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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 614260"><p>Here's what Raji had to say this past March:</p><p></p><p>"I had to step back and say, 'Listen, B.J. Raji, when people think of your name, no matter how good of a person you are, they're going to think of the football player. You can't change that. The only thing you can change is what they remember. So now, I understand that even though it's a game, it's my job and that's how I'm going to be perceived — right, wrong or indifferent — and that's worth more than money."</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-bj-raji-aims-to-regain-punishing-form-b99460391z1-296011161.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-bj-raji-aims-to-regain-punishing-form-b99460391z1-296011161.html</a></p><p></p><p>A guy can be motivated by a love of winning, hate for losing, a simple love for playing the game, or even a fear of life without an NFL paycheck. Somewhere in there needs to be a hankering for that transcendent feeling that comes from whipping an opponent and making a play, or in other venues the sound of swishing the net, the crack of the bat, puring a golf shot. Nowhere in this interview are any of those sentiments expressed. How about a simple, "I missed playing the game"? Can I get a little love, hate, fear or some hankering? The closest we get is, "I wanted to show the defense and the D-line that winning's important." Ya think?</p><p></p><p>Is concern over bad performance reviews and his legacy sufficient? Is some new found resignation to the fact that others perceive playing good football as more important than being known as a nice guy an auspicious restart?</p><p></p><p>One supposes superior athletic ability can go some ways toward compensating for desire, however motivated. We'll find out in a few months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 614260"] Here's what Raji had to say this past March: "I had to step back and say, 'Listen, B.J. Raji, when people think of your name, no matter how good of a person you are, they're going to think of the football player. You can't change that. The only thing you can change is what they remember. So now, I understand that even though it's a game, it's my job and that's how I'm going to be perceived — right, wrong or indifferent — and that's worth more than money." [URL]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-bj-raji-aims-to-regain-punishing-form-b99460391z1-296011161.html[/URL] A guy can be motivated by a love of winning, hate for losing, a simple love for playing the game, or even a fear of life without an NFL paycheck. Somewhere in there needs to be a hankering for that transcendent feeling that comes from whipping an opponent and making a play, or in other venues the sound of swishing the net, the crack of the bat, puring a golf shot. Nowhere in this interview are any of those sentiments expressed. How about a simple, "I missed playing the game"? Can I get a little love, hate, fear or some hankering? The closest we get is, "I wanted to show the defense and the D-line that winning's important." Ya think? Is concern over bad performance reviews and his legacy sufficient? Is some new found resignation to the fact that others perceive playing good football as more important than being known as a nice guy an auspicious restart? One supposes superior athletic ability can go some ways toward compensating for desire, however motivated. We'll find out in a few months. [/QUOTE]
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