From Riggins...

[wannabeimprtant]

You Are 48% Pure

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[panthers7]

Hey, Tyra.

[panthers7]

I was kinda shittin' myself. Actually, I was a lot shittin' myself. I hadn't played a game and I had to step into Street's shoes. That's some shoes.

[wannabeimprtant]

All that matters is that ya made 'em your own, Saracen. And ya did. Don't let anyone tell ya different.

[panthers7]

Only with Street's help. He coached me. When got outta hospital, he showed me everythin' he knew.

[wannabeimprtant]

Still gotta have talent in their somewhere, Matt. And not everyone can become the heart. Can't get taught that stuff.

[panthers7]

Yeah, I just... I just like to play. I ain't goin' pro or nothin'.

[wannabeimprtant]

What happened to ya drawin'?

And some people stop likin' the game, and are only in it for the stardom. I think that's what separates the true players from the fakers.

[panthers7]

Oh nothin'. It's still there. Just need to find a job first.

The game's cool. I'm just so not made for college football. It was only pure accident I got to play at all in the first place.

[wannabeimprtant]

Ya got any idea what ya wanna do?

So ya ain't even gonna try?

[panthers7]

I dunno... I was thinkin' maybe with Grandma an' all, maybe a nursin' assistant.

It's not that. I just don't wanna. I don't wanna be famous or nothin' and I don't wanna play sport forever.

[wannabeimprtant]

They do nursin' at TU.

That's fair enough. It ain't like football's the only thing in this world. It's good ya got ya head screwed on straight, even after bein' a famous Panther.

[panthers7]

Ya' think I should do it at college?

Bein' a Panther was good and bad all rolled into one. Now that school's over, I figured football is too. I could play, but I was never talented like Street or Riggins.

[wannabeimprtant]

I think anythin' is worth a shot if ya really wanna do it. Ya been doin' it with ya Grandma long enough. Guess the question is if ya think ya could do it with other people.

I still say ya sell yourself short, but I see ya point.

[panthers7]

Well, I was just gonna try and get a job at the hospital as an assistant or somethin'.

It's just a passion thing. I ain't as passionate about it as they were.

[wannabeimprtant]

I s'pose ya could do that, too. Guess it could even be better than college. Practical experience and everythin'.

So then why'd ya do it?

[panthers7]

Y'alright, Tyra? Ya' sound kinda lonely.

'Cause it was Panthers and bein' a Panther meant ya' didn't disappear into the background in this town. Meant ya' were actually somethin'.