I told that him what’s really important is never, ever allow yourself the cheap thrill of saying something just to make yourself feel better for a moment because something is unfair or not right. That always backfires on you. It never works out in the long run. And I’ll tell you what: I’ve given that advice to other people and they have not heeded it, because it’s hard. But Aaron, he absolutely took the high road. He’s managed through a tough situation in a really gracious, awesome way. There are things that he went through that no one knows about. Just do your job. Play football. And the benefits are great when you just hang tough. Don’t play the victim. Don’t complain.’
— Steve Young on advice he gave to Aaron Rodgers early in his career
