Junior Seau, And Why An Athlete’s Death Is Different
"I watched Junior Seau when I was 9 years old, and I watched him when I was 27. Of course, I would make a habit of spotting him on the field in the first place because he was great and famous, and because he gave the networks plenty of reasons to show him again in slow motion. And then one day I stopped, or more accurately should have stopped, and realized that across most of my life, I had watched this person do work, act without a finished script, and live the real, uncertain life of a human being. I can say that of few people: family members, a few friends, and people like Junior Seau. "
This whole piece is excellent.
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