ping
But, he had a hell of a passing game.
I can’t either, a few years further on. And I didn’t have such a glorious career.
That’s how I feel at 59.
Note to Joe, that is why God invented a fishing boat, big Tractors and other power Toys.
Try it...
Calvin Johnson is wise to get out now.
But he had a knack for getting the ball to guys that did.
I was in band in high school. A sports injury in 7th grade convinced my manager/agent at the time (Mom) to find new opportunities for me to express myself.
When my sons were in Boy Scouts, most of the adult leaders who were high school athletes struggled with the high adventure lifestyle of our troop, siting the nagging injuries from their HS days. The cumulative effect of extending playing time thru college and into the pros has to be almost exponential.
Sports are cool, but many of them set up bodies to be hit and moved in unnatural ways. Operating anything outside the design specs is risky, humans included.
Every morning when I get out of bed and head down the hall, my knees and ankles sound like popcorn over a hot stove top. My lower back hurts a lot, and my body gets pretty sore every day. Boo hoo.
In short, I'm getting older. I have no Super Bowl rings or endorsement contracts to balance the scales. Boo hoo.
Dan Hampton from the Bears once said that real men don’t walk away from football, they limp away. It really is true I guess.
I'm 62, and I can identify. I played a lot of baseball and a lot of basketball--basketball for a long time--and the toll it takes on your joints stays with you long after you quit playing. I've had surgery on both shoulders and both knees. It's hard now to exercise and stay in shape because of the aches and pains.
I’m 56 and I feel GREAT! I didn’t play football.
Makes Megatron’s decision to retire look all that much smarter.
I’m afraid Peyton Manning is about to find out the same thing, he’s going to wish he hadn’t come back after his neck surgery.
At 59, most people can’t really “run” like they did in their 20’s.
Some middle-aged men think that they can run, but any observer can tell that they really run about as badly as anyone could ...
... take Jeb Bush for example ...
At age 65, I’ve been very fortunate. With the exception of arthritis setting into my hands and the occasional sports injuries, I’m healthy enough to play age 55+ volleyball four mornings a week then when the weather begins to warm up in the spring, it will be softball four mornings a week until the snow flies the following fall.........
I can’t ski as well as I used to, if I had his money I’d be happy building a chalet in Tahoe and watching.