Lawrence Taylor, one of the best defensive players in the history of NFL, almost leaves football in high school.
But his dad didn’t leave him.
Taylor, 66, talked about almost leaving football during an appearance to “keep Outkick with Tyrus”.
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The former New York Giants player, Lawrence Taylor, greets the crowd before a match against the Indianapolis Colts at Metlife Stadium on November 3, 2014 in East Rutherford, NJ (To the beautiful/getty images)
“I thought it was too much. As I said, when I went out to football in my third year, I wanted to quit smoking. And … my dad looked at me, ‘You’re not going to resign,” Taylor recalled.
“And then, once I began to get it a little, he said: ‘Hey, you have to be better than the next man just to be the same.’ Then, listen, I go after who is in front of me, that is with whom with whom I have to deal with. “
The professional football hall did a good job in their 13 years of career to deal with the person in front of him. Taylor spent his entire career with the New York giants, winning two Super Bowls.
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New York Giants Harry Carson (53), Lawrence Taylor (56) and defensive coach Bill Belichick during a match against the San Francisco 49ers in East Rutherford, NJ, January 4, 1987. (Jerry Wachter/Sports Illustrated through Getty Images)
Taylor won the NFL MVP in 1986, becoming one of the only two defensive players in NFL’s history to win the MVP.
In that 1986 season, Taylor had 20½ catches. For Taylor, his goal was simple: finding football.
“I think many coaches, or my coaches anyway, allowed me to play the game as I saw it. (People say) you have to get here, you have to go there. Well, no. I have to go out here, but I’m trying to get here.
Lawrence Taylor at the MetLife Stadium September 8, 2024. (Pak Gazette/Joshua Comins Photo)
The ten Time Pro Bowler had 142 captures in 184 career games.
The full interview with Taylor in Outkick will be broadcast at 9 am et on Sunday.
