"I'm so happy that I had a chance to honor my grandma and my family and my girlfriend, " Te'o said.

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"I don't know if I have something to prove, but it definitely puts a huge fire under my butt to just be better, " Te'o said.

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The players on my TV were suddenly harder to see than Manti Te'o's girlfriend.

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"My relationship with Lennay wasn't a four-year relationship, " Te'o said.

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