When will we start to recognize that being an athlete doesn’t prevent someone from also being a creative? You can be an athlete and a children’s book author. You can be an athlete and make movies. You can be an athlete and explore fashion. Martellus Bennett shares his story and his passion (hint — football is only his part-time job) at a TEDx event in the video above. You’ll be moved as he talks about the legacy he wants to leave for his daughter and what it means to believe in your dreams, even if the world doesn’t expect you to have them.


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