“When you grow up an athlete and you live in a world that praises you all the time . . . the frequency of praise that comes your way increases,” Miles McPherson, a teammate of Seau’s, told ESPN after his passing. “All that one day stops. But your body, mind and heart are conditioned to such a high level of excitement, adrenaline rush, challenge, and then you’re like taken off the drug, cold turkey.”[*]
