I think it's different because one thing isn't contingent on the other. Nate was going to play football so he could play basketball. Emeka knows he has a lot of catching up to do on the football field.
Quotes about emeka (3 Quotes)
When you look out there and see Ray (Allen), Mec (Emeka Okafor), Johnny Gwynn ... any of those people. You dont win the number of games weve been able to win or the championships weve won without those players,
He told me, 'Coach, I was over there talking to some eighth-grade kids,' ... But I don't have any problems with players feeling that way and in fact I went in and told Emeka and he said that was good. What the hell, let's go for it.