Strong But Silent Julius Peppers Doesn’t Want Your Attention
Posted Nov 7, 2017
Carolina coach Ron Rivera awarded Julius Peppers the game ball in that humid visitors’ locker room, and that meant that, per custom, he would have to give a speech. And that’s a problem. “I get bashful in the spotlight,” says Peppers. “Even at home or at a birthday party, I hate that stuff. I don’t want no surprise birthday parties—everybody who knows me well knows [that].”
(Sports Illustrated)
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