Cam Newton
Cam Newton
Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at Auburn and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft. Newton is the only player in the modern era to be awarded the Heisman Trophy, win a national championship, and become the first overall pick in an NFL draft within a one-year span. He was the 2011 NFL Rookie of the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 May 1989
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
Good shoes - they're the ultimate finishing touch. In fact, we actually joke in my family that your shoes have to be shined before you can leave the house.
I keep my eyes open. I pay attention to how different types of people express their personal style, how they put their clothes together.
I don't want to be the center of attention, which is ironic. I hate having all eyes on me - unless it's for my job, and my job is playing football. I'm not that attention-hungry.
This is what makes sports so amazing, that we can start a discussion around a table, in the newspaper, in the magazines, that will get people's attention. And that's what sports does.
Some people have certain beliefs, and I have my own belief, and we can agree to disagree on certain things.
My place of refuge is definitely watching movies and playing video games.
I did nothing wrongEverything I've done at this university I did the right way.
In college, you had to worry about that math class or this exam that's coming up on Tuesday, but not in the professionals. You eat, sleep, and do everything related to your craft - and your craft is football. You can be at it from sunup to sundown.
The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field.
I just like having fun with my style and keeping it new.
I see myself not only as a football player, but an entertainer and icon.
Tom Brady is good, real good...but he plays in same league as I do.
Everybody's entitled to their own opinion.
I'm an example of why people deserve second chances.