American - Athlete | February 22, 1978 -
I will be the first black James Bond.
Dhani Jones
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Without creation, what are we but stalled in life?
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Ideas and thoughts and creativity is more of who I am than football.
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Just because you wear a bow tie doesn't mean you're a nerd.
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I like to keep things classic, not lavish or blinged out. I don't even say that word. The last thing I want to be is over the top.
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People look at you differently if you wear a bow tie, as opposed to a necktie.
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Whether a plane to Singapore, a subway in Manhattan, or the streets of Cincinnati, I search for meaningful conversation wherever I may travel. Without it, I believe we lose the ability to not only understand others, but more importantly, ourselves.
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I started rockin' the BowTie when I was a rookie with the New York Giants.
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Football is a sport of paradox. It requires reaction, not reflection. Yet you must use your mind to calculate, to anticipate - to think and not think at the same time.
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The bow tie started off with one of my friends, Kunta Littlejohn. He said if you want to be anybody, you've got to rock the bow tie. I dismissed it at first, but later he told me he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, so I decided to wear the bow tie to support him. And as he got better, I came to learn the power of the bow tie.
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There's four main pillars to the bow tie - self-representation, service, collaboration and critical thought. You have to understand how to represent yourself and critically understand how to collaborate and serve others.
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When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.
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