A biography for Carl Nassibhasn’t been written yet.
“It would be really hard to spend 50% of my income in one year.”
“I'm from Pennsylvania. I grew up watching Penn State.”
“Every day I'm excited to be a part of Penn State football.”
“I'm kind of a nerd, if you ask any of my friends. I guess quirky is nerdy.”
“I don't want to ever feel like, 'Oh, I'm hiding from something.'”
“I just always wanted to prove to myself that I was a good player.”
“Earning a scholarship was incredible.”
“I'm just trying to do the best I can.”
“I really have the best life, I've got the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for.”
“Personally, I don't think about stats very much.”
“I always thought it was a good talent if someone was down or sad to make them laugh and brighten their day. I always thought that was pretty awesome.”
“First couple of days, being 'out,' the only 'out' player, my body felt like Jell-O. I was very anxious.”
“That's why you go through life, to try to help people as much as you can.”
“I was born this way. I haven't worked for it. That's why it's easy for me. It's not even on my mind. I don't choose every day to be gay. I choose to work hard and be a better person than I was yesterday.”
“It's just the most rewarding thing ever - being of service to other people. It gives you a sense of accomplishment, of self-worth, as opposed to looking at social media all day, which is just so crippling to your self-esteem and self-image.”
“I laugh at my own jokes way too much.”
“I think football's the most competitive sport. The whole business is very cutthroat. And it can lead you to ultra competitiveness. And that toxic competition trait, it can bleed into other aspects.”
“Coach Shoop is a very smart guy.”
“I try to live a normal life and not live outside my means.”
“Anybody I ask who spends a week in Happy Valley understands why it's called Happy Valley.”