In athletics, so many people have these performance-setting goals - like 'I want to win a gold medal,' |
In his position, we have to understand that he has a lot of kids who look up to him, and sending that type of message I think is completely wrong. |
It really isn't about winning the medal for me. |
It shouldn't be about winning. What's important is coming here, to a fantastic event that brings together great athletes from all over the world, and taking in the experience. That's what I hope to take from this. |
It was hard, calling unwanted attention to myself when I was a freshman with a huge challenge. It was hard when the NCAA said, 'Your college football career is over and your scholarship is gone.' I had started throwing a football at age 2. |
It's an honor to be able to train with them. We are all friends. There aren't a lot of egos on this team. |
It's going to take a lot of fuel. Getting ready to take the punishment, getting back in football shape. The commitment is huge. |
It's great to have that right now — something that's such a big challenge right ahead of me. |
It's nice to check that box. |
It's nice to check that box. I've been saying for a long time that if I make it to the Olympics, I'll be at the combine a week after. But it really came together today, which is a great feeling. It's probably a better feeling than knowing I'm going to the Olympics. |
It's so funny because it's such an unknown where I'm going. It's hard to say where I'll be, but one thing's for sure – it will be a competitive situation, which I love, and a team environment, which I sorely missed. |
My whole mentality was similar to the Tiger Woods approach. I had a lot of opportunities to jump in training and competition. I focused only on improving these skills. Adversity and racing gave me confidence to get through it. |
Obviously, I wanted to win the gold medal. But not everyone can reach the pinnacle of your career on the last day you compete. Not everyone can go out like John Elway. |
Oh man, I'm on top of the world. I dreamed big as a kid, but I never dreamed that in a span of one week, I'd be competing in the Olympics and at the NFL combine. |
One thing that I feel like I have been able to do is transition between those two sports very easily. |