Akbar Gbajabiamila
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So immediately, I saw him before he pulled him off.
Boom.
I know what these are.
And so I always knew that I was going to play in the NBA, but that didn't happen.
Fate would have it that I would be forced to play football and then turn to like football
and then grow to love football and then play in the NFL.
And the reason why I say it's a bigger deal is just because that's the only thing that I know that I'd worked so hard for for so long and to see it actually materialize.
And there's this finite amount of time that you can play pro ball.
And so to work for something and to actually achieve making, to become a professional athlete was, and still is one of the professional highlights of my life.
What were you a defensive end?
Defensive end.
Do you ever get, do you ever get a sack?
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Now, now, now.
Yeah.
Okay.
What was a bigger deal getting your first sack or your Emmy?
Well, nominated for an Emmy, so I still have never won an Emmy.