Playing with pain is part of the game. But I felt that I had risked my career by playing injured last year, and probably shortened it. And I wasn't willing to do it again unless the team was going to assume some of the risk. - Matt Birk Quotes
Playing with pain is part of the game. But I felt that I had risked my career by playing injured last year, and probably shortened it. And I wasn't willing to do it again unless the team was going to assume some of the risk. Matt Birk
 

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I almost felt like a rookie again, but that's OK. I'll take it. - Matt Birk Quotes

I almost felt like a rookie again, but that's OK. I'll take it.

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(Wilf) decided he wanted to sit down with me at some point later on and talk about some stuff. All he said is he was concerned about my physical health and he wanted to sit down and talk with me about it. He looked me in the eye and told me that and I believed him, which made me think also that I'm in the long-term plans here, the long-term thoughts, which is great, because I want to be. - Matt Birk Quotes

(Wilf) decided he wanted to sit down with me at some point later on and talk about some stuff. All he said is he was concerned about my physical health and he wanted to sit down and talk with me about it. He looked me in the eye and told me that and I believed him, which made me think also that I'm in the long-term plans here, the long-term thoughts, which is great, because I want to be.

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Hopefully, this incident wakes some guys up and scares them straight. - Matt Birk Quotes

Hopefully, this incident wakes some guys up and scares them straight.

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It's not all on him. ... untouchable. - Matt Birk Quotes

It's not all on him. ... untouchable.

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Besides steaks and fish, we're going to have meat loaf and big old burgers. - Matt Birk Quotes

Besides steaks and fish, we're going to have meat loaf and big old burgers.

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I totally respect their decision. Obviously I am disappointed that I won't be able to contribute on the field this year. But looking long-term, hopefully this surgery gives me another five, six or seven years on the field playing for the Minnesota Vikings. - Matt Birk Quotes

I totally respect their decision. Obviously I am disappointed that I won't be able to contribute on the field this year. But looking long-term, hopefully this surgery gives me another five, six or seven years on the field playing for the Minnesota Vikings.

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I think that a percentage of contracts should be guaranteed. But [trailblazing] wasn't my thinking. I was just trying to think of a scenario under which I would be comfortable playing given my condition, something that would work for both sides. - Matt Birk Quotes

I think that a percentage of contracts should be guaranteed. But [trailblazing] wasn't my thinking. I was just trying to think of a scenario under which I would be comfortable playing given my condition, something that would work for both sides.

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Right now I'm just focused on getting healthy and feeling good. It's a bummer. Going through what I went through last year, I burned the candle at both ends. It caught up to me. - Matt Birk Quotes

Right now I'm just focused on getting healthy and feeling good. It's a bummer. Going through what I went through last year, I burned the candle at both ends. It caught up to me.

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He's actually good. I'm not. - Matt Birk Quotes

He's actually good. I'm not.

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Playing with pain is part of the game, - Matt Birk Quotes

Playing with pain is part of the game,

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