you’re going 101 defense federal right back call quarters coming thread a break
back call quarters coming thread a break
back call quarters coming thread a break say guys get back in
say guys get back in
say guys get back in I said listen remember just default on
I said listen remember just default on
I said listen remember just default on Air Force team that beginning said let
Air Force team that beginning said let
Air Force team that beginning said let me it said I’m gonna hit him break his
me it said I’m gonna hit him break his
me it said I’m gonna hit him break his spirit make it fun I will recover the
spirit make it fun I will recover the
spirit make it fun I will recover the fumble
got caught inside yeah coming down my
got caught inside yeah coming down my side but I shifted immediately to the
[Music]
[Music] and I posted the way that I always
and I posted the way that I always
and I posted the way that I always approach anything in my life
approach anything in my life
approach anything in my life and when I first attack I was so small
and when I first attack I was so small
and when I first attack I was so small criticize anybody up I couldn’t come in
criticize anybody up I couldn’t come in
criticize anybody up I couldn’t come in there with like EBV company or knock
there with like EBV company or knock
there with like EBV company or knock your block off looking at me katasonov
your block off looking at me katasonov
your block off looking at me katasonov would just go for it and go for the
would just go for it and go for the
would just go for it and go for the gusto whatever happens happens
gusto whatever happens happens
gusto whatever happens happens but at the point of contact when I hit
but at the point of contact when I hit
but at the point of contact when I hit this guy something different happened
this guy something different happened
this guy something different happened never happened to me before in my life
never happened to me before in my life
never happened to me before in my life I hit this guy as soon as affecting
I hit this guy as soon as affecting
I hit this guy as soon as affecting breath for my bodies left my body went
breath for my bodies left my body went
breath for my bodies left my body went completely to the ground my blackout my
completely to the ground my blackout my
completely to the ground my blackout my eyes doing for my team murder when I
eyes doing for my team murder when I
eyes doing for my team murder when I said you know let’s go man this is I
said you know let’s go man this is I
said you know let’s go man this is I care so what do you mean kid man you
care so what do you mean kid man you
care so what do you mean kid man you always get up get out let’s go it’s how
always get up get out let’s go it’s how
always get up get out let’s go it’s how no man but this time I can ascertain was
no man but this time I can ascertain was
no man but this time I can ascertain was just shocked going through my whole body
just shocked going through my whole body
just shocked going through my whole body I can’t feel anything when the scariest
I can’t feel anything when the scariest
I can’t feel anything when the scariest moment of my life a shot convinced to do
moment of my life a shot convinced to do
moment of my life a shot convinced to do that but he stayed in my right arm and I
that but he stayed in my right arm and I
that but he stayed in my right arm and I remember as I was lying there I said my
remember as I was lying there I said my
remember as I was lying there I said my head to the left what sort of doctor to
head to the left what sort of doctor to
head to the left what sort of doctor to the trainer’s running order to feel I
the trainer’s running order to feel I
the trainer’s running order to feel I feel my head up to the sky see God says
feel my head up to the sky see God says
feel my head up to the sky see God says surely nothing is happening is romantic
surely nothing is happening is romantic
surely nothing is happening is romantic or to my life bringing spoke to God so
or to my life bringing spoke to God so
or to my life bringing spoke to God so they have to do that right it’s the best
they have to do that right it’s the best
they have to do that right it’s the best precautionary
precautionary
precautionary they give me up on the spinal cord and
they give me up on the spinal cord and
they give me up on the spinal cord and William your field would get to about
William your field would get to about
William your field would get to about midfield
midfield
midfield I looked at the doctor couldn’t do my
I looked at the doctor couldn’t do my
I looked at the doctor couldn’t do my regular hair just a doctor a banana
regular hair just a doctor a banana
regular hair just a doctor a banana [Music]
I said doc you can bring him down and as
I said doc you can bring him down and as he was bringing her on him and hand down
he was bringing her on him and hand down
he was bringing her on him and hand down I’d never forget I looked down and I
I’d never forget I looked down and I
I’d never forget I looked down and I said okay since I’ve I’ve never think it
said okay since I’ve I’ve never think it
said okay since I’ve I’ve never think it helped me Louis gave you know Steve
helped me Louis gave you know Steve
helped me Louis gave you know Steve there will be two the hamlets my father
there will be two the hamlets my father
there will be two the hamlets my father Sweeney I looked up I said pop did I get
Sweeney I looked up I said pop did I get
Sweeney I looked up I said pop did I get it yes and I think you got the word
it yes and I think you got the word
it yes and I think you got the word father got me an analyst he ruled me
father got me an analyst he ruled me
father got me an analyst he ruled me over to you to medical he took me back
over to you to medical he took me back
over to you to medical he took me back the ransom cats Jansen he brought me
the ransom cats Jansen he brought me
the ransom cats Jansen he brought me back into my room and all in a 15-second
back into my room and all in a 15-second
back into my room and all in a 15-second time frame I never forget it
time frame I never forget it
time frame I never forget it I saw my father he stepped in and he
I saw my father he stepped in and he
I saw my father he stepped in and he looked at me she was in and he walked
looked at me she was in and he walked
looked at me she was in and he walked out my mother she came into the room she
out my mother she came into the room she
out my mother she came into the room she said a quick prayer by my bedside she
said a quick prayer by my bedside she
said a quick prayer by my bedside she walked down she walked out the doctor
walked down she walked out the doctor
walked down she walked out the doctor walked in and said hey did any of you
walked in and said hey did any of you
walked in and said hey did any of you got a let’s just got back surgeries
got a let’s just got back surgeries
got a let’s just got back surgeries about the doc I said what so what
about the doc I said what so what
about the doc I said what so what happened and it started what happened
happened and it started what happened
happened and it started what happened getting busted up some clicking an
getting busted up some clicking an
getting busted up some clicking an artery in your chest you bleeding
artery in your chest you bleeding
artery in your chest you bleeding internally we have to rush you back take
internally we have to rush you back take
internally we have to rush you back take the main main now that you’ve left leg
the main main now that you’ve left leg
the main main now that you’ve left leg and plug it into the chest in order to
and plug it into the chest in order to
and plug it into the chest in order to save your life when I open my eyes when
save your life when I open my eyes when
save your life when I open my eyes when you cover me from that surgery the same
you cover me from that surgery the same
you cover me from that surgery the same doctor standing over me said son got
doctor standing over me said son got
doctor standing over me said son got some good news and some bad news for you
some good news and some bad news for you
some good news and some bad news for you so you got some bad news for me tell me
so you got some bad news for me tell me
so you got some bad news for me tell me how about the guy back
how about the guy back
how about the guy back I’m stayin a all right he said yeah he
I’m stayin a all right he said yeah he
I’m stayin a all right he said yeah he said the good news is we saved you life
said the good news is we saved you life
said the good news is we saved you life he said the bad engines you have nerve
he said the bad engines you have nerve
he said the bad engines you have nerve damage to the right shoulder we don’t
damage to the right shoulder we don’t
damage to the right shoulder we don’t know how much so we got to sit you up to
know how much so we got to sit you up to
know how much so we got to sit you up to the mayor see teens know specials I was
the mayor see teens know specials I was
the mayor see teens know specials I was like I go he’s not the son he’s probably
like I go he’s not the son he’s probably
like I go he’s not the son he’s probably never played the game of football again
never played the game of football again
never played the game of football again [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you see I respected the doctor I
you see I respected the doctor I
you see I respected the doctor I respected his expertise and I have been
respected his expertise and I have been
respected his expertise and I have been through adversity
through adversity
through adversity jessa nothing against it don’t I
[Music]
[Music] nothing that ever stopped me I remember
nothing that ever stopped me I remember
nothing that ever stopped me I remember the little among them who saved her for
the little among them who saved her for
the little among them who saved her for a bulldog and I never forget it that
a bulldog and I never forget it that
a bulldog and I never forget it that night we sit in the living room my mom
night we sit in the living room my mom
night we sit in the living room my mom she was sitting there she said ain’t
she was sitting there she said ain’t
she was sitting there she said ain’t take this glass in the kitchen and you
take this glass in the kitchen and you
take this glass in the kitchen and you know it’s dark and it’s late I took the
know it’s dark and it’s late I took the
know it’s dark and it’s late I took the glass and I put it in the kitchen but I
glass and I put it in the kitchen but I
glass and I put it in the kitchen but I ran back in with my mom and I heard it
ran back in with my mom and I heard it
ran back in with my mom and I heard it drop and she said go get it she said why
drop and she said go get it she said why
drop and she said go get it she said why don’t get the glass so I don’t need the
don’t get the glass so I don’t need the
don’t get the glass so I don’t need the glass I talked about I never forget it I
glass I talked about I never forget it I
glass I talked about I never forget it I watch my uncle they took my grandfather
you have told all the nerves if you
you have told all the nerves if you break your plexus you break your plexus
break your plexus you break your plexus
break your plexus you break your plexus or the nerve roots that go he is fine
or the nerve roots that go he is fine
or the nerve roots that go he is fine and controls your army so you have two
and controls your army so you have two
and controls your army so you have two of them at all levels they can’t be
of them at all levels they can’t be
of them at all levels they can’t be blood they can’t be put together it says
blood they can’t be put together it says
blood they can’t be put together it says something we need to tell you about your
something we need to tell you about your
something we need to tell you about your arm I would never be the same again it’s
arm I would never be the same again it’s
arm I would never be the same again it’s in your hand that would never be the
in your hand that would never be the
in your hand that would never be the same with you they said sorry
same with you they said sorry
same with you they said sorry you can never play the game of football
you can never play the game of football
you can never play the game of football again we understand probably the college
again we understand probably the college
again we understand probably the college you have been a force for athletes your
you have been a force for athletes your
you have been a force for athletes your whole life you can never play basketball
whole life you can never play basketball
whole life you can never play basketball again you never baseball again yeah I’ve
again you never baseball again yeah I’ve
again you never baseball again yeah I’ve never been because
would you do what would you say oh but
would you do what would you say oh but she looked at me she said something to
she looked at me she said something to
she looked at me she said something to worry about it said God is in control
worry about it said God is in control
worry about it said God is in control look down at my wrists and everyone is
look down at my wrists and everyone is
look down at my wrists and everyone is withered black bracelet I played at the
withered black bracelet I played at the
withered black bracelet I played at the game in it did have been worked out I
game in it did have been worked out I
game in it did have been worked out I never took it off until I was a grad
never took it off until I was a grad
never took it off until I was a grad assistant coach / Lane Kiffin staff and
assistant coach / Lane Kiffin staff and
assistant coach / Lane Kiffin staff and out the game I gave it to a little boy
out the game I gave it to a little boy
out the game I gave it to a little boy like that night in Rochester Minnesota
like that night in Rochester Minnesota
like that night in Rochester Minnesota my conviction that bracelet rim manaphy
my conviction that bracelet rim manaphy
my conviction that bracelet rim manaphy sounds just like everybody she’s got
sounds just like everybody she’s got
sounds just like everybody she’s got faith yeah big faith McDonald right
faith yeah big faith McDonald right
faith yeah big faith McDonald right little fake little power faith in fear
little fake little power faith in fear
little fake little power faith in fear can reside in the same man he loses
can reside in the same man he loses
can reside in the same man he loses everyone thank you to suffer some things
everyone thank you to suffer some things
everyone thank you to suffer some things hopefully that evidence of things not
hopefully that evidence of things not
hopefully that evidence of things not seen
seen
seen I’m gonna be placed in a situation that
I’m gonna be placed in a situation that
I’m gonna be placed in a situation that requirement using my face when I was
requirement using my face when I was
requirement using my face when I was placing the situations that require me
placing the situations that require me
placing the situations that require me to use my faith I was not forcing God
to use my faith I was not forcing God
to use my faith I was not forcing God can I be real with you a faith that has
can I be real with you a faith that has
can I be real with you a faith that has not been tested as a faith that cannot
not been tested as a faith that cannot
not been tested as a faith that cannot be trusted
be trusted
be trusted the next morning I got up I went to the
the next morning I got up I went to the
the next morning I got up I went to the doctor’s office they said son what
doctor’s office they said son what
doctor’s office they said son what option you choose and I said no
option you choose and I said no
option you choose and I said no disrespect to you doc I’m not choosing
disrespect to you doc I’m not choosing
disrespect to you doc I’m not choosing not you my situation is out of hand they
not you my situation is out of hand they
not you my situation is out of hand they said what do you mean a situation that
said what do you mean a situation that
said what do you mean a situation that my hands we’re some of the best doctors
my hands we’re some of the best doctors
my hands we’re some of the best doctors in the world with the reason that you
in the world with the reason that you
in the world with the reason that you came up here I said no this stretchy my
came up here I said no this stretchy my
came up here I said no this stretchy my situation is that me hands I’m not
situation is that me hands I’m not
situation is that me hands I’m not choosing not you do what I have to do I
choosing not you do what I have to do I
choosing not you do what I have to do I know I will come out it’s okay if I stay
know I will come out it’s okay if I stay
know I will come out it’s okay if I stay around here before you to say I think I
around here before you to say I think I
around here before you to say I think I came out okay
came out okay
came out okay I think I feel super when I came out of
I think I feel super when I came out of
I think I feel super when I came out of that hospital and I like a change
that hospital and I like a change
that hospital and I like a change sheesh I’ve been right here down there
sheesh I’ve been right here down there
sheesh I’ve been right here down there oh now come on Louise my bike over here
oh now come on Louise my bike over here
oh now come on Louise my bike over here 350 staples in my body never had to go
350 staples in my body never had to go
350 staples in my body never had to go to people that I didn’t know and
to people that I didn’t know and
to people that I didn’t know and publicly say hey man can you help me tie
publicly say hey man can you help me tie
publicly say hey man can you help me tie my shoe never had to get babies my
my shoe never had to get babies my
my shoe never had to get babies my mother man now I can either break my
mother man now I can either break my
mother man now I can either break my name all over again
name all over again
name all over again what that did something man that process
what that did something man that process
what that did something man that process did something left I’ll check what the
did something left I’ll check what the
did something left I’ll check what the process did you see me and my roommate
process did you see me and my roommate
process did you see me and my roommate trapped in the cycle here prior to our
trapped in the cycle here prior to our
trapped in the cycle here prior to our engineering and the most amazing thing
engineering and the most amazing thing
engineering and the most amazing thing happened you see from the outside
happened you see from the outside
happened you see from the outside looking in everybody said man that
looking in everybody said man that
looking in everybody said man that camcorder through but what they didn’t
camcorder through but what they didn’t
camcorder through but what they didn’t know caster died in a circle it’s why
know caster died in a circle it’s why
know caster died in a circle it’s why it’s so important
sighs there’s a you come in a dream have
sighs there’s a you come in a dream have grown over last week upset yeah there’s
grown over last week upset yeah there’s
grown over last week upset yeah there’s a unit on a sec consider it pure joy my
a unit on a sec consider it pure joy my
a unit on a sec consider it pure joy my brothers and sisters when you face
brothers and sisters when you face
brothers and sisters when you face trials of many can because detecting of
trials of many can because detecting of
trials of many can because detecting of a fake bullet produced perseverance in
[Music]
[Music] a losing that hospitals how many
a losing that hospitals how many
a losing that hospitals how many Earthlings worse I’m gonna have
[Music]
[Music] everybody to think I understand about
everybody to think I understand about
everybody to think I understand about life you can’t control them
life you can’t control them
life you can’t control them that is how we respond
that is how we respond
that is how we respond [Music]
when adversity opens that fixed
when adversity opens that fixed we psychological contract
we psychological contract
we psychological contract [Music]
[Music]
[Music] this is what I like I stumbled a little
this is what I like I stumbled a little
this is what I like I stumbled a little bit and I came back again it’s greater
bit and I came back again it’s greater
bit and I came back again it’s greater is He that is in me he that is in the
is He that is in me he that is in the
is He that is in me he that is in the world
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