[And the team has grown closer.] People are crossing over from different cliques and hanging out and talking to each other, ... A lot of wives have become friends that might not have been introduced before. It's forcing people to communicate with each other outside of practice when they might not otherwise have done it. Hey, San Antonio is only so big, and nobody has cars, and there's only so far you can walk. As active as we are, we're also lazy. So you're bound to run into somebody. |
It feels like I'm a rookie who just found out you made the team, and now you're trying to get your life situated again and start over. The only difference now is I have a family and two kids to worry about. |
It's not as bad as when it first happened, ... I mean, we're reminded about it every day. Every moment you're not at practice you're reminded of it because you're waking up in a hotel. You go to practice on a bus, so you're reminded of it. |
Lucky enough, I kind of figured if it did flood, I was going to be gone at least a week, |
The most frustrating thing is not knowing. I've had neighbors and friends go by my house and give me reports. But I have the keys; nobody can get in. So I don't really know. |
To tell you the truth, I think our concentration on the field has been a lot better, ... Even in meetings it's been better, just because it's a welcome distraction. You don't have to think about whether your house is floating down the street. You don't have to think about finding an apartment. You don't have to worry about whether your spouse or your family is going to like their new neighborhood. On the field you're out there doing what you're good at and you're having fun. You don't have to think about all those things until you get back to the hotel and reality sets in. |
We get up, go to a meeting, get on a bus, come here, get dressed, get on a bus, go to practice, get on a bus, get dressed, talk to reporters, get on a bus, go to the hotel. |
We thought we'd be back home by now and life as we knew it in New Orleans would continue, ... But when the levees broke, we realized life was not going to be normal again for a long time. |