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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. ;'lgh,
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