Former NFL Player and Motivational Speaker, Toi Cook, Advises Youths To "Never Quit"

"If you are a winner you will always have an idea, but losers will always have an excuse," states Super Bowl Champion, Toi Cook when he recently addressed 150 kids at Santa Monica High School.

Toi Cook played eleven years in the NFL, and had an interception for the 1994 Super Bowl Champion 49ers. He played on three different NFC West Champions, the Saints, 49ers, and Carolina Panthers, during his career.

Cook now travels extensively addressing youth groups on the importance of never quitting and maintaining a positive attitude.

For Toi Cook's speaking availability please contact Keith Hunt 909 987 1233 or email Keith@CamelotMarketing.net

"Deep down losers hate to see winners, so they will try and stop you achieving success. If I had a dollar every time someone told me I would never play in the NFL for eleven years I would be a millionaire."

"I was also told I would never be a 3 year starter in 2 sports at Stanford, or be able to produce albums and televisions shows while I played. But I did!" continues Cook.

He attended Stanford University from 1983 to 1987 and was a three-year starter in both baseball and football. He was also a starter on the 1987 NCAA Champion Cardinal baseball squad, going 3 for 5 in the championship game, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints (football) and Minnesota Twins (baseball).

"Everybody who ever had a goal and succeeded has heard the same negativity. Don't ever let someone say you cannot achieve your dream. No one can stop you but yourself.

I leave the audience with a plan on how to create a daily, weekly and monthly goal schedule. In the schedule it is important to Include time for workouts, preferably 1 hr in am and 1 hr of think time by yourself. So if you have to get up at 5:00am to accomplish you should."


"Dreams and success don't come overnight though. Ray Kroc, who turned McDonald's into the world's largest food chain, didn't sell his first hamburger until age fifty-two."

"Never quit," concludes Cook.




ABOUT TOI COOK

Toi Cook played eleven years in the NFL, was and had an interception on the 1994 Super Bowl Champion 49ers, in the Super Bowl. He played on three different NFC West Champions, the Saints, 49ers, and Carolina Panthers, during his extensive career.

Toi Cook attended Stanford University from 1983 to 1987 and was a three-year starter in both baseball and football. He was a starter on the 1987 NCAA Champion Cardinal baseball squad, going 3 for 5 in the championship game, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints (football) and Minnesota Twins (baseball).

While playing Toi Cook was also his team's NFLPA player representative on all three teams. Toi Cook was instrumental in helping convince Gene Upshaw, Executive Director of the NFLPA, and its board members to move into the entertainment arena by licensing the players under the league's group licensing program for entertainment productions.

In 1998 the Board of Representatives elected Toi Cook to the Executive Committee, which serves as the Board of Directors for both the NFLPA and Players Inc., the Union's for-profit marketing arm. His term was for two years. Combined revenue for both companies was $86 million.

Toi Cook is the founder of Toi Cook Enterprises. TCE is a Los Angeles, California based enterprise that provides consulting services to companies with interest in the sports and entertainment sectors.

For Toi Cook's speaking availability please contact Keith Hunt 909 987 1233 or email Keith@CamelotMarketing.net




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