Will Allen
Will Allen
Will Allenis an American football safety who is currently a free agent. Allen played college football for Ohio State University, and received All-American honors. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he has also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth17 June 1982
commitment tough-times tough
We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.
world saws microsoft
Even before I helped to co-found Microsoft, I saw a connected future . . . I called that future The Wired World.
meaningful people way
In my own work, I've tried to anticipate what's coming over the horizon, to hasten its arrival, and to apply it to people's lives in a meaningful way.
stars thinking sky
I think it's going to be great if people can buy a ticket to fly up and see black sky and the stars. I'd like to do it myself-but probably after it has flown a serious number of times first!
technology people focus
Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time.
book research tangible
I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not just my work but everybody else's and the research and so forth, there's a sense of really have done something worthwhile.
lying struggle opportunity
For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched. Microsoft is struggling to adapt to that new reality.
team people style
In the computer industry, you've got an interdisciplinary team of people who can come together, attack the problem, and work in a collaborative style. You knock down one problem after another, cobble things together, and then hopefully turn the crank at some point.
fun father years
What is the best advice, business or otherwise, you've had and from whom? The best advice I've received came many years ago from my father. He told me that you should love whatever work you do, you should try to find something you truly enjoy. And I've been lucky through the years that the work I've been involved with has been challenging and for the most part, fun.
moving humanity care
The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward.
technology museums giving
The best museums and museum exhibits about science or technology give you the feeling that, hey, this is interesting, but maybe I could do something here, too.
ebola people towns
I was in a town of about 10,000 people, and a shipping container with a rusty microscope was their medical clinic.
ocean space lasts
As a species, we've always been discoverers and adventurers, and space and the deep ocean are some of the last frontiers.
fruit sometimes difficult
Sometimes it's very difficult to find fresh fruit on the road.