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\"Vernon

When you\u2019re good at multiple things like Vernon Davis, it\u2019s hard for people to define you.<\/h1>\n

And when people can\u2019t define you, or worse, fear that you\u2019re more skilled than they are, aspersions are cast.<\/p>\n

Every NFL fan has an opinion on Vernon Davis.<\/h2>\n

Just the mention of his name will elicit either an eye roll and terse statement about unrealized potential, or, acknowledgment of his success on the field as one of the NFL\u2019s best tight ends for almost a decade.<\/p>\n

And his unique interests, including starting a full-service fine arts and interior design company, off of it.<\/p>\n

A Studio Art major at the University of Maryland, Davis\u2019 performance at the 2006 NFL Combine \u2014 including setting positional records in the 40-yard dash and broad jump \u2014 set the expectations extremely high.<\/p>\n

Davis was drafted in 2006 by the San Francisco 49ers with the #6 pick, the fourth highest a tight end has ever been drafted.<\/h2>\n

But he didn\u2019t set the world on fire right away and it took one of the most famous coaching meltdowns in history, Mike Singletary\u2019s \u201cI want winners!\u201d rant, to get the most out of him.<\/p>\n

After accumulating only nine touchdowns in his first three seasons, Davis scored an NFL-leading 13 in 2009, and secured his first Pro Bowl selection.<\/p>\n

After a Super Bowl appearance with the 49ers in 2012, another Pro Bowl selection in 2013, and signing the then-most lucrative contract for a tight end in NFL history, Davis established himself as one of the best tight ends in the league and finally lived up to the potentially that had seemingly dogged him.<\/h2>\n

We asked Vernon about his willingness to share his emotions and artistic side, the Singletary incident as an agent for change in his life, and how to\u00a0successfully realize your potential in any endeavor.<\/p>\n

Talk about your video as part of the Old Spice Football Ball Sports Club.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vernon Davis \u2013 When Old Spice came to me with the\u00a0Bearglove scent campaign, it started off with a video shoot at my house. I\u2019m sure you saw the video, with the \u201cbear gloves,\u201d right? Get it, Paul<\/em>??<\/p>\n

Oh, I got it alright VD! I saw your house, then the snow outside and thought, \u201cThe place is so empty, I bet this is his new place in Denver after getting traded to the Broncos!\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vernon Davis \u2013 I know, right? There\u2019s a lot of room because I just moved in! I\u2019m working with Old Spice for the Football Ball\u00a0Sports Club. As the official deodorant and body wash of the NFL, Old Spice is cleaning up with some of the players\u00a0to teach kids to have self-confidence, and\u00a0 it starts with smelling your very best.<\/p>\n

One thing that I\u2019ve always found interesting about you is that you\u2019ve never shied away from expressing your\u00a0creative side, while physically being the absolute definition of the alpha male. How have you been able to balance both?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vernon Davis \u2013 To me, I just feel like life is about doing things that you love, things that you are passionate about. And you can\u2019t worry about people critiquing you and judging you and saying you can\u2019t do this, or you can\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n

You have to do what your heart tells you to do and don\u2019t look back. Just do it, because there is always room to grow, in everything<\/em>. There\u2019s no limit to what the human mind can do, or that the human body can do; there really is no limit. I\u2019s all on YOU.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all predicated on how much time you put in, what you\u2019re going to do to get there, and that\u2019s what it\u2019s about.<\/p>\n

Was the incident with 49ers head coach Mike Singletary, where he sent you back to the locker room in the middle of a game for being selfish, a legitimate transformational event\u00a0in your life? Or, was it just in the football sense? You started producing on the field at your highest level immediately after and for the next several seasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vernon Davis \u2013 It was very transformational for my whole life. I say that because Coach Singletary gave me insight on some of the things that I needed to do to get better as a football player and as a person. And those things stuck with me and it resonated with me in so many different ways.<\/p>\n

And to this day, I\u2019ll never forget the moments we shared when we were in San Francisco. I still think about them and I really appreciate the things he did, even though it was tough, it was tough love, but it helped me grow and molded me into the man that I am today.<\/p>\n

Do you feel like people have ever gotten to know the real Vernon Davis? Do they have a better idea now compared to a couple of years ago?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vernon Davis \u2013 Kinda sorta. It takes time for individuals to really reach their potential and reach the goals that they set for themselves and I understand that.<\/p>\n

It just takes time; everything in life is predicated on time. You\u2019ve got to be in the right place at the right time and that\u2019s how I look at it.<\/p>\n

Describe your game-winning touchdown catch against the Saints in the 2011 playoffs to send the 49ers to the\u00a0NFC\u00a0Championship\u00a0game. Where did the emotion and openness you showed after the touchdown come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vernon Davis \u2013 That game is one of the most significant games I\u2019ve played in, in my entire life. And I say that because as a kid, I always wanted to make that game winning shot; there is nothing like making that game winning shot.<\/p>\n

And I saw the opportunity and made it, and when I cried, those were tears of joy. It was tears from all the hard work that I put in, all the time that I put in at the facility, nights of hard work, even back to high school and college, all that time that I put in, and I always wanted to make that shot and I finally got the chance to do it, on the big stage.<\/p>\n

All that was, was the timing, being in the right place at the right time, and I just had to shed tears because it was just so overwhelming to me, that I just had to let it all out.<\/p>\n

Beyond offering guys manly scents like Timber, Swagger and Bearglove, Old Spice, \u201cThe Greatest Smell in the NFL,\u201d is providing NFL fans exclusive access to the\u00a0Old Spice Football Ball\u00a0Sports Club featuring a collection of never-before-seen, football-themed inventions being supplied to some of the league\u2019s top players. NFL fans can follow the action all season long at Old Spice\u2019s Tumblr page.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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