Rapper David Banner gave a pep talk to the Buena Park Coyotes in California. The rapper spoke to the team after they made the playoffs for the first time in ten years, despite numerous obstacles during the school year; including domestic violence at home, peer pressure, gang influence and in some cases, death.
"All of my life people, even in my own family, told me I would never make it," David Banner told the teenagers. "When I went on to graduate from Southern University with my bachelor’s with a GPA of 3.9, I felt like I could do anything. Then when I went on to make it in rap, I knew I could do anything. I knew it was bigger than rap though."
"The one thing I want you guys to take away from this is whether you win or lose a football game, it’s bigger than football," David Banner told the students. "It’s about staying true to who you are and knowing you can make a differnce and never giving up.” Buena Park lost in the first round of the playoffs but won the respect of their league."
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