But when you lose a family member or something tragic happens, that stays with you forever. You never get over it. Knowing that you have to deal with that for the rest of your life... Football is important, but not as important as you once thought it was.
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I consider myself more of a loner now and I think when you get older, especially in this game, and just talking with other players who have come and gone, I see what they were saying when I was a young guy in the locker room.
Tags: think, game, you, myself
I don't worry anymore about where's the big hangout Tuesday night, Friday. Couldn't tell you and no one comes to me for advice anymore in those areas anymore, so real boring I would say.
Tags: boring, night, you, me
There was a time when all I cared about was the next game, the next party, the next tee time.
Tags: party, next, game, time
I know it's not a one man team win or lose.
Tags: know, win-or-lose, win, lose, man
I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.
Tags: play, think, stupidity, me
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