“I think that the whole stigma of the name may still burn deep with some of the Native people, but there are some that it doesn't bother. They actually think it brings enlightenment to the contributions that the Native Americans had in the establishment of our country, but I haven't come up with an idea. I'm not saying the name "Redskins" wasn't derogatory, but the actual changing the name to the Washington Redskins was an honorary move.” PeopleThinkingCountryMovingEnlightenmentBotherNativeNative AmericanStigma Author:Donte Stallworth
“I think every year you're in the NFL you probably lose three or five years off your lifespan.” Thinking Author:Donte Stallworth
“Player safety is definitely something that has to be at the top of the list. I think that the union and the NFL are doing all they can to make sure they're protecting the players the best they can.” ThinkingPlayerSafety Author:Donte Stallworth
“Ever since I was a kid I've always loved history. I think that kind of catapulted things, but I would say the two major factors were maybe 9/11 and the election of Barack Obama.” ThinkingKindKidsElectionBarack Author:Donte Stallworth
“For me, 9/11, it was my last year in college and I didn't know anything about Al Qaeda, I didn't know anything about bin Laden, I had no idea. I think probably after a few years when I started seeing how the country and the policy was shifting due to terrorism, I wanted to know: Why are these people terrorizing us, and who are they?” PeopleThinkingCountryPolicyCollegeTerrorismBin LadenAl Qaeda Author:Donte Stallworth
“I think that we do have a great country, but there's a lot of things that we're not so great at. Unfortunately, education is one of them.” ThinkingCountryGreat Country Author:Donte Stallworth
“I think whenever you go through something of that nature, you get to see who's really on your side and who's really there for you. That happened in my case. And it really let me understand that no matter how small of a decision you make, it's going to have a subsequent action or reaction, and something that started out very innocent turned into the tragedy that it was.” ThinkingActionDecisionLet MeTragedyInnocent Author:Donte Stallworth
“I always hear people saying, "If I can just help one person, or if I can just stop one person from doing what I did." I don't think one person is enough. I feel you can help more than one person, help as many as you can. That's something that I would like to leave as my legacy: That I helped a lot of people and made some people make better decisions after looking at the decisions I've made in my life.” PeopleThinkingEnoughHelpingDecisionLegacy Author:Donte Stallworth