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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. a;r
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