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>>>>>>shgfONE yard. A measly three feet--36 inches--a
>>mere
>>>>>>baby step for Steve McNair.
>>>>>>But it's that scant distance which proved to be
>the
>>>>>>longest yard for the Tennessee Titans star
>>>>quarterback
>>>>>>as the world watched his team come up one yard
>>short
>>>>>>on a last-second-tying touchdown in Super Bowl
>>>XXXIV.
>>>>>>After the game, after the media was gone, after
>the
>>>>>>on-field celebration by the St. Louis Rams had
>>>>>>subsided, the 6-foot-2, 235-pound Pro Bowler cried
>>>>>>like a baby. And to this day--even as the
>>>32-year-old
>>>>>>relaxes with his family in their magnificent
>>>>Nashville
>>>>>>home, and he finds himself in the midst of another
>>>>>>football season--that game continues to haunt him.
>>>>>>"It's always going to be there," McNair says. "I
>>>>don't
>>>>>>care how many people say that they don't think
>>about
>>>>>>it, you always replay it in your mind. I think
>>about
>>>>>>how sad and how bad I was feeling. It was a low
>>>point
>>>>>>in my career because I think that we had a chance
>>to
>>>>>>win the game if we would have gotten that yard and
>>>>>>went into overtime. The one yard short still hurts
>>>>>>because I haven't been back. It will never go away
>>>>>>until I get back to the Super Bowl. And not only
>>get
>>>>>>back, but win. That's a motivating factor for me."
>>>>>>If anybody can go the extra yard and slay the
>>ghosts
>>>>>>of a Super Bowl past, it's McNair. Having grown up
>>>>>>dirt-poor in Mississippi, McNair's life and career
>>>>are
>>>>>>filled with stories of succeeding against the
>odds,
>>>>>>triumph over adversity. In 11 seasons in the NFL,
>>>the
>>>>>>devoted husband and father of four sons has
>>>>>>accomplished feats--on and off the field--that few
>>>>>>thought he would.
>>>>>>In fact, with all of his accomplishments (which
>>>>>>include being the league's co-MVP in 2003, and
>>>>>>becoming only the fifth player in NFL history to
>>>pass
>>>>>>for 20,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards), and
>all
>>>>of
>>>>>>his setbacks (including a myriad of injuries and
>>>>>>surgeries to repair his toe, ankle, knee, back,
>>>>chest,
>>>>>>hip, and his shoulder twice) he has managed to
>stay
>>>>>>self-effacing.
>>>>>>McNair now reveals that before his latest surgery
>>>>this
>>>>>>off-season--an unorthodox procedure where surgeons
>>>>>>took a piece of bone from his right hip and
>screwed
>>>>it
>>>>>>to his sternum--his growing list of injuries
>>>actually
>>>>>>forced him to think about walking away from the
>>>game.
>>>>>>"I don't want to have my family pushing me around
>>in
>>>>a
>>>>>>wheelchair when I'm 50 because I have been beaten
>>up
>>>>>>so bad," he says. "But the surgery went great. For
>>>>the
>>>>>>first time in four or five years, I feel pretty
>>>>normal
>>>>>>now."
>>>>>>After deciding to suit up for another season,
>>McNair
>>>>>>hired a personal trainer, and went on a strict
>diet
>>>>>>for the first time in his life. "I wanted to get
>in
>>>>>>the best shape of my life," says McNair, who last
>>>>year
>>>>>>was named No. 3 on USA Today's list of the 10
>>>>toughest
>>>>>>athletes in sports. "I now have a little more
>>bounce
>>>>>>in my step. I wanted to give myself a chance to
>>play
>>>>>>again."
>>>>>>The diet he followed included shying away from his
>>>>>>mother's cooking. "Candied yams, fried chicken,
>>>>>>smothered chicken, greens. She knows how to do all
>>>of
>>>>>>that. And she does it well," McNair says. "I love
>>>>soul
>>>>>>food, but at the same time, I had to slow down,
>not
>>>>>>stop, but slow down. I had to start eating right.
>>>She
>>>>>>still cooks for me."
>>>>>>Not only does she cook for him, but rarely does a
>>>day
>>>>>>go by without McNair talking with his mother,
>>>>Lucille,
>>>>>>the backbone of the McNair family, the
>>strong-willed
>>>>>>woman who raised him and his four brothers by
>>>herself
>>>>>>on a small farm in Mount Olive, Miss. When talking
>>>>>>about those days growing up, McNair doesn't mince
>>>>>>words. "I used to see my mother scratch for every
>>>>>>penny. To make us happy, she did without," he
>says.
>>>>>>"It was hard seeing my mother work from 11 p.m. to
>>7
>>>>>>a.m. I remember seeing her closing her door and
>>>>crying
>>>>>>because she didn't think that she was doing a good
>>>>job
>>>>>>of raising us, and feeling like she didn't have
>>>>enough
>>>>>>income to take care of us."
>>>>>>McNair says he and his brothers did everything
>they
>>>>>>could to help make ends meet, including work on
>the
>>>>>>farm raising pigs, chickens and cows, and plowing
>>>the
>>>>>>garden with a mule. "We got summer jobs, mowing
>>>yards
>>>>>>when I was 8 or 9 years old," he says. "It put a
>>lot
>>>>>>of pressure on my oldest brother. He had to grow
>up
>>>>>>faster than he should have. He had to be a
>>>>>>father-figure for us. He made sure we did [our]
>>>>>>homework ... That actually made us close as a
>>>>family."
>>>>>>Faith and hard work helped the McNair family get
>>>>>>through the tough times. "It was hard on us," he
>>>>says.
>>>>>>"But we went to church every Sunday. That always
>>>made
>>>>>>us feel good. Did a lot of things together.
>>Whenever
>>>>>>you saw one, you saw everybody. We were a very
>>close
>>>>>>family that made the sacrifices we needed to
>>>>survive."
>>>>>>The former Alcorn State University star says he's
>a
>>>>>>"country boy" who can "put on a pair of boots,
>some
>>>>>>jeans and a T-shirt" and" sit and do nothing, and
>>>>>>still have fun. I'm not financially in need
>>anymore,
>>>>>>but I'm not going to change my lifestyle," he
>says.
>>>>>>McNair has a 643-acre ranch back in Mississippi,
>>>>where
>>>>>>he raises some 250 cattle and 30 horses.
>>Ironically,
>>>>>>it's the same land his mother used to work on.
>>"I'll
>>>>>>never forget the day when I took her out there to
>>>>look
>>>>>>at the property for the first time," he says. "All
>>>of
>>>>>>sudden, her eyes started watering and tears
>started
>>>>>>coming down her face. I said, 'What, you don't
>like
>>>>>>it?' That was when she told me that it was the
>land
>>>>>>she used to work" as a laborer.
>>>>>>ONE yard. A measly three feet--36 inches--a mere
>>>baby
>>>>>>step for Steve McNair.
>>>>>>But it's that scant distance which proved to be
>the
>>>>>>longest yard for the Tennessee Titans star
>>>>quarterback
>>>>>>as the world watched his team come up one yard
>>short
>>>>>>on a last-second-tying touchdown in Super Bowl
>>>XXXIV.
>>>>>>After the game, after the media was gone, after
>the
>>>>>>on-field celebration by the St. Louis Rams had
>>>>>>subsided, the 6-foot-2, 235-pound Pro Bowler cried
>>>>>>like a baby. And to this day--even as the
>>>32-year-old
>>>>>>relaxes with his family in their magnificent
>>>>Nashville
>>>>>>home, and he finds himself in the midst of another
>>>>>>football season--that game continues to haunt him.
>>>>>>"It's always going to be there," McNair says. "I
>>>>don't
>>>>>>care how many people say that they don't think
>>about
>>>>>>it, you always replay it in your mind. I think
>>about
>>>>>>how sad and how bad I was feeling. It was a low
>>>point
>>>>>>in my career because I think that we had a chance
>>to
>>>>>>win the game if we would have gotten that yard and
>>>>>>went into overtime. The one yard short still hurts
>>>>>>because I haven't been back. It will never go away
>>>>>>until I get back to the Super Bowl. And not only
>>get
>>>>>>back, but win. That's a motivating factor for me."
>>>>>>If anybody can go the extra yard and slay the
>>ghosts
>>>>>>of a Super Bowl past, it's McNair. Having grown up
>>>>>>dirt-poor in Mississippi, McNair's life and career
>>>>are
>>>>>>filled with stories of succeeding against the
>odds,
>>>>>>triumph over adversity. In 11 seasons in the NFL,
>>>the
>>>>>>devoted husband and father of four sons has
>>>>>>accomplished feats--on and off the field--that few
>>>>>>thought he would.
>>>>>>In fact, with all of his accomplishments (which
>>>>>>include being the league's co-MVP in 2003, and
>>>>>>becoming only the fifth player in NFL history to
>>>pass
>>>>>>for 20,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards), and
>all
>>>>of
>>>>>>his setbacks (including a myriad of injuries and
>>>>>>surgeries to repair his toe, ankle, knee, back,
>>>>chest,
>>>>>>hip, and his shoulder twice) he has managed to
>stay
>>>>>>self-effacing.
>>>>>>McNair now reveals that before his latest surgery
>>>>this
>>>>>>off-season--an unorthodox procedure where surgeons
>>>>>>took a piece of bone from his right hip and
>screwed
>>>>it
>>>>>>to his sternum--his growing list of injuries
>>>actually
>>>>>>forced him to think about walking away from the
>>>game.
>>>>>>"I don't want to have my family pushing me around
>>in
>>>>a
>>>>>>wheelchair when I'm 50 because I have been beaten
>>up
>>>>>>so bad," he says. "But the surgery went great. For
>>>>the
>>>>>>first time in four or five years, I feel pretty
>>>>normal
>>>>>>now."
>>>>>>After deciding to suit up for another season,
>>McNair
>>>>>>hired a personal trainer, and went on a strict
>diet
>>>>>>for the first time in his life. "I wanted to get
>in
>>>>>>the best shape of my life," says McNair, who last
>>>>year
>>>>>>was named No. 3 on USA Today's list of the 10
>>>>toughest
>>>>>>athletes in sports. "I now have a little more
>>bounce
>>>>>>in my step. I wanted to give myself a chance to
>>play
>>>>>>again."
>>>>>>The diet he followed included shying away from his
>>>>>>mother's cooking. "Candied yams, fried chicken,
>>>>>>smothered chicken, greens. She knows how to do all
>>>of
>>>>>>that. And she does it well," McNair says. "I love
>>>>soul
>>>>>>food, but at the same time, I had to slow down,
>not
>>>>>>stop, but slow down. I had to start eating right.
>>>She
>>>>>>still cooks for me."
>>>>>>Not only does she cook for him, but rarely does a
>>>day
>>>>>>go by without McNair talking with his mother,
>>>>Lucille,
>>>>>>the backbone of the McNair family, the
>>strong-willed
>>>>>>woman who raised him and his four brothers by
>>>herself
>>>>>>on a small farm in Mount Olive, Miss. When talking
>>>>>>about those days growing up, McNair doesn't mince
>>>>>>words. "I used to see my mother scratch for every
>>>>>>penny. To make us happy, she did without," he
>says.
>>>>>>"It was hard seeing my mother work from 11 p.m. to
>>7
>>>>>>a.m. I remember seeing her closing her door and
>>>>crying
>>>>>>because she didn't think that she was doing a good
>>>>job
>>>>>>of raising us, and feeling like she didn't have
>>>>enough
>>>>>>income to take care of us."
>>>>>>McNair says he and his brothers did everything
>they
>>>>>>could to help make ends meet, including work on
>the
>>>>>>farm raising pigs, chickens and cows, and plowing
>>>the
>>>>>>garden with a mule. "We got summer jobs, mowing
>>>yards
>>>>>>when I was 8 or 9 years old," he says. "It put a
>>lot
>>>>>>of pressure on my oldest brother. He had to grow
>up
>>>>>>faster than he should have. He had to be a
>>>>>>father-figure for us. He made sure we did [our]
>>>>>>homework ... That actually made us close as a
>>>>family."
>>>>>>Faith and hard work helped the McNair family get
>>>>>>through the tough times. "It was hard on us," he
>>>>says.
>>>>>>"But we went to church every Sunday. That always
>>>made
>>>>>>us feel good. Did a lot of things together.
>>Whenever
>>>>>>you saw one, you saw everybody. We were a very
>>close
>>>>>>family that made the sacrifices we needed to
>>>>survive."
>>>>>>The former Alcorn State University star says he's
>a
>>>>>>"country boy" who can "put on a pair of boots,
>some
>>>>>>jeans and a T-shirt" and" sit and do nothing, and
>>>>>>still have fun. I'm not financially in need
>>anymore,
>>>>>>but I'm not going to change my lifestyle," he
>says.
>>>>>>McNair has a 643-acre ranch back in Mississippi,
>>>>where
>>>>>>he raises some 250 cattle and 30 horses.
>>Ironically,
>>>>>>it's the same land his mother used to work on.
>>"I'll
>>>>>>never forget the day when I took her out there to
>>>>look
>>>>>>at the property for the first time," he says. "All
>>>of
>>>>>>sudden, her eyes started watering and tears
>started
>>>>>>coming down her face. I said, 'What, you don't
>like
>>>>>>it?' That was when she told me that it was the
>land
>>>>>>she used to work" as a laborer.
>>>>>>ONE yard. A measly three feet--36 inches--a mere
>>>baby
>>>>>>step for Steve McNair.
>>>>>>But it's that scant distance which proved to be
>the
>>>>>>longest yard for the Tennessee Titans star
>>>>quarterback
>>>>>>as the world watched his team come up one yard
>>short
>>>>>>on a last-second-tying touchdown in Super Bowl
>>>XXXIV.
>>>>>>After the game, after the media was gone, after
>the
>>>>>>on-field celebration by the St. Louis Rams had
>>>>>>subsided, the 6-foot-2, 235-pound Pro Bowler cried
>>>>>>like a baby. And to this day--even as the
>>>32-year-old
>>>>>>relaxes with his family in their magnificent
>>>>Nashville
>>>>>>home, and he finds himself in the midst of another
>>>>>>football season--that game continues to haunt him.
>>>>>>"It's always going to be there," McNair says. "I
>>>>don't
>>>>>>care how many people say that they don't think
>>about
>>>>>>it, you always replay it in your mind. I think
>>about
>>>>>>how sad and how bad I was feeling. It was a low
>>>point
>>>>>>in my career because I think that we had a chance
>>to
>>>>>>win the game if we would have gotten that yard and
>>>>>>went into overtime. The one yard short still hurts
>>>>>>because I haven't been back. It will never go away
>>>>>>until I get back to the Super Bowl. And not only
>>get
>>>>>>back, but win. That's a motivating factor for me."
>>>>>>If anybody can go the extra yard and slay the
>>ghosts
>>>>>>of a Super Bowl past, it's McNair. Having grown up
>>>>>>dirt-poor in Mississippi, McNair's life and career
>>>>are
>>>>>>filled with stories of succeeding against the
>odds,
>>>>>>triumph over adversity. In 11 seasons in the NFL,
>>>the
>>>>>>devoted husband and father of four sons has
>>>>>>accomplished feats--on and off the field--that few
>>>>>>thought he would.
>>>>>>In fact, with all of his accomplishments (which
>>>>>>include being the league's co-MVP in 2003, and
>>>>>>becoming only the fifth player in NFL history to
>>>pass
>>>>>>for 20,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards), and
>all
>>>>of
>>>>>>his setbacks (including a myriad of injuries and
>>>>>>surgeries to repair his toe, ankle, knee, back,
>>>>chest,
>>>>>>hip, and his shoulder twice) he has managed to
>stay
>>>>>>self-effacing.
>>>>>>McNair now reveals that before his latest surgery
>>>>this
>>>>>>off-season--an unorthodox procedure where surgeons
>>>>>>took a piece of bone from his right hip and
>screwed
>>>>it
>>>>>>to his sternum--his growing list of injuries
>>>actually
>>>>>>forced him to think about walking away from the
>>>game.
>>>>>>"I don't want to have my family pushing me around
>>in
>>>>a
>>>>>>wheelchair when I'm 50 because I have been beaten
>>up
>>>>>>so bad," he says. "But the surgery went great. For
>>>>the
>>>>>>first time in four or five years, I feel pretty
>>>>normal
>>>>>>now."
>>>>>>After deciding to suit up for another season,
>>McNair
>>>>>>hired a personal trainer, and went on a strict
>diet
>>>>>>for the first time in his life. "I wanted to get
>in
>>>>>>the best shape of my life," says McNair, who last
>>>>year
>>>>>>was named No. 3 on USA Today's list of the 10
>>>>toughest
>>>>>>athletes in sports. "I now have a little more
>>bounce
>>>>>>in my step. I wanted to give myself a chance to
>>play
>>>>>>again."
>>>>>>The diet he followed included shying away from his
>>>>>>mother's cooking. "Candied yams, fried chicken,
>>>>>>smothered chicken, greens. She knows how to do all
>>>of
>>>>>>that. And she does it well," McNair says. "I love
>>>>soul
>>>>>>food, but at the same time, I had to slow down,
>not
>>>>>>stop, but slow down. I had to start eating right.
>>>She
>>>>>>still cooks for me."
>>>>>>Not only does she cook for him, but rarely does a
>>>day
>>>>>>go by without McNair talking with his mother,
>>>>Lucille,
>>>>>>the backbone of the McNair family, the
>>strong-willed
>>>>>>woman who raised him and his four brothers by
>>>herself
>>>>>>on a small farm in Mount Olive, Miss. When talking
>>>>>>about those days growing up, McNair doesn't mince
>>>>>>words. "I used to see my mother scratch for every
>>>>>>penny. To make us happy, she did without," he
>says.
>>>>>>"It was hard seeing my mother work from 11 p.m. to
>>7
>>>>>>a.m. I remember seeing her closing her door and
>>>>crying
>>>>>>because she didn't think that she was doing a good
>>>>job
>>>>>>of raising us, and feeling like she didn't have
>>>>enough
>>>>>>income to take care of us."
>>>>>>McNair says he and his brothers did everything
>they
>>>>>>could to help make ends meet, including work on
>the
>>>>>>farm raising pigs, chickens and cows, and plowing
>>>the
>>>>>>garden with a mule. "We got summer jobs, mowing
>>>yards
>>>>>>when I was 8 or 9 years old," he says. "It put a
>>lot
>>>>>>of pressure on my oldest brother. He had to grow
>up
>>>>>>faster than he should have. He had to be a
>>>>>>father-figure for us. He made sure we did [our]
>>>>>>homework ... That actually made us close as a
>>>>family."
>>>>>>Faith and hard work helped the McNair family get
>>>>>>through the tough times. "It was hard on us," he
>>>>says.
>>>>>>"But we went to church every Sunday. That always
>>>made
>>>>>>us feel good. Did a lot of things together.
>>Whenever
>>>>>>you saw one, you saw everybody. We were a very
>>close
>>>>>>family that made the sacrifices we needed to
>>>>survive."
>>>>>>The former Alcorn State University star says he's
>a
>>>>>>"country boy" who can "put on a pair of boots,
>some
>>>>>>jeans and a T-shirt" and" sit and do nothing, and
>>>>>>still have fun. I'm not financially in need
>>anymore,
>>>>>>but I'm not going to change my lifestyle," he
>says.
>>>>>>McNair has a 643-acre ranch back in Mississippi,
>>>>where
>>>>>>he raises some 250 cattle and 30 horses.
>>Ironically,
>>>>>>it's the same land his mother used to work on.
>>"I'll
>>>>>>never forget the day when I took her out there to
>>>>look
>>>>>>at the property for the first time," he says. "All
>>>of
>>>>>>sudden, her eyes started watering and tears
>started
>>>>>>coming down her face. I said, 'What, you don't
>like
>>>>>>it?' That was when she told me that it was the
>land
>>>>>>she used to work" as a laborer.
>>>>>>ONE yard. A measly three feet--36 inches--a mere
>>>baby
>>>>>>step for Steve McNair.
>>>>>>But it's that scant distance which proved to be
>the
>>>>>>longest yard for the Tennessee Titans star
>>>>quarterback
>>>>>>as the world watched his team come up one yard
>>short
>>>>>>on a last-second-tying touchdown in Super Bowl
>>>XXXIV.
>>>>>>After the game, after the media was gone, after
>the
>>>>>>on-field celebration by the St. Louis Rams had
>>>>>>subsided, the 6-foot-2, 235-pound Pro Bowler cried
>>>>>>like a baby. And to this day--even as the
>>>32-year-old
>>>>>>relaxes with his family in their magnificent
>>>>Nashville
>>>>>>home, and he finds himself in the midst of another
>>>>>>football season--that game continues to haunt him.
>>>>>>"It's always going to be there," McNair says. "I
>>>>don't
>>>>>>care how many people say that they don't think
>>about
>>>>>>it, you always replay it in your mind. I think
>>about
>>>>>>how sad and how bad I was feeling. It was a low
>>>point
>>>>>>in my career because I think that we had a chance
>>to
>>>>>>win the game if we would have gotten that yard and
>>>>>>went into overtime. The one yard short still hurts
>>>>>>because I haven't been back. It will never go away
>>>>>>until I get back to the Super Bowl. And not only
>>get
>>>>>>back, but win. That's a motivating factor for me."
>>>>>>If anybody can go the extra yard and slay the
>>ghosts
>>>>>>of a Super Bowl past, it's McNair. Having grown up
>>>>>>dirt-poor in Mississippi, McNair's life and career
>>>>are
>>>>>>filled with stories of succeeding against the
>odds,
>>>>>>triumph over adversity. In 11 seasons in the NFL,
>>>the
>>>>>>devoted husband and father of four sons has
>>>>>>accomplished feats--on and off the field--that few
>>>>>>thought he would.
>>>>>>In fact, with all of his accomplishments (which
>>>>>>include being the league's co-MVP in 2003, and
>>>>>>becoming only the fifth player in NFL history to
>>>pass
>>>>>>for 20,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards), and
>all
>>>>of
>>>>>>his setbacks (including a myriad of injuries and
>>>>>>surgeries to repair his toe, ankle, knee, back,
>>>>chest,
>>>>>>hip, and his shoulder twice) he has managed to
>stay
>>>>>>self-effacing.
>>>>>>McNair now reveals that before his latest surgery
>>>>this
>>>>>>off-season--an unorthodox procedure where surgeons
>>>>>>took a piece of bone from his right hip and
>screwed
>>>>it
>>>>>>to his sternum--his growing list of injuries
>>>actually
>>>>>>forced him to think about walking away from the
>>>game.
>>>>>>"I don't want to have my family pushing me around
>>in
>>>>a
>>>>>>wheelchair when I'm 50 because I have been beaten
>>up
>>>>>>so bad," he says. "But the surgery went great. For
>>>>the
>>>>>>first time in four or five years, I feel pretty
>>>>normal
>>>>>>now."
>>>>>>After deciding to suit up for another season,
>>McNair
>>>>>>hired a personal trainer, and went on a strict
>diet
>>>>>>for the first time in his life. "I wanted to get
>in
>>>>>>the best shape of my life," says McNair, who last
>>>>year
>>>>>>was named No. 3 on USA Today's list of the 10
>>>>toughest
>>>>>>athletes in sports. "I now have a little more
>>bounce
>>>>>>in my step. I wanted to give myself a chance to
>>play
>>>>>>again."
>>>>>>The diet he followed included shying away from his
>>>>>>mother's cooking. "Candied yams, fried chicken,
>>>>>>smothered chicken, greens. She knows how to do all
>>>of
>>>>>>that. And she does it well," McNair says. "I love
>>>>soul
>>>>>>food, but at the same time, I had to slow down,
>not
>>>>>>stop, but slow down. I had to start eating right.
>>>She
>>>>>>still cooks for me."
>>>>>>Not only does she cook for him, but rarely does a
>>>day
>>>>>>go by without McNair talking with his mother,
>>>>Lucille,
>>>>>>the backbone of the McNair family, the
>>strong-willed
>>>>>>woman who raised him and his four brothers by
>>>herself
>>>>>>on a small farm in Mount Olive, Miss. When talking
>>>>>>about those days growing up, McNair doesn't mince
>>>>>>words. "I used to see my mother scratch for every
>>>>>>penny. To make us happy, she did without," he
>says.
>>>>>>"It was hard seeing my mother work from 11 p.m. to
>>7
>>>>>>a.m. I remember seeing her closing her door and
>>>>crying
>>>>>>because she didn't think that she was doing a good
>>>>job
>>>>>>of raising us, and feeling like she didn't have
>>>>enough
>>>>>>income to take care of us."
>>>>>>McNair says he and his brothers did everything
>they
>>>>>>could to help make ends meet, including work on
>the
>>>>>>farm raising pigs, chickens and cows, and plowing
>>>the
>>>>>>garden with a mule. "We got summer jobs, mowing
>>>yards
>>>>>>when I was 8 or 9 years old," he says. "It put a
>>lot
>>>>>>of pressure on my oldest brother. He had to grow
>up
>>>>>>faster than he should have. He had to be a
>>>>>>father-figure for us. He made sure we did [our]
>>>>>>homework ... That actually made us close as a
>>>>family."
>>>>>>Faith and hard work helped the McNair family get
>>>>>>through the tough times. "It was hard on us," he
>>>>says.
>>>>>>"But we went to church every Sunday. That always
>>>made
>>>>>>us feel good. Did a lot of things together.
>>Whenever
>>>>>>you saw one, you saw everybody. We were a very
>>close
>>>>>>family that made the sacrifices we needed to
>>>>survive."
>>>>>>The former Alcorn State University star says he's
>a
>>>>>>"country boy" who can "put on a pair of boots,
>some
>>>>>>jeans and a T-shirt" and" sit and do nothing, and
>>>>>>still have fun. I'm not financially in need
>>anymore,
>>>>>>but I'm not going to change my lifestyle," he
>says.
>>>>>>McNair has a 643-acre ranch back in Mississippi,
>>>>where
>>>>>>he raises some 250 cattle and 30 horses.
>>Ironically,
>>>>>>it's the same land his mother used to work on.
>>"I'll
>>>>>>never forget the day when I took her out there to
>>>>look
>>>>>>at the property for the first time," he says. "All
>>>of
>>>>>>sudden, her eyes started watering and tears
>started
>>>>>>coming down her face. I said, 'What, you don't
>like
>>>>>>it?' That was when she told me that it was the
>land
>>>>>>she used to work" as a laborer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Not only does she cook for him, but rarely does a
>>>day
>>>>>>go by without McNair talking with his mother,
>>>>Lucille,
>>>>>>the backbone of the McNair family, the
>>strong-willed
>>>>>>woman who raised him and his four brothers by
>>>herself
>>>>>>on a small farm in Mount Olive, Miss. When talking
>>>>>>about those days growing up, McNair doesn't mince
>>>>>>words. "I used to see my mother scratch for every
>>>>>>penny. To make us happy, she did without," he
>says.
>>>>>>"It was hard seeing my mother work from 11 p.m. to
>>7
>>>>>>a.m. I remember seeing her closing her door and
>>>>crying
>>>>>>because she didn't think that she was doing a good
>>>>job
>>>>>>of raising us, and feeling like she didn't have
>>>>enough
>>>>>>income to take care of us."
>>>>>>McNair says he and his brothers did everything
>they
>>>>>>could to help make ends meet, including work on
>the
>>>>>>farm raising pigs, chickens and cows, and plowing
>>>the
>>>>>>garden with a mule. "We got summer jobs, mowing
>>>yards
>>>>>>when I was 8 or 9 years old," he says. "It put a
>>lot
>>>>>>of pressure on my oldest brother. He had to grow
>up
>>>>>>faster than he should have. He had to be a
>>>>>>father-figure for us. He made sure we did [our]
>>>>>>homework ... That actually made us close as a
>>>>family."
>>>>>>Faith and hard work helped the McNair family get
>>>>>>through the tough times. "It was hard on us," he
>>>>says.
>>>>>>"But we went to church every Sunday. That always
>>>made
>>>>>>us feel good. Did a lot of things together.
>>Whenever
>>>>>>you saw one, you saw everybody. We were a very
>>close
>>>>>>family that made the sacrifices we needed to
>>>>survive."
>>>>>>The former Alcorn State University star says he's
>a
>>>>>>"country boy" who can "put on a pair of boots,
>some
>>>>>>jeans and a T-shirt" and" sit and do nothing, and
>>>>>>still have fun. I'm not financially in need
>>anymore,
>>>>>>but I'm not going to change my lifestyle," he
>says.
>>>>>>McNair has a 643-acre ranch back in Mississippi,
>>>>where
>>>>>>he raises some 250 cattle and 30 horses.
>>Ironically,
>>>>>>it's the same land his mother used to work on.
>>"I'll
>>>>>>never forget the day when I took her out there to
>>>>look
>>>>>>at the property for the first time," he says. "All
>>>of
>>>>>>sudden, her eyes started watering and tears
>started
>>>>>>coming down her face. I said, 'What, you don't
>like
>>>>>>it?' That was when she told me that it was the
>land
>>>>>>she used to work" as a laborer.
>>>>>>Not only does she cook for him, but rarely does a
>>>day
>>>>>>go by without McNair talking with his mother,
>>>>Lucille,
>>>>>>the backbone of the McNair family, the
>>strong-willed
>>>>>>woman who raised him and his four brothers by
>>>herself
>>>>>>on a small farm in Mount Olive, Miss. When talking
>>>>>>about those days growing up, McNair doesn't mince
>>>>>>words. "I used to see my mother scratch for every
>>>>>>penny. To make us happy, she did without," he
>says.
>>>>>>"It was hard seeing my mother work from 11 p.m. to
>>7
>>>>>>a.m. I remember seeing her closing her door and
>>>>crying
>>>>>>because she didn't think that she was doing a good
>>>>job
>>>>>>of raising us, and feeling like she didn't have
>>>>enough
>>>>>>income to take care of us."
>>>>>>McNair says he and his brothers did everything
>they
>>>>>>could to help make ends meet, including work on
>the
>>>>>>farm raising pigs, chickens and cows, and plowing
>>>the
>>>>>>garden with a mule. "We got summer jobs, mowing
>>>yards
>>>>>>when I was 8 or 9 years old," he says. "It put a
>>lot
>>>>>>of pressure on my oldest brother. He had to grow
>up
>>>>>>faster than he should have. He had to be a
>>>>>>father-figure for us. He made sure we did [our]
>>>>>>homework ... That actually made us close as a
>>>>family."
>>>>>>Faith and hard work helped the McNair family get
>>>>>>through the tough times. "It was hard on us," he
>>>>says.
>>>>>>"But we went to church every Sunday. That always
>>>made
>>>>>>us feel good. Did a lot of things together.
>>Whenever
>>>>>>you saw one, you saw everybody. We were a very
>>close
>>>>>>family that made the sacrifices we needed to
>>>>survive."
>>>>>>The former Alcorn State University star says he's
>a
>>>>>>"country boy" who can "put on a pair of boots,
>some
>>>>>>jeans and a T-shirt" and" sit and do nothing, and
>>>>>>still have fun. I'm not financially in need
>>anymore,
>>>>>>but I'm not going to change my lifestyle," he
>says.
>>>>>>McNair has a 643-acre ranch back in Mississippi,
>>>>where
>>>>>>he raises some 250 cattle and 30 horses.
>>Ironically,
>>>>>>it's the same land his mother used to work on.
>>"I'll
>>>>>>never forget the day when I took her out there to
>>>>look
>>>>>>at the property for the first time," he says. "All
>>>of
>>>>>>sudden, her eyes started watering and tears
>started
>>>>>>coming down her face. I said, 'What, you don't
>like
>>>>>>it?' That was when she told me that it was the
>land
>>>>>>she used to work" as a laborer.
>>>>>>The former Alcorn State University star says he's
>a
>>>>>>"country boy" who can "put on a pair of boots,
>some
>>>>>>jeans and a T-shirt" and" sit and do nothing, and
>>>>>>still have fun. I'm not financially in need
>>anymore,
>>>>>>but I'm not going to change my lifestyle," he
>says.
>>>>>>McNair has a 643-acre ranch back in Mississippi,
>>>>where
>>>>>>he raises some 250 cattle and 30 horses.
>>Ironically,
>>>>>>it's the same land his mother used to work on.
>>"I'll
>>>>>>never forget the day when I took her out there to
>>>>look
>>>>>>at the property for the first time," he says. "All
>>>of
>>>>>>sudden, her eyes started watering and tears
>started
>>>>>>coming down her face.
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