“I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? ”

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Argentine association football player 1987

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Is that being cocky? Maybe it is. <br class="br">Source: Taylor made: 'L.T.' has a date with Canton, destiny http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1999/08/06/pageone_lawrencetaylor/index.html, sportsillustrated.cnn.com, accessed January 29, 2007.