Nnamdi Asomugha Quotes

I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

It is one of my pet hates when I see players who have agents who do everything for them. They don't know how to set up their own bank accounts, they don't know what they are spending their money on and they can't make their own decisions.

When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.

There is a lesson there about greed and it is a lesson I am willing to learn as well. Has it made me a distrustful person? I don't think so. But we probably look a bit more carefully at our financial situation now.

I have been rich, and I have been broke. Some of it is my fault for choosing bad management and making bad investments. But that is life - we all take risks.

When you don't spend or invest in the future, you can't always get away with it.

Having a financially illiterate society is dangerous, and we have to do something about that.

We are young; we are naive with money. Money can go fast. If anyone thinks he is something better just because he has more money in the account, then he can very quickly fall on your face.

I had very deep concerns about my financial status because I found that up until "Let's Dance" I was virtually broke again. I had been so irresponsible in how I dealt with my financial affairs. I take full responsibility for that.

The money I saved during baseball was probably all gone. I'm tapped out.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

No matter how much money you have, you can lose it.

Anything that gets people to think harder about their financial security and take some responsibility is a good thing.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.

I am one of those artists who knows where their money is. I pay my bills; I take care of my mama. I handle my business. I am a businessman. I go to meetings and take care of things, so it's a lot more than just partying and turning up.

I have made lots of mistakes in terms of contracts and spending money when I shouldn't have spent money.

If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.

I never thought to ever ask for money. I was so stupid.

I believe entertainers should know what's going on and do their own banking.

But if I had to do it, handle money, then I think I could be responsible, yes.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

I'm terrible with money, absolutely awful. I'm always losing it.

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.

When our family business separation was implemented, as the eldest member of the family, I had taken the entire burden of the debts. I believe, it was my mistake to have told myself that, 'Subhash, you can earn and repay the creditors.'

When you're further along in your career, you probably have more money and more means; you have to stop yourself from giving your child too much. Whereas, if you're in twenties, you might just get by.