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"When a football player passes away everyone talks about how great he was as a player. But if you just talked about how great Reggie White was on the football field you fell well short of who he was as a person.
As a player the first thing I thought when I first saw him was that he's one of the greatest of all time. I honestly couldn't wait to get to the Pro Bowl just so I could talk to him about football. I wanted to know what it was like to get to that level of greatness and what it took to stay there.
When we met he wouldn't even address those things because he wanted to know how I was spiritually. We sat and talked a good while about those things and I was touched at how great a person he was. We recently talked three months ago and he asked about my family and how I was doing as a person. He was truly a great guy and people realized that when they were in his presence. He was a gift from God and that's all you need to know about Reggie White."
- Michael Irvin
"As great as Reggie White was as a player, what I remember the most is that he was the best example of what being a pro athlete is all about. He was pure class on and off the field. He was always tolerant of his opponent and never tried to hurt or embarrass anyone. I loved him as a player and I loved him even more as a person."
- Mike Ditka
"If you're a defensive end, a guy who loves to sack the quarterback, how could you not
admire Reggie White and everything he accomplished? I've watched a lot of pass rushers
and he was special. He did things his way, invented moves to get him to the quarterback,
and was just a great player. Sure I've studied him. But I could never be so bold as to
say I could duplicate him. He was just a great player and, from what I understand about
him, a great person, too."
- Dwight Freeney
"I remember when I was rookie with the
Eagles filling in for Ricky Watters and I was playing against Reggie. I gave him a cut
block and then got in his face and said some things to him out of emotion. He came over to
me and said, 'Rookie, that was a good block, but remember what you are saying is to a
Child of God.' That floored me and I wasn't the same the rest of the game. He was a
remarkable person along with being a remarkable player."
- Duce Staley
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