"Playing with guys who are twice my age, I was the last one picked," he said.

I had been playing primarily with younger guys, some even in high school, and this concerned my parents, who are both past 80.

"To be able to play every game with guys who believed in me, that's what really means a lot," Malone said.

We are playing with new guys in there without a lot of experience.

Even though you play with different guys, it's still professional football.

It's all a change when you play with new guys.

Here I was playing with guys 15 years younger.

"I've played with guys on the baseball field, and they're happy making 2 or 3 million," Clemens said.

It's hard to say it was just another game when you play with guys who have been friends.

I don't mind playing with guys who aren't going to give up.