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> [I came down the long road, even before I got here. Just to be where I am today is already a positive in my life. But to have something like this happen to me as well, I'm speechless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/i-came-down-the-long-road-even-before-i-got-here-just-to-be-where-i/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/shawne-merriman-45394_happens_i-came-down-the-long-road-even-before-i_205459.png)

## More by Shawne Merriman

> [I came down the long road, even before I got here. Just to be where I am today is already a positive in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/i-came-down-the-long-road-even-before-i-got-here-just-to-be-where-i/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [I think that people should find a niche that will work. I have friends growing up who sat around playing video games for hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/i-think-that-people-should-find-a-niche-that-will-work-i-have-friends/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [I picked up business skills along the way, but there are things you learn at school like speaking the language of business so you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/i-picked-up-business-skills-along-the-way-but-there-are-things-you/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [A lot of the things I've done for charity and the money I've given will never be talked about in the media. I'd rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/a-lot-of-the-things-i-ve-done-for-charity-and-the-money-i-ve-given/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [Everything is not going to go right, not just on the field but also in business. There were times I was injured on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/everything-is-not-going-to-go-right-not-just-on-the-field-but-also-in/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [It's a wonderful feeling that I get a chance to play with some of the best players in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/it-s-a-wonderful-feeling-that-i-get-a-chance-to-play-with-some-of-the/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [Don't be afraid to start out small. You see tech companies selling for millions, but you shouldn't be afraid to start small and grow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/don-t-be-afraid-to-start-out-small-you-see-tech-companies-selling-for/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [Football is the love of my life. I would never say I don't want to play. Somebody could say that this game is meaningless.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/football-is-the-love-of-my-life-i-would-never-say-i-don-t-want-to/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

> [I had a lot of ups and downs. I always said that if I were in a position to give back, I would and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawne-merriman/i-had-a-lot-of-ups-and-downs-i-always-said-that-if-i-were-in-a/)

[Shawne Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawne-merriman/)

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