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Article: Tomlinson is the best, as the records will attest He's the best on the ground, as the records attest
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- January 12, 2007
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NFL PLAYOFFS
SAN DIEGO - Two quick stories tell much about LaDainian Tomlinson:
where he has been and where he wants to go.
The first is a tale going back almost 20 years. LT was a running
back then as he is now, scoring touchdowns then as he does now. In a
Pop Warner League in his hometown of Waco, Texas, he could run into
the end zone as well as anyone. And when he did, Tomlinson would
simply do a finger roll with the football and hand the ball to the
referee.
But one time, at the urging of his sister, he did a dance, which
immediately brought a scolding from his mother, Loreane, and advice