Teenagers are rarely lauded for their attention span. And yet, the football team at Blanche Ely High School latched onto every word spoken by . The San Francisco 49ers cornerback returned to his alma mater this past offseason to speak to his younger peers.
Robinson’s message was simple: To urge the student athletes to learn from his mistakes so that they can avoid similar pitfalls.
“I told them that it doesn’t matter what you face in life,” Robinson said. “If a door seems like it’s about to shut on you, you have to keep faith. Adversity makes the greatest people.