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You don't have to accept it. If you accept it, you're giving up. I didn't understand it when it happened read more

You don't have to accept it. If you accept it, you're giving up. I didn't understand it when it happened to me. Looking back, I think it was good I didn't understand it.

People don't understand I felt I had accomplished all I wanted as a player in football.

People don't understand I felt I had accomplished all I wanted as a player in football.

The toughest thing about it was I couldn't come to grips with it. I couldn't reason it out in my read more

The toughest thing about it was I couldn't come to grips with it. I couldn't reason it out in my mind. It was very difficult. I didn't agree with it. I don't think I ever will.

It makes all the difference in the world,

It makes all the difference in the world,

There's time where you have to have fun, ... The grind of the camp becomes too much for the psyche read more

There's time where you have to have fun, ... The grind of the camp becomes too much for the psyche of a college player. You have to always, constantly try to be on the same page with your players. You can't let them get too far away where you can't tell what they're thinking or what they're feeling. At the same time, it's not a sit-around-the-camp-fire session every day where we are discussing our feelings.