Andrew Luck: I Have An Unquenchable Thirst For Football, Gatorade
Last week, the de facto No. 1 overall pick for the 2012 NFL Draft, Andrew Luck, was in Indianapolis for five years to do a round of interviews while also doing some corporate product pimping for Gatorade. We posted one of his interviews from that junket already, but yesterday Peter King of SI transcribed his very brief sit down with Luck and included it in his final Monday Morning Quarterback article for the 2011 season.
The interview is a bit light on substance, including a rather obvious pitch for the Gatorade products he was pitching while in Indy, but a few nuggets of info are worth highlighting.
- Luck is working out in Los Angeles with Athletes Performance Institute.
- He called the experience in Indianapolis, answering all sorts of questions about his future, made him feel like 'a laboratory rat.'
- At Stanford, he didn't just call his own plays at the line of scrimmage, but made suggestions for the game plan.
Luck ended his interview with King with this:
Me: What else do you think will help you as you take the next step to the NFL?
Luck: "I pretty much have an unquenchable thirst for football knowledge.''
As King points out in the article, somewhere, after reading that Luck quote, Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has a big, fat grin on his face.
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Odd context
The ‘lab rat’ comment I think was more aimed at the Gatorade Sport Science stuff – I didn’t take away that that was his impression from all the interviews
Steve Holt!
by AvonColtsFan on Feb 7, 2012 9:16 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
He didn't call his experience about asking questions in Indianapolis about his future like a "Labratory Rat" at all
Here’s the direct quote, with context:
Stanford’s Andrew Luck, the likely No. 1 overall NFL draft pick in 11 weeks, was in Indianapolis Thursday to have his body tested and analyzed by Gatorade Sports Science. "I felt like a laboratory rat,‘’ Luck said. "Pretty valuable, though. I was educated about how much sodium you lose when you’re an athlete, and educated on time frames for nutrition — not just what to eat, but when to eat it.’’
I am a veteran of the Internet - I will suffer fools gladly. And then mock them. And then post cat pictures.
by BoilerUp1982 on Feb 7, 2012 9:19 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
this ^^^^^
Totally taken out of context…Stampede…he was referring to the Gatorade testing. I saw them do it w/ Michael Floyd..it is no joke…grueling…but get your facts straight guys
by cmgww on Feb 8, 2012 12:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
"I have a fever and the only prescription is more football knowledge"
If he answered that way, the Colts should have signed him on the spot!
Whenever you get stressed, always remember: RDWHAHB
by danorocks17 on Feb 7, 2012 11:26 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

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