I know I didn’t want to get caught up in the cycle of drugs and violence that was around me. Deep down inside, I felt there was something better outside the situation I was in. Michael Oher Read Quote
I love Baltimore, I definitely look at it as home, somewhere I’m very comfortable. Michael Oher Read Quote
I think I could handle right tackle. With great coaches, I think I can handle anything. Michael Oher Read Quote
I’m a left tackle. I like playing left tackle. That’s my position. I think I can do it better than anybody. Michael Oher Read Quote
People mess up all the time. Michael Vick, he made some mistakes. He surrounded himself around the wrong people. And you’ve got to be careful with that. But he’s redeemed himself and came back. Michael Oher Read Quote
I would have – I didn’t really have to be an athlete. I could have been, you know – worked in fast food, been a janitor, anything. I would have had two or three jobs, working long hours, you know, to support myself and for my family in the future. I would have been successful. Michael Oher Read Quote
I’ve learned not to buy into what other people say. I’ve learned not to put dreams in other people’s hands. Michael Oher Read Quote
I think there’s a need for more oversight by social workers, because there are a lot of foster parents who are just collecting checks. They need to look closely into the backgrounds of the people whose hands you’re putting the kids into and then continue to monitor them. Michael Oher Read Quote
There’s a big difference between where I came from and the NFL. Things like this don’t happen to people from there often. It just took a lot of hard work and dedication, staying on the right path, believing in myself, and having an inner drive. Michael Oher Read Quote
