After 11 seasons, I retired from football. Four months later I was in Ghana shooting 'Beasts of No Nation' as an executive producer. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share Image
I was maybe halfway through my career, and I was shooting a Nike commercial, and the director came to the trailer and said, 'Hey man, you're really gifted at this. I get a lot of athletes that come in, but… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I tell people all the time that football taught me about life in every single aspect. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
