Ben Schwartzwalder was a decent guy, but he was from another era. He was like a Marine, with a real army attitude. He thought there was only one way to play football, and that was the rough way.
I'm a very sensitive person. I do like to be respected. I'm very loyal. I like it to be a two-way street.
I gave away most of my trophies, put away the plaques.
One of the most fantastic experiences I ever had was as a decathlete. I finished fifth in the nation my senior year of high school. I had no training or nothing.
If you help disabled children, it's very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for and those things are beautiful. But when it comes to stopping violence or really putting the time into rebuilding schools, that's just a different kind of project. It takes more than just money to do that.
I know a lot of kids that if you don't know how to deal with them, you lose them. They don't come ready-made.
