Ann McKee Quotes
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I was born and raised right outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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We're hoping that there is large-scale recognition that CTE is a risk when playing football.
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Our national identity is so interwoven with football.
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Kids' brains are developing. Their heads are a larger part of their body, and their necks are not as strong as adults' necks. So kids may be at a greater risk of head and brain injuries than adults.
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My three children played soccer and lacrosse. I grew up as a Green Bay Packers fan. I am not against sports. We want kids to play sports, but we want them to be safe.
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The beginnings of CTE can start quite early.
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Football is an American sport. Everyone loves it. I certainly would never want to ban football.
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It's impossible for me to dissociate the risk of playing football from the risk of C.T.E.
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Certainly, our work has identified CTE in many professional football players, but we're also seeing it in a very high percentage of college players.
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This is what I do. I look at brains. I'm fascinated by it. I can spend hours doing it. In fact, if I want to relax, that's one way I can relax.
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My brothers played football. In fact, I was an absolutely enormous Packer fan, and because I was raised in such a football-centric community, I have always had a terrific admiration for football players.
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I can't say I love football anymore.
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Is there a way that we would actually recognize the game of football with fewer tackles and fewer collisions? I'm not sure. But I think that's the direction we're going to have to go. Bigger fields? Fewer players on the field? I think we are ultimately going to have to change some of the major rules of the game.
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I do love the way the brain looks. I love the way it's shaped.
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I started out as a neurologist. I then trained in neuropathology and was focused on neurodegeneration. So, for years, I studied Alzheimer's, aging, Parkinson's, that kind of thing.
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CTE can be caused by smaller hits to the head over time.
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I'm a Cheesehead.
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It makes common sense that children, whose brains are rapidly developing, should not be hitting their heads hundreds of times per season.
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I run a number of different brain banks.
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While we know, on average, that certain positions experience more repetitive head impacts and are more likely at greater risk for CTE, no position is immune.
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We've now found CTE in former NFL players who played every position except kicker.
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I definitely agree about the future of youth football being flag. There's just more and more evidence that the youth brain is particularly susceptible to the injury - thin necks, big heads. They're not as coordinated; they're not as skillful. For many reasons, I think the wave of the future is flag football for youth.
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They're elite athletes. They're amazing athletes. That's why I love football. I mean, it's incredible to me to see them go out for an unbelievable pass and actually make the catch. It's just an amazing game of athleticism and skill. They're different; there's no question. They're huge, they're fast, and they're all these wonderful things.
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I just want to make sports safe for our kids.