GL Pod: Joe Theismann on why mental toughness is 'like tempering a sword'
He wasn’t tall. He wasn’t big. There wasn’t anything imposing about this athlete physically.
Joe Theismann was doubted through high school, college, right into his CFL and NFL days.
But the man never lacked bravado. This quarterback was fueled by true belief.
Here on the Go Long Pod, I chatted with the Washington Redskins great at length about his truly unique rise from South River, N.J. to Heisman Trophy runner-up, College Football Hall of Famer, 1982 Super Bowl Champion and 1983 NFL MVP. Theismann was as tough as nails, too, in starting 163 straight games — quite a feat considering his…
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