Carl Nassib

“I love playing defensive end. It's the position I played in high school.”

“I thought 'I've got to be funny' so I just kind of developed a sense of humor.”

“It was definitely stressful, growing up and being in the closet and doing all that. Very stressful for anybody. I can speak from experience.”

“I always like to represent Walk-On University.”

“I've had people tell me, 'Don't lose your head,' and I think that's kind of insulting, when people are worried that I'm going to change who I am.”

“People tend to lie to themselves about their finances - they'll ignore their credit card bills or ignore certain expenses and won't even make a budget because they're afraid of how much they're spending. Take a step back, take a breather, be honest with yourself and go from there.”

“I didn't want to pay someone to manage my own money, so it took a while, but I educated myself.”

“I hate losing.”

“I just think that representation and visibility are so important.”

“I just want to normalize things. I really don't think too often going through life as a gay man. I just hope one day that won't even have to cross your mind, because it barely crosses my mind.”

“The NFL is the best athletes in the world with the best work ethic.”

“I was really jealous of people who went through life as being somebody else's number one priority.”

“As you get older, everybody's priorities shift... Late at night, you're just like, 'OK, am I anyone's number one priority?' And that's just the one thing that I wanted.”

“Coming out as gay is something that for awhile I wanted to do and just wanted to wait for the right moment.”

“I like making people laugh and I like making people happy.”

“I was glad to do my part to help bring visibility and representation to my community.”

“My siblings and I, we grew up just with a deck of cards and could have the best night ever.”

“Penn State has made me into the person I am today. I've been surrounded and taught by so many people there. That university makes the best people.”

“It was a great experience at Penn State. I could not have asked for anything more from Penn State.”

“On the sidelines, I'm the one yelling.”