Oddly enough, Strahan had a reputation for being a lazy bum his first couple of years in the NFL (I seem to remember him being very injury-prone, too). The turning point in his career came when former Giant defensive end George Martin — who was one of the most well-respected players in the NFL but toiled in obscurity on bad Giants teams for most of his career before the team won Super Bowl XXVI after the 1986 season — send him a personal letter telling him that he was destined to be one of the greatest players of all time if he put his mind to it.