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I sat in the green room at Radio City Music Hall for the 2006 NFL Draft. At my table, I was encircled by my parents, brother, agent, former coaches and close friends. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

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Obviously it's more fun having my teammates there and having all that camaraderie, but individual workouts are not a loss. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Teammates Having More Individual Obviously Camaraderie Loss Workouts Fun

When a 300-pound person like me is playing, I'm supposed to drink at least a gallon of water a day. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Day Me Water Drink Like Supposed Least Person Gallon Playing

You rewind. You think of your preparation. You think of everything you did throughout the week, your life, the practices, the intensity. Everything flashes, and you come right back to that point. And it's like, game on. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Life You Game Preparation Think Back Everything Point Week Throughout Come Like Practices Did Intensity Flashes Your Right Right Back

You don't have to worry about what happened last year; you can start fresh. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

You Year Worry About Fresh Happened Start Last Last Year

Understanding the intentions of a play is so key because you can block a guy into the running back if you don't know how the play is supposed to work or where the back is going to come out. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

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I don't see myself as the perfect person at all. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Myself See Perfect Perfect Person Person

Acting is a talent, but I like to see the whole picture. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Picture See Talent Like Acting Whole

Sometimes you have success and not so much success versus certain people. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Success You People Sometimes Versus Much Certain

Aggressive government spending during the Great Recession was absolutely necessary. Eric Garcetti

Government Great Aggressive Recession Spending Absolutely Government Spending Necessary

The struggle of African Americans is everybody's struggle. Eric Garcetti

Struggle Everybody American African African Americans

I don't live life with a ton of regrets. Eric Garcetti

Life Live Life Live Regrets Ton

Latinos are not monochromatic. You know, they trace their ancestry back to South America, to Central America, to Mexico, like in my family, and the Caribbean. And it's - we're a very diverse group. And we care about a lot more than just immigration, though we're passionate about having sensible immigration policies that don't go after our families. Eric Garcetti

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Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically. Eric Garcetti

Good Practically Dealing Mayors Really Things

I've worked closely with presidents, especially with President Obama, and I realized that what good leaders do at the national level is no different than what we do at the local level. Eric Garcetti

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I think I bring a perspective that local communities are what make this country great, and they are the laboratories of democracy. Eric Garcetti

Great Democracy Perspective Country Think Local Make Communities Bring

I prioritize my daughter and my wife. Eric Garcetti

Wife Daughter Prioritize

The fact is, there are far more customers for American products outside of the U.S. than there are here at home. With open markets and a level playing field, American workers can out-compete workers anywhere in the world. Eric Garcetti