Manti Te'o
Manti Te'o
Manti Malietau Louis Teʻo is an American football inside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American, received eight national awards, and became one of the most decorated college football players of all time. He was drafted by the Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth26 January 1991
CityHonolulu, HI
CountryUnited States of America
I think what I bring to the table is a lot of heart, a lot of energy, and somebody that works hard. Somebody who hates to lose.
I think I've learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can't control. And hopefully, by doing the things I can control well, I'll have more favor in the other category.
For me, the greatest fault would be to tell somebody something I'm not.
As long as my family's OK, I'll be fine.
Ray Lewis, I've grown up watching Ray Lewis. Just watching his intensity, his passion for the game, his love for the game, his work ethic. Everything in a linebacker that you want to be is in Ray Lewis, from leadership qualities, all that.
Ever since I was young, if somebody needs help, you help them out.
The reason why I love to win is because I don't have to go through that feeling of losing. It's those times where I lose that feeling that will stick with me.
The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.
Things happen. And good things happen, and bad things happen. And I'm a person - I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason.
To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating.
I want my teammates to understand that when No. 5 says something to you, that means it's very important because he doesn't talk a lot. If I'm saying something to you, it's going to help you.
He just explained that he just wanted to help people and that was his way of helping people of, you know, being someone that he wasn't and trying to connect with somebody on a different level too and help 'em out.
No far from it. Faaaaarrr from that.
It was a conversation that I didn't want to have with my parents to say mom and dad I missed my flight....