He can no longer run and he has pretty constant pain. He has arthritis in his hands, his knees, and one of his elbows. His hands wake him up in the middle of the night with horrible pain. He has a balky knee he has had six surgeries on and he still can't straighten the leg out. He recently had elbow surgery. He has neck pain has had three neck fusion and is going to need a fourth. He suffers from nerve damage in one of his eyes. The muscles in his sciatic nerve into his left foot have been numb since 86.
Doesn't sound like much fun of a life.
My whole family likes to live on the edge, so some of the things I regret that I can’t do with them,’’ Montana said. “Like snowboarding. I fell like 50 times within 30 yards off the top of the ski lift. ... I love basketball. I can’t play basketball. I can shoot, but that’s about it. I can’t run up and down the court. My knee just gives out.
“I tried a little bit of skiing, but unfortunately when you get weight on one ski under my left knee, it’s just not very strong. After my first back surgery, what kind of compounds things, is my sciatic nerve has been damaged. So the muscles along my sciatic nerve into my left foot have been numb since ’86.’’
He can no longer run and he has pretty constant pain. He has arthritis in his hands, his knees, and one of his elbows. His hands wake him up in the middle of the night with horrible pain. He has a balky knee he has had six surgeries on and he still can't straighten the leg out. He recently had elbow surgery. He has neck pain has had three neck fusion and is going to need a fourth. He suffers from nerve damage in one of his eyes. The muscles in his sciatic nerve into his left foot have been numb since 86.
Doesn't sound like much fun of a life.
My whole family likes to live on the edge, so some of the things I regret that I can’t do with them,’’ Montana said. “Like snowboarding. I fell like 50 times within 30 yards off the top of the ski lift. ... I love basketball. I can’t play basketball. I can shoot, but that’s about it. I can’t run up and down the court. My knee just gives out.
“I tried a little bit of skiing, but unfortunately when you get weight on one ski under my left knee, it’s just not very strong. After my first back surgery, what kind of compounds things, is my sciatic nerve has been damaged. So the muscles along my sciatic nerve into my left foot have been numb since ’86.’’
Wow...the price athletes pay to play pro football and of course he is not alone.
If he is in constant pain, any memories of on field heroics and public adulation no doubt fade into a murky shade of gray amidst coming to grips with the physical suffering.
It was only until later in his career that I came to believe he was the greatest QB of all time and I prefer him to Brady as he is a gracious winner and classy which Tom is not.
Wow...the price athletes pay to play pro football and of course he is not alone.
If he is in constant pain, any memories of on field heroics and public adulation no doubt fade into a murky shade of gray amidst coming to grips with the physical suffering.
It was only until later in his career that I came to believe he was the greatest QB of all time and I prefer him to Brady as he is a gracious winner and classy which Tom is not.
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