“There are different 'It' factors for different players. There are all kinds of different personalities of quarterbacks around the league, but there are a lot of good ones and they don't necessarily think and act alike. But I do think there are moments during games even on the collegiate level where you can see that this guys is something different, someone sees things differently, they see things a little bit quicker, they're a little bit more cognizant of what's going on. I think it's something like that.” ThinkingKindLittlesDifferentMomentsGuyGamesBitsLevelsPlayerPersonalityLittle BitFactorsAll KindsLeagueNflThis GuyQuarterbackCognizant Author:Ted Thompson
“In the '90s, when I started, it was still a rough-and-tumble, physical league. You take the hook and holding and a little bit of the physicality out of the game, and the speed ratcheted up two-fold. Now you have a split second to make a hit, or decide to pull up. When there's indecision, you're going to make a mistake.” LittlesStillsTwoGamesBitsMistakeLittle BitSpeedLeagueRoughSplitsHookFoldsIndecisionPhysicalityPull Ups Author:Chris Pronger
“I'm the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it.” LittlesKidsWantedBitsAttentionClassFiveLittle BitAreasBaseballTheaterLeagueSantaBarbaraDance ClassLittle LeagueLittle League BaseballSanta Barbara Author:Anthony Edwards
“I would say I'm more patient, way more patient than I was when I came in [to the league], before the injuries. But I think just going through everything, just maturing a little bit more, getting older, you start to see what it is and I'm good.” ThinkingWayLittlesBitsLittle BitPatientLeagueInjuryMatureGetting OldGetting Older Author:Derrick Rose
“I can always be reminded how small I am when I try to surf a wave that's a little bit out of my league, and I just get pummeled. And, when your life flashes before your eyes kind of stuff, deep down under the water where you don't know what's up or down, and that kind of thing, or just Mother Nature reminding you how small you are compared to it. That's kind of the main thing for me.” KnowsTryingKindLittlesI CanEyeMotherStuffBitsWaterLittle BitDown AndWaveLeagueFlashDeep DownRemindingMother NatureSurf Author:Aaron Bruno