Tamba Hali
Tamba Hali
Tamba Boimah Haliis a Liberian-born American football outside linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Penn State, where he earned All-American honors, and was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
knew
I think in the back of his mind, he knew we were coming. He still had to do his job, but he knew we were coming.
blood file
When you file for a person you have to be a relative, blood born.
amateur contact reached sponsored united uses
We got in contact with him from the airport. He uses amateur radios, and that's how we reached him. He sponsored us to come to the United States.
contact hard knowing relief stable
Before it was real hard getting in contact with her because we didn't know where she was. Now she's in a stable place. It's a relief just knowing she's doing better.
drop pressure time
We weren't going to let them drop back and pass. Every time he went back, we got to him. The pressure was great. They weren't going to get down the field.
happening
We didn't know what to do. Then it started happening all the time. So we went into hiding.
file married
We were blood-born (to his father). He was already (remarried) here. She was married as well. So she couldn't file for her.
came looked love penn reason saw schools
That's the reason I came to Penn State. I looked at other schools but when I saw Penn State's fans, I said, they love their football.
football great prove team week
We've got to prove that we can be a great football team week in and week out.
chances guys hitting played
We played with a lot of penalties. We played stupid, hitting guys when they're still out of bounds. We had a lot of chances to get off the field.
burden faith worrying
I keep her in my prayers. I don't try to make it a burden on me, every day worrying about her. I just have faith that she's doing well.
felt kept playing position reminding
I just kept reminding them that I wanted to play the end position. I felt like playing the end position was where I was going to excel. I felt that was where I was going to make my living.
bring trying
That was 1994. But I'm trying to bring her over now. My sister, too.
drastic living nice
It's going to be drastic for her. She's going to go from living in a hut to living in a nice home.