Originally Posted by bluefish
A quitter and a loser. You play until you are pulled by the coach or carried off.



A loser? How many olympic golds do you have hanging on your wall?

As far as taking yourself out of the game, if you're hurting or not at your best it's the right thing to do for the team. I saw Peyton Manning cost the Broncos a game here by not taking himself out. Late in the game trailing by a field goal, third and short. If he'd been uninjured he could have easily run for a first down. But he was injured so he couldn't, he ran out of bounds instead. A punt and a loss because he didn't want to come out and the coach didn't have the balls to take him out.



A wise man is frequently humbled.