Justin Tuck — American Athlete born on March 29, 1983,

Justin Lee Tuck is an American football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame, and was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft... (wikipedia)

For me, I'm lucky to have a lot of close friends - through football or through my family.
Any time you have defensive ends going above you in the draft, when you know you put up numbers that were equal to better, you just have to use that as motivation. Whenever you're the underdog, you have to have the right attitude and just go out there and be yourself; just play.
God has a plan for everybody's life, so there was obviously a reason why He wanted me to go to Notre Dame. Everything happens for a reason.
I know what I need to work on; I know my weaknesses, but I have that work ethic to improve every day. I have that want to be the best player at my position, and I have the belief in myself that one day that will come true.
You have to be equal at both - great at football and great at dedicating yourself to the academics at Notre Dame. It's hard. There are no rooty-toot classes for athletes in South Bend.