Brees Reflects on Award (1 Viewer)

[Saints 4 life]

New Orleans Saints Quarterback <nobr>Drew Brees</nobr> met with the media following practice, one day after being honored by Sports Illustrated for the Sportsman of the Year. Brees discussed the honor, as well as this week's opponent, the Cincinnati Bengals.

What is your biggest thrill about being named Sportsman of the Year?

It was unbelievable. Just looking back on it, I feel like it’s one of the greatest honors you can receive because when you think about who’s eligible: it’s every sport, man, woman, team, over the course of a year. You think about all the great things that have happened in sports over a year in 2010 to even be considered amongst that group. It’s humbling. I was in awe and in shock when I got the call three weeks ago and was told that I was the Sportsman of the year for 2010. And then I started researching all the past winners. If you look at the past names, it’s unbelievable; guys like Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali. You go back to Billie Jean King, the first woman to win the award in 1972 and she shared that with John Wooden, arguably one of the greatest coaches of all-time. Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, teams such as the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, the women’s World Cup (soccer) team from the late 1990’s.

http://www.neworleanssaints.com/new...on-Award/985ff1c8-7fb2-4ad3-b65c-c25940f367cc

 

[ndcc]

Are we blessed to have Drew Brees as our QB, or what!!!

Gifted, talented, yet humble as he can be.

Good find, S4L.

 

[Dog]

What a long way from Aaron Brooks!

 

[Saints 4 life]

What a long way from Aaron Brooks!

True Dat. I will give Brooks some love though. He did lead us to our first playoff win in team history, ya know?

 

[boutte]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vi....drew_speach_soy.SportsIllustrated/index.html

 

[Saints 4 life]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vi....drew_speach_soy.SportsIllustrated/index.html

Very nice. Thank you.
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