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Vernon Davis stepped behind the podium and, with an air of confidence and self-awareness, prepared himself for whatever might follow.
He surely knew how this would go. Questions about how much he’d changed. About how much he’d grown. About how, exactly, he’d become the leader he is today — how he became the man who was more than the sum of his talent. Each question a compliment, yes, but each pointing toward a past that was far from complimentary.
“I changed my life around and I became more of a leader, because in the beginning it was all about me and that’s not right,” he said. “You don’t want it to be all about you. I find it that, when it’s more about the team and you put the team first, you have more success.”
This was Vernon Davis...
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