Andrew Luck surprised everyone when he retired. He had enough. If you never played football and if you never played at the professional level, well, you don't know what it takes to win and the pressures that come with. You will not wake in the morning and struggle to move. You will never know the pains of dealing with the crowd that boo and cheer you.
Andrew Luck, he got booed by fans that thought the star quarterback owes them something. The sore losers have the right to their opinion, but the fact is these fans were never good enough to make it to the professional level and they appear to feel they are owed something from their 29-year-old quarterback.
Why does Andrew Luck owe the fans anyway? He doesn't train his body to play for them. He plays football for himself. Yes, football is a team sport, but an elite athlete makes any team better and Luck was that kind of athlete. The fans know their chances of winning are greatly reduced because of the sudden decision, but that is the reality of life, and that is something the Colts' fans that booed Luck don't get. A star quarterback is human and gets sick of playing a kids game.
Luck did the right thing and walked away. Colts fans may disagree with him, but they aren't the ones getting hit by angry defenders. They won't be picking themselves off the ground after taking vicious hits. They won't be icing their bodies after the game, and they won't be watching hours of game film to get ready for their next weeks opponent.
I do feel the NFL should worry about stars walking away from the game because there is an increasing number of them doing so in the last couple of years. These men are smart enough to know that their bodies can't take the beating of the game.
I hope Andrew Luck the best, and want to thank him for all the times I was able to see his talent shine on the football field. I am not a Colts fan, but I am a fan of good quarterback play. Luck will be missed, but he will have time to heal his body and live the life he wants.
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