Here are the highlights of the interview:
“Everything was good, I had a great visit,” . “Coming in early in the morning, I spent time with my family and my brothers. Hard fought loss. It was a good team, but there are definitely things we can clean up. I say we because I’m putting myself in that family already.”
- Instead of viewing the Hurricanes’ season negatively, he sees it as an opportunity to come in and revitalize a historic program and make an early impact.
“We all see how open the door is and what Miami is like,” “Like what coach Cristobal first said, when the U is on, it’s like no other. We all feel like we can come in here and do it. We have talent all around here, so why leave? Put all that stuff together, and we all preach and talk about it every day about what we can come in and do. I’m going to be honest; we’re coming in to take people’s spots.”
-He mentions how he was so surprised, yet happy that so many fans recognized him when he got to Hard Rock.
“As soon as I’m walking down in the stadium, everybody’s yelling, ‘Raul or Popo’ taking selfies with me, and all of that definitely made it big,” . “Every time I come to Miami, I get this feeling that it’s home, so that’s why I committed and that’s why I’m coming, and we’re going to put on.”
“Warren Sapp was joking around, saying this is a reunion for you, isn’t it? It’s like a family environment. Everybody knows me and has seen me before. It’s definitely just going to make me go back home and put in the work, get my body right to come in and dominate.”