I'm not afraid of who I am. I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am. I'm Michael Sam, I'm a college graduate, I'm African-American and I'm gay.

I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my truth.

The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known. The journey continues.

I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I just wish you guys would see me as Michael Sam the football player instead of Michael Sam the gay football player.

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

I'm not afraid of who I am. I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am. I'm Michael Sam, I'm a college graduate, I'm African-American and I'm gay.

I'm Michael Sam, I'm a football player, and I'm gay.