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> [I come from a performing family. My parents are Nigerian, and their parents and their parents - and it's all about performance in their culture, you know. The music. The dancing... you're told to stand out at family gatherings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/i-come-from-a-performing-family-my-parents-are-nigerian-and-their/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

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## More by Nnamdi Asomugha

> [My parents were among the first families from their area to leave Nigeria and come to America, the land of the free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/my-parents-were-among-the-first-families-from-their-area-to-leave/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [Anybody can be beaten by one pass once. Are you getting beat by that same pass multiple times in the same game? That answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/anybody-can-be-beaten-by-one-pass-once-are-you-getting-beat-by-that/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [Oh man, you miss it so much when you finish playing, especially when you play for most of your life. You miss just being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/oh-man-you-miss-it-so-much-when-you-finish-playing-especially-when/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [I'm very grateful for my time in Philadelphia and I want to thank the Eagles organization for the opportunity to play here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/i-m-very-grateful-for-my-time-in-philadelphia-and-i-want-to-thank-the/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/doing-interviews-after-a-game-you-can-t-give-your-true-emotions-you/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [I tell people all the time that football taught me about life in every single aspect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/i-tell-people-all-the-time-that-football-taught-me-about-life-in/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [I've had a chip on my shoulder every year that I've played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/i-ve-had-a-chip-on-my-shoulder-every-year-that-i-ve-played/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/i-ll-be-relentless-in-my-efforts-to-be-great-but-i-m-realistic-i-know/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/you-re-seen-a-certain-way-in-the-acting-world-to-them-you-re-still-a/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [As far as acting, I just went in and just started training. It was the first thing I did right when I retired. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/as-far-as-acting-i-just-went-in-and-just-started-training-it-was-the/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/i-give-my-all-for-the-sport-and-i-just-don-t-like-it-when-if-things/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/it-can-be-a-bit-sententious-in-the-nigerian-household-to-the-point/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [I became stiff as a safety, and so I had to learn to move like a corner and think like a corner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/i-became-stiff-as-a-safety-and-so-i-had-to-learn-to-move-like-a/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/when-guys-get-to-a-certain-age-or-certain-level-in-their-career-maybe/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

> [Something clicked, and I was like, 'I gotta be prepared. This could end at any time.' That was my second year in the league.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnamdi-asomugha/something-clicked-and-i-was-like-i-gotta-be-prepared-this-could-end/)

[Nnamdi Asomugha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnamdi-asomugha/)

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