Amobi OkugoI roll into the coffee shop where I’m scheduled to meet a veteran professional athlete. It might be the perfect location for a pro athlete to sneak in without the glare of the media chasing them around. He’s smart, collected, and relaxed, largely a product of being born in California (Hayward, to be exact) growing up in Sacramento and playing a year at UCLA before going to the pros. Okugo is an eight-year veteran of MLS, and in many ways is the best example of the larger majority of professional athletes around the globe; a steady rank-and-file player that doesn’t consume the spotlight. “You grew up playing sports at a high level at the amateur level and now you’re in the professional ranks.

Source: Forbes November 28, 2017 18:45 UTC