Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams wanted to succeed for his family.
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams has had a long NFL career, and he doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon.Growing up, Adams, who lived in a three-bedroom house that was occupied by nearly 10 people, was determined to give his family a better life."Club Shay Shay,"
this past week. "And honestly, I'm glad that I had a wake-up call in high school that kind of got me on the right track as far as academics because I wasn't really focused the way that I was supposed to early in high school. And that was going to lead to me having to take a whole alternate route to get where I need. Which, nothing wrong with the JUCO route, but you can get lost in the sauce, especially coming from where I come from. A lot of people end up in that and get lost in it.
"You ain't guaranteed nothing. You might have a quarterback that's OK, but, you know, we need somebody that can sling it. ... If I'm playing running back, that's on me, the O-line got to block, and it got to be a good scheme and all that, but you get that pill in your hand, you got more to say about what you do than on the outside. So, for me, I just had to get a little bit more mature as it pertained to understanding the big picture in high school and locked in.
"I knew my whole life growing up, every time I played at any level -- basketball, whatever -- I was always one of the best ones, if not the best one.
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