I learnedfromhimthatthecoachiswaymoreimportantthantheplayerbecause I saw a bunchofguyswhodidn't quitehavethetalentbeat a guy, beat a lotofguyswhohadtonsoftalent.
Ifhehadn't, mepersonally, ifhehadn't saidhewasgoingtoretire a fewweeksbeforetheplayoffsstarted, I don't thinkwewouldhavewontheSuperBowlbecauseforme, everybodylockedin.
Youthinkguyslikethataregonnaplayforever?
あんな連中がいつまでもプレーできると思ってるのか?
Youknow, whenhesaid, whenhetalkedtotheteam, I toldhim, "Man, I thoughtyouwasgoingtoretirewithme."
彼がチームと話したとき、私は彼に言ったんだ。
Sowecouldn't believeit.
だから信じられなかった。
I think, everybodydevelop a senseofpurpose, a senseofurgencyand, youknow, headedtowardonegoalandforhimtoretireontop. Itmeant a lot.
And I thinkatleastfromwhat I'vereadinthebook, a lotofthatstemsfromhowyouwereportrayedinthemovie, TheBlindSide, andthatpeoplemighthavethewrongideaofyourpersonality.
Wheninreality, youwere a workaholic, youwerehyper-organizedandyouwerelike, "Damnit, I'm makingsomethingofmyselfnomatterwhatittakesafter a roughbackground."
I thinkittookawaythehardworkandthededicationthat I createdfrom a childandgoingtoschoolinthethirdgrade, gettingmyselfup, firstoneinthelockerroom, lastoneout.
And I thinkthebiggestformeis, youknow, beingportrayed (as) notbeingabletoreadorwrite.
僕にとって一番大きかったのは、その......描かれたことだと思う。
(In) secondgrade, I wasdoingplaysandforinfrontoftheschool.
ええと、2年生です。私は学校の前で芝居をしたり、フォーをしていた。
And I thinkthat's oneofthe-- whenyougointo a lockerroomandyourteammatesdon't thinkyoucanlearn a playbook, youknow, thatweighsheavyonsomeone.
I understandthatthemoviehasgivenme a position. I'm honoredtohavethepositionit's givenme.
このようなポジションを与えられたことを光栄に思う。
But, youknow, youhavetounderstandbefore I movedinwiththefamily.
でもね、私が家族と同居する前に理解しておかなければならないことがある。
I wasanall-American.
私はオール・アメリカンだった。
That's what I wantthegenerationsbehindmetoseeinthisbookrightheretounderstandthatyoudon't havetocome, havesomeonesaveyouandrescueyoutogooutandbesuccessful.