Junior Seau
Junior Seau
Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr.was a linebacker in the National Football League. Known for his passionate playing style, he was a 10-time All-Pro, 12-time Pro Bowl selection, and named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was elected posthumously to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth19 January 1969
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didn't have a job. My brothers, they worked at Pizza Hut or places like that, but sports, that was my way of giving back.
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There's a window in my life which is football. I try to remember that it's not going to be there forever. That's why staying humble is important; knowing who I am and the message I'm sending out. I always try to be a person first, before I'm No. 55 on the football field.
I'm living proof that you can make it out of the ghetto.
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The Boys and Girls Club taught me a lot about sportsmanship, humility, self-respect.
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My background wasn't one blessed with all the luxuries in life. Nothing is forever and I realize that.
When I first started playing football, a headache was called a 'headache.' And now it's called 'a concussion.'
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As I was coming up, it always seemed like I was learning. If it wasn't from school, it was the 'hood. The influences of the 'hood are very powerful.
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Being a reporter and chasing down an assignment isn't an easy thing to do, especially when you're dealing with athletes that are so focused and trying to get their little game plan together to perform under adverse conditions... it's tough.
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For dinner I want real sushi - not the Americanized kind. My parents are American Samoan so I don't go for any of those rolls. I'll have raw prawn or sea urchin or octopus. I love it.
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Playing football and rugby is the Samoan sport. It's part of the conversation at church. It's part of the conversation in their barbershops, in the grocery stores. It's what everyone is aware of and familiar with. They take a lot of pride in the beating you can take in the course of that sport.
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From my old neighborhood, I learned nothing was guaranteed, not even life itself. You better get it today, because tomorrow is not promised.
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A lot of children can go back and look at their childhood and find reasons why it wasn't perfect. But why whine about something no one can fix? You deal with it.
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Dad taught us about morals, values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him.
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Whenever the defense needed to get off the field, we didn't execute. We recognize that, and hopefully it won't happen again.