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their relationship. >> first rifles, i think, but we got to know each other over the last few years and got to be pretty good friends. undaunted. even the missing the biggest american stars, coach krzyzewski feels good about the world basketball cup in spain. >> we would rather say win and go forward. welcome to "unguarded." last night in seattle there were fireworks, rock stars, and finally football, as the nfl opened its season with a dominating performance from the defending super bowl champion seahawks. of course some fans were hoping for pyrotechnics of a different kind from seattle's lightning rod corner richard sherman. sherman's exuberant onfield demeanor thrust him into the national spotlight in january. and in the months since, sherman has become such an interesting

and eloquent voice, "time" magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. as he sat down to discuss his increasingly incredible life, he showed us why. >> action. ♪ and we danced, and we cried, oh, and we laughed, oh and had a really, really, really good time ♪ >> the title defense has begun. what is your attitude going to be? >> you would think you're always circled on to my calendar if you're playing good football. you live up to the expectations and make sure you don't disappoint people. >> we've seen you on the field. you're the same richard sherman going after people. but off the field, so much has changed for you. you had that moment, that interview after the nfc championship game where you burst into everyone's living rooms. >> well, i'm the best coroner the game. when you try me with a sorry receiver like crabtree, that's the results you're going to get. don't you ever talk about me. >> since then, you won a super bowl.

you've got name checked by the president of the united states. >> seattle seahawk cornerback richard sherman is here tonight. and he gave me -- he gave me some great tips on how to handle it. jake tapper, don't you ever talk about me like that! >> you got a huge new contract. you're in commercials. has there been any point over all this time where you looked around and said wow, this is my life? >> any time you get to include your teammates on a madden game, that's pretty cool for all of us. obviously, they gave me the cover. and doing the campbell's soup mama's boy campaign with my mom was really fun, just to see that side of her. >> you signed a $40 million guaranteed contract. how have things changed for your family? because last season, your dad was still working as a garbage collector in l.a. >> just like mickey, not much has changed. and mama is still working with

mentally disabled kids. obviously we have a little bit more comfort at home, a few less deals and things like that, but in terms of daily life, blue collar people are blue collar people. you can't change them. money doesn't change them. >> you went to the twhous shoot a spot with michelle obama to promote healthy eating. and you replayed that famous postgame interview, except michelle obama, the first lady of the united states is the one asking you the questions. >> richard, take me through your final play. >> well, let me tell you. we the best chefs in the game. so when you try was an easy meal like cakes and succotash, that's the edsiest meal you're going get. . that was a great time that was a really special time, just being at the white house, meeting barack and getting a chance -- >> look at you, meeting barack. first name basis with the pres. whatev. >> it was fun. i had to talk to secret service and make sure i didn't get in trouble. they told me to raise my voice.

secret service is right there. he is eyeing me a certain way. don't yell at her. things don't add up right here. >> your mother did not raise you to yell at the first lady of the united states. >> she told me not to. and i was getting misinformation and things were counterintuitive. >> you've been everywhere over the past few months. so you think being able to have more people learn who you are, this guy who can be brash and loud on the field is also one of the smartest guys in the nfl, that you can be from compton and go to stanford? those things can co-exist. do you think you have changed people's perceptions at all in general, have made them maybe check themselves before they judge a book by its coffer too much? >> i think a little bit. i think i've been able to help them disambiguate the situation a little. some people have always looked at surface. they get the ten-second clip, i have everything i need. i think i force people to do their research, to, you know, at

least google. at least spend the time, 20 second to google a name and do things like that. we're more than football players. >> richard sherman has certainly made a lot of people rethink their first impression of him. not just on the football field, but as a young black man who grew up in a gang-ridden area of los angeles. it won't surprise you that sherman has a lot of opinions on what has been happening in ferguson, missouri. he'll share those right after the break. so stick around for that. as well as a very entertaining conversation with tiger woods and rory mcilroy. >> i like to think that i bring the best out in him. but no, that's the side of tiger that i know. tty. oh, hi, cortana. you look...nice. [ cortana ] thanks. this is the new htc one m8 for windows. sleek. but, i'm more than just a pretty face. me, too. i can check your calendar, then traffic to help you make your mani-pedi on time. and you sound great too. well, i have two speakers for music. ♪ oh...i only have one. really? yes. and i'm sitting on it.

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i'm rachel nichols and welcome back to "unguarded." we've been talking to richard sherman who was thrust into widespread debate on racial stereotypes during last season's playoffs. these days sherman is one paying close attention to the developments in ferguson, missouri, and a national discussion on how america cease young black men. i hands up! >> hands up. >> don't shoot! >> what did you think as you were watching the news coverage of all that? >> it was interesting. obviously, i'm from l.a., and we had the rodney king situation and the riots. and i was alive through a lot of those things, and a lot of that chaos and unrest. and there are some people in that situation who are trying to make a stand. and then there are other people that just thrive in chaos and create more chaos. so it's a tough situation. hopefully there will be some learning, a deeper meaning,

something will change. >> whatever happened that particular day with mike brown, you're from compton. you grew up among a lot of gang violence. how do you think that complicates the relationship between the police and the community, and what can get better? >> i think it's always a tension-filled relationship, especially in the inner city. the police are trying to do their job, and people are trying to live. people that aren't doing anything. they're just minding their own business, driving around, trying to make a living are sometimes being mixed up with criminals. and that's -- that's never what you want. >> you were named one of "time" magazine's 100 most influential people, partly because you're not afraid to talk about this kind of stuff. do you ever worry that you're going to say the wrong thing or people are going to take things the wrong way, or do you think it's important to be talking about these kinds of things? >> i think it's important, because if you stand for nothing, you fall for anything is what i was told as a young man. i'm obviously not always right and i don't have all the answer. but lot of times i challenge the norm. i challenge the majority.

and sometimes you need that to spice things up, to give a different perspective. people like to -- for there to be a little stir-up, a little unexpected, a little magic sometimes. and i think that's why people watch. try to give it to them. >> can we expect a little magic this season? >> i'll try my best, you know. i'll try my best. my abracadabra. ♪ >> well, if last night is any indication, the magic has begun. sherman made an entire side of the field disappear when the packers refused to throw in his direction. of course, the nfl season opener not the only big football news this week. michael sam, the league's first openly gay player was signed to the dallas cowboys practice squad. now normally practice squad signings don't make the papers. but make no mistake, this is a big deal. the cowboys are nicknamed america's team for a reason. they are the most popular team and the most popular sport in the country. and the most valuable too, a

franchise worth $3.2 billion. and when they did what several other teams who could have used sam were reportedly too skit turkey do, they sent a message that, yes, even in the heart of tough guy texas, even with an incredibly lucrative business on the line, michael sam is not a threat to team unity or a media distraction or whatever code word the bigots are using this month. michael sam is a football player. which is all he has ever wanted. all right. we'll be back after this break to talk tiger woods. i will ask him whether he'll ever win another major. >> i still have the drive. and if i still have the drive, then i'll get it done.

welcome back to "unguarded." i'm rachel nichols. tiger woods and rory mcilroy should probably hate each other. after all, right now rory has everything tiger wants, a run of major titles, golf's number one ranking, that unwavering confidence that used to be tiger's trademark. but instead when they recently went on a promotional tour together for nike's new vapor irons, the two golfers cracked up the crowds by acting more like abbott and costello than hatfield and mccoy. and when we sat down to chat, they were both very honest about, well, each other. ♪

>> ah, someone wants to play. >> trying to keep up with the old guy, you know circumstances that your real hair? [ laughter ] >> you guys are rivals? friends? describe this relationship. >> both. first rivals, i think, initially. but we got to know each other over the last few years and have become pretty good friends. >> i like to think i bring the best out in him. but that's the side of tiger that i know. at home we play a little bit together. we live close to each other in florida. we're like that all the time. >> you've had a remarkable year. what's the most important thing that you have learned about yourself along this way? >> i think the most important thing for me is being mentally,

i feel like i find another gear on the golf course. it just showed maybe another dimension to my golf game. >> toughness. >> yeah. not that i didn't know existed, but maybe other people didn't know that i have. so it's been great. to be fierce of golf or one of the fiercest of golf, it's a big responsibility. but i feel i'm up to the task of handling it well. >> rory talked recently about being the face of golf right now. do you think it's even accurate? do you think to the general public who don't follow tournaments you're still the face of golf? >> whether i am or he is, it's irrelevant. as competitor and players, we just want to win tournaments. and he is doing a lot better job at it than i am. >> tiger woods was imploring tom watson to pick him for the ryder cup. but just a couple of days later, the golf legend says he won't be available for the american team because of the back injury that has plagued him all season. >> so many injuries for you this

year. back surgery, some tough finishes at tournaments. you have been pretty good humored about it in public. so what are the frustrating moments that we don't see? >> well, the frustrating moments i think more than anything is trying to get ready to play. it just takes me so long to get ready to get out there and play, the physios, warm-ups and activations. just getting out there. the day to day grind to try to get out there to play. >> so how many hours before you actually step out on the course? >> probably four or five hours. >> really? >> yeah. it takes a while. >> compared to when you were younger, how long did it take? >> oh, jeez, just roll out of bed and go right to the tee. it's different as you age. >> i know when you had your back surgery, you had quite a few conversations with dallas quarterback tony romo who had the same surgery. >> video games. >> that's what you guys talked about? >> he was good. i think i'm better now. it's one of those things where the first probably two months

you're not doing anything. you're just lying on your butt. >> can you imagine having a guy like you having to sit still? >> it's hard. very hard. especially when two little kids play catch you have to sit in the chair and play catch. you can't bend over. >> that's the lamest catch ever. >> i know. it was not fun. >> now you have finished your sixth straight year without a major championship. >> it's a reality. certainly it's frustrating, but it's reality. the key is to keep giving myself chances. >> there are a lot of opinions what you have left in the tank. the most important is what do you have left? >> i think i still have the drive. and if i still have the drive, i'll get it done. it all starts from within. that's what my dad always taught me, that it all starts from what do you want? what do you want to accomplish? then go get it. >> tiger dominated golf for so long. now you're the one who has won four majors in three years. >> big shoes to fill, that's for sure. i'm sure when he gets healthy

again, he'll continue to be up there challenging for majors. but while he's not, i've tried to take over the mantle somewhat. >> we've seen you at 2 years old, the video of you striking a ball. 9 years old, you're chipping balls into a washing machine. when you look now, how good do you think you can be at 25? >> i mean i didn't -- i didn't think at 25 i would be at this stage, four major championships. my next goal is the career grand slam, and after that to try to become the most successful european golfer ever. i feel like i can be pretty successful at this game. i feel i can be one of the best of all time. put it that way. >> one of the best of all time. no small goal there, right? all right. when we come back, a man who knows a thing or two about being one of telephone best ever. legendary duke coach mike krzyzewski. right now coach k. is at the fiba world cup in spain, leading a group of nba stars in their

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all beds on sale, with mattresses starting at $599.99. ends sunday. know better sleep with sleep number. i'm rachel nichols and welcome back to "unguarded." mike krzyzewski has become one of america's most iconic coaches. he has led duke to four ncaa championships. he has won two straight medals as the head coach of the olympic team. and he joins us from spain where he is coaching the u.s. team at the fiba worrell championships. welcome coach. >> thank you. it's good to be on, rachel. >> well, starting tomorrow it is lose and go home in this tournament. your team is packed with top nba players. you're the favorites to win. but that's one of the challenges, right?

coaching a team to where the folks back home anything less than a gold medal is considered a major disappointment. how do you deal with that? >> well, it would be a major disappointment for us too. and it should be, you know. we have a great respect for the international community. we know how many great players there are and how old those teams are, not just individually, but collectively. and while we would rather not say lose and go home, we would rather say win and go forward. >> i like that. before you left spain we saw you when you came through new york and took the team to west point. the players had a lot of fun looking at your old picture from your cadet day there's. what else do you hope they picked up? >> i think the main thing -- first, they had a lot of laughs looking at my pictures. but the main thing they got they were dipped into a huge bucket, a huge pool of patriotism, commitment, selfless service, honor, and our guys really felt that. and i think it helped them

realize even more what an honor it is to play for the united states. >> and it hasn't been the easiest road for this team. paul george suffered a horrific injury during one of your skr s skrijs. paul's injury sparked controversy. we heard dallas owner mark cuban say he thinks all big nba stars should decline playing for the team. he argued that international competitions aren't about patriotism at all. he thinks they're about money making opportunities. he show thinks players should be more careful on behalf of the nba teams that are paying them millions of dollar. >> i think in mark's case, i think he would like to share in the earnings that take place when his players are playing. and he has a right to feel that way. as an owner. rachel, it's not just playing for your country, it's getting better. all these players feel that. add patriotism to it, and okay, all of the sudden then

everything is really good about it. >> it does give so it many layers and makes ate tough balance. kyrie irving had an injury scare the other night just while you guys have been over there. these players are getting better. they are putting themselves on the line physically, though. if you were an nba owner or a gm, what would you want your players to do? >> well, i would definitely want them to play. rachel, people can get hurt anywhere. kyrie, you know, fell on his backbone, his tailbone. he is okay. he'll play tomorrow. you shouldn't stop doing something that is really important, you know, because of some fear that something might happen. you should be in it because of what could happen that ends up being really good. >> well, if anyone knows about charging ahead to see what you can achieve, it is certainly you, coach, for sure. thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> yeah, thanks for having me on, rachel. >> all right. and thanks to all of you. that's going to be our show for tonight. but you can follow me on twitter, like us on facebook or visit us on the web at

cnn.com/unguarded. and of course we'll see you back here next friday night on "unguarded," where the end of the game is just the start of the story. good night. >> on this episode of "death row stories" in a tiny florida town, an 11-year-old girl is found raped and murdered. >> that little girl died in the dark, alone with a monster. >> and the investigation leads the police back to one of their own. >> of course, we didn't want to believe a police officer would do this. >> i had always wanted to get in law enforcement and here i am going to death row. >> but a miami detective becomes convinced the ex-cop is innocent. >> there was really no hard evidence. >> we have an innocent guy here. this is crazy. >> and the case takes an unexpected turn.