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Date Posted: 02:28:16 07/17/09 Fri
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>>>>>>>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.
>>>>>>>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. sdg
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