Vernon M Turner

I’ve always found it difficult to describe or talk about myself. I’m extremely hard on myself. I guess you can say that I am my own worst critic. I am so far from being a perfectionist but I try not to make the same mistake over and over again. They say that everything happens for a reason; well, I’m a true believer of that. Everything that has happened to me, every person that has crossed my path, it all had some type of an effect on my life. My past experiences became my toolbox for future journeys. Though I find myself making tons of mistakes to this day, I try to only do things that will allow me to sleep at night. My stubbornness sometimes gets in the way of doing the right thing, but overall I am improving with each passing day. I’m a pretty private guy and I’m extremely uncomfortable being in the limelight. I think one of the reasons I chose to play football was because I could hide inside my helmet. The only issues I had were when I took my helmet off.

I love life “Big-Time”. I’m very thankful for all the gifts that god has given me. I try to stay fit at all times; if you take care of your body, your body will take care you. Some people take my kindness for weakness; that changes quickly, once they get to know me. I feel like I am the luckiest guy in the world. God has blessed me with a ton of life experiences that made me the man I am today. I've learned never to take anything or anyone for granted because it or they can be gone in the blink of an eye. I've worked hard in keeping the “Grey” out of my life (and out of my hair). I try to let people know where I stand at all times. ‘Negativity’ is not something I try to practice nor do I want around me. Leaving my mark and making a difference is extremely important to me. Everyone needs to ask themselves, if I died today, how would I be remembered?