“I don't want to come across as whining. I think it's awesome that players are getting paid. I wish they were being paid when I played because then maybe I wouldn't have had to get a $5,000 job for the summer trying to work. But that is none of my concern. It is more long-term effect of earning power, what is the value of a dollar, do I actually know how hard it is to go out in the real world, and gotta go work for $60,000?”
At his Monday press conference, clarified weekend remarks that today's players earn more than he did until age 40: he supports players being paid, but worries about the long-term effect of early earning power.