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
boys club girls taught
The Boys and Girls Club taught me a lot about sportsmanship, humility, self-respect.
I'm living proof that you can make it out of the ghetto.
knowing life message remember sending staying window
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.
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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.
high played receiver senior wide work year
I was a quarterback in pee-wee football. I always wanted to be quarterback. They're the leaders, they make the calls. It didn't work out because I didn't have the arm. I also played wide receiver my senior year in high school.
I can't handle rollercoasters. I have no control of it. It gets to me.
career course football hope national situation three whenever
Whenever you get in that situation in the course of a game, you hope to get one tackle. To make three tackles is a career in the National Football League.
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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.
win
We did what we had to do. Getting a win was key.
bed daddy kids night please prayer putting
When you're putting your kids to bed and their prayer at night is 'God, please let Daddy win, sometime,' you know it's getting bad.
definitely forward knowing leg legs looking next played seven
I played on one leg for seven weeks, ... Knowing I could have two legs next year, it's definitely something I'm looking forward to.
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If you look at the history of the game it has happened to every great player: Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Marcus Allen. You can go down the list, that there is transition.
bring feat great held high sports three year
As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget.
dig kids tiger
No, I want my kids to be Tiger Woods. And Serena Williams. I dig those two.