Thread: Tillman takes exception to words as he ignore

Boy, pompei sure bored, now looking to fight with tillman? but hey if it motivates peanut and makes pomei look like an arse, i'm all for it!

Lighten up, age is just a number

Tillman takes exception to words as he ignores Father Time

Dan Pompei On the NFL June 3, 2011


I have two things to say to Charles Tillman.

"You're welcome."
And, "Thank you."

For the motivation, that is.

You have worked yourself into a full sweat because both in print and in person, I indicated you are getting old. In fact, you told Laurence Holmes on WSCR-AM that you saved an article I wrote for motivation.

"I feel like that was a call out," you said. "I think everyone should get motivated when someone calls them out. That's why we play this game. We're competitive. When someone says I can't do something or I'm too old to do something, it fires me up. I think it's a good thing. Well let me show you how old I am. I like motivation. It fuels you. It gives you something to work for."

Hey, no sweat, just doing my part. I know that without coaches around to poke you and keep you on course during the lockout, you could use a little prodding from outside sources.

Maybe all Bears fans will be thanking me if it makes you a better player.

If you like, I can call you all kinds of names you can use to make you work harder.

Fogey.

Fossil.

Gramps.

Coffin-dodger.

Geezer.

Prune.

Go ahead Prune-nut, I mean, Peanut. Do another rep on the bench press. Run another sprint.

Faster this time.

And don't let the fact I think you still are one heck of a cornerback slow you down.

I understand athletes mentality is to convince themselves they are invincible. I can count on one hand the number of athletes I've known who actually understood they were losing something as they aged. Denial probably is a vital aspect of confidence.




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