Comments on: Jimmy Graham has let go of the bitterness from his childhood http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: geauxmez http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1556169 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:49:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1556169 It is always great to hear the heart of professional players. we often forget that they are real people.

WHODAT

THE GRAHAM REAPER HATH COME TO DRAG YOU TO HELL….

]]> By: bigd9484 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555590 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:51:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555590 Seems like a great guy. Really emphasizes the difference between getting help and getting handouts in this world and what it does for your character and well-being.

]]> By: bamasleeper13 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555573 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:43:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555573 I also saw this story, what a great kid and what a person his adoptive mom is. It was noted that his real mom has now contacted him since he is famous and rich. Hope he has forgiven her but tells her it’s too late, way too late.

]]> By: cowboycjn http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555539 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:31:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555539 So refreshing to see such a positive story and how his life went from 0 to 100 so fast. He not only inspires others but sheds a new light on the otherwise negative stories of the NFL players involved with being drunk, drugs, violent affairs etc. This guy is a shining diamond for himself and the NFL and as an example to other young kids out there that feel they have no future in life.
Keep your head up high and BG – your the man!

]]> By: sosuhme http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555529 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:26:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555529 This illustrates what was so offensive about the Tim Tebow craze. The NFL is full of players like Jimmy Graham who come from very tough backgrounds and through tremendous dedication and sacrifice they succeed against all odds. They get recognized for their athletic skills but their amazingly inspiring stories go largely untold. Then along comes Timmy Tebow, a middle class kid who cannot begin a conversation without thanking his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the world goes ga ga over what a wonderful inspiration he is for mankind. I am so much more inspired by the Jimmy Graham story or the Patrick Willis story, or the Jason Pierre Paul story, than I am the Tim Tebow story.

]]> By: blackqbwhiterb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555462 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555462 Any time you feel sorry for yourself, think of the Jimmy Grahams in your life.

]]> By: lookatthefarside http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555445 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:46:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555445 Great story about a great kid and his adoptive parent.

]]> By: vtopa http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555374 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:25:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555374 This is what it means to be a man, not the immature BS you get from all the “hey-look-at-me” jerks running around in the NFL today. No wonder Brees and Payton love this guy. Who wouldn’t?

]]> By: jg725 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555346 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:10:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555346 Good for him – that is really a great story – and god bless his adoptive mother – you see all of the negative crap about todays players – but then you see an awesome story like this – not a saints fan – but will always wish nothing but the best for jimmy graham.

]]> By: bbrophy1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555316 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:58 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555316 how are those quotes related to the headline of the post? doesn’t sound like he has any bitterness from his childhood

]]> By: nesuperfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555315 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555315 He was placed in a group home at age 11, and physically beaten by the older kids.

At 6’7″, 265 now, I’ll bet those kids that tormented him, didn’t get to do it for long.

]]> By: CKL http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555308 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555308 What a great story this kid is. I saw a piece on him and his adopted mother and it ran the gamut from heartbreak (him calling the biological mother to beg her to take him back ad her refusing) to heartening (where he is today). I really admire that lady who helped give him a chance and I admire him as well for not giving in to a lifestyle that he well could have.

]]> By: ravensruleandharbaughisgod http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555291 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555291 His story really is one of inspiration and also, sad commentary on the often declining parental impact in large segments of our society.

Hats off to Graham for perservering and for being an absolute beast on the field!

]]> By: deadeye http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555262 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:43:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555262 “I’ve forgiven the people who need to be forgiven for the things that happened to me as a child,”

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The unexpected magic of forgiveness is that those who have been wronged are set free once they forgive.

]]> By: joetoronto http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/jimmy-graham-has-let-go-of-the-bitterness-from-his-childhood/#comment-1555243 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:31:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=204994#comment-1555243 Behind every successful man is a good woman.

Hats off to Becky Vinson.

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