Resilience Advocate & Former NFL Safety; Author of "Life of Lahray"; Leadership & Teamwork Speaker
Shamiel Gary Biography
Shamiel Gary is a former NFL safety known for his perseverance throughout his football career. Gary began his collegiate football journey at Wyoming, where he earned Freshman All-American honors before transferring to Oklahoma State University and redshirting for one season. As a true freshman, he started 12 of 13 games at strong safety, tying for the team lead in interceptions with three and ranking fifth in tackles with 98. After his sophomore season, Gary transferred to Oklahoma State to be closer to his family during his grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's disease.
During his first season with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Gary started every game, recording 72 tackles, six passes defended, three interceptions, and one forced fumble. In his senior year, he contributed 47 tackles, nine passes defended, and three interceptions, helping the Cowboys achieve a 10-3 record and a second-place finish in the Big 12 Conference.
After college, Gary entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent, signing with the New England Patriots. He later joined the Chicago Bears on a one-year contract, followed by stints with the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, where he moved between practice squads and active rosters. Throughout his NFL tenure, Gary navigated the challenges of life as a fringe roster player, adapting to multiple teams and demonstrating resilience.
Off the field, Gary faced significant personal challenges, including a shoulder injury during the NFL preseason with the Miami Dolphins and his mother's battle with cancer. These experiences influenced his post-football mission, shaping his message of perseverance and faith.
As an entrepreneur and author, Gary has delivered presentations to more than 150,000 individuals across 30 states. He is the author of several books, including the children's book "Life of Lahray," which reflects his commitment to inspiring younger audiences. Drawing from his NFL experiences, Gary shares insights on leadership, teamwork, and organizational culture with audiences at conferences, schools, businesses, and athletic programs. His mission centers on inspiring individuals from all backgrounds to overcome adversity and empower others.
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Shamiel Gary Speaking Topics
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Game Time Excellence is a system I have developed that stems from my career in the NFL and the journey starting from a nobody to becoming one of the best in the world at what I do. I have crack the code on elite performance I have work with some of the greats such as Tom Brady and other greats. I know what makes the great.. great and how you can become one of them in your field!
What I know there are 3 people in every locker room, in every staff, and every organization. There is a Champion, a Competitor, and the Content.
Takeaways:
Mindset – You have to visualize your wins and be mentally tough to overcome change and setbacks.
Self Awareness • You have take time to reflect and watch the film on your life to know your game plan and if you're following it.
Continuous Improvement – Success requires a commitment to reinventing yourself, your brand and your organization continuously. There’s no time to get stale. Commit to getting….Bigger…Stronger… Faster.
Take Control – Be a player that does everything with purpose. Go the extra mile to create success.
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Personal Development: Maximizing Your Game
Shamiel will lead your group through exercises to develop mental toughness, conquer fear, build grit, train your subconscious mind, overcome mental blocks, enable goal setting, create positive affirmations, increase motivation, productivity, and effectiveness, and gain contentment, joy, confidence, and self-awareness. Shamiel has distilled his ethic and knowledge as an elite performer to help others perform at their highest level possible in all aspects of their lives.
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Shamiel Gary is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Athlete, Belonging, Children's Authors, Christian, Christian Athletes, Football, Human Resources, Inspirational, Leadership, Motivational, Non-Fiction Authors, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Resilience, Sports, Storytelling, Teamwork & Teambuilding -
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Shamiel Gary is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as , Personal Development: Maximizing Your Game and Corporate Culture: GameTime Leadership.. The estimated speaking fee range to book Shamiel Gary for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Shamiel Gary generally travels from Broken Arrow, OK, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Rocky Bleier, Vince Papale, Shannon Miller, Jim Craig and Eric Boles. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Shamiel Gary for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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