My position in football was cornerback, and what your job is as a cornerback is to read the person that's in front of you - read their body language and anticipate what's going to happen next. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share Image
If we're in a scene together, I want to give you something that allows your performance to be truthful. In football, if you're opposite me, I want to destroy you, take your head off. I'm still reading body language, still… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share Image
My parents were among the first families from their area to leave Nigeria and come to America, the land of the free. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
Anybody can be beaten by one pass once. Are you getting beat by that same pass multiple times in the same game? That answer… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
Oh man, you miss it so much when you finish playing, especially when you play for most of your life. You miss just being… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
I'm very grateful for my time in Philadelphia and I want to thank the Eagles organization for the opportunity to play here. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
Doing interviews after a game, you can't give your true emotions. You can't tap into them. So when you do that for so long,… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
I tell people all the time that football taught me about life in every single aspect. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
I'll be relentless in my efforts to be great, but I'm realistic. I know I can't be perfect because I've seen it. But at… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
You're seen a certain way in the acting world. To them, you're still a football player and not taken as seriously. They think you're… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
As far as acting, I just went in and just started training. It was the first thing I did right when I retired. I… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
I give my all for the sport, and I just don't like it when, if things don't work out, people say, 'Oh, he doesn't… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
It can be a bit sententious in the Nigerian household, to the point where you feel like with any wrong step you've set yourself… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
I became stiff as a safety, and so I had to learn to move like a corner and think like a corner. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
When guys get to a certain age or certain level in their career maybe they don't do as much or work as hard so… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
Something clicked, and I was like, 'I gotta be prepared. This could end at any time.' That was my second year in the league.… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share
