When life tells you no, ask yourself honestly, 'What am I capable of?' And once you know the answer, don't be afraid to let everyone else know it too.
Russell Wilson
University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement, 2016, 2016
Video starts at 9:10 — the moment this quote was spoken
The Story Behind This Quote
Wilson told the story of his freshman year at N.C. State. He was fighting four other guys for the starting quarterback job, but the coach called him into his office and told him he was being moved to safety. Wilson could have gone along with it, but after days of prayer and talking to his family — his father was on his deathbed at the time — he reached a peace. He walked back into his coach's office and declared: 'Coach, I'm going to be your starting quarterback. I'm going to be a first-team freshman All-American. I'm going to be first-team All-ACC. I'm going to play in the NFL. I'm going to win multiple Super Bowls and I'm going to be in the Hall of Fame.' The coach looked at him like he was crazy. Three days later, he named Wilson starting quarterback.
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