Article About Jonathan Martin - Miami Herald

Excellent Herald article..

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/22/3577778/dolphins-left-tackle-jonathan.html

He majored in ancient Greek and Roman Classics at Stanford, and surely is the only NFL player whose mother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather are Harvard graduates.

In fact, Martin was heavily recruited by Harvard and had he gone, would have been the first-ever fourth generation African-American at the school. His maternal great grandfather, trial lawyer John Fitzgerald, Harvard Class of ’24, was one of about a dozen black students there at the time. He was not allowed to live in campus dorms, and he crossed paths with famed sociologist and civil rights leader W.E.B. DuBois, who also attended Harvard.

So, why would a man with such a rich academic background choose to sweat in football pads in South Florida’s sweltering heat rather than make his living in an air-conditioned board room?

“I’m doing my dream job for a living,” he said Wednesday. “It’s something I always wanted to do. Every little kid wants to be a professional athlete, basketball or football. For me, it was always football. I love the game. Wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I love to play left tackle, love the strategy and mental aspect of it.

“When you watch on TV, you probably don’t realize how much goes into game preparation. ... I’m a very competitive person and I love every part of this game, even the physical sacrifices.”

Seems like he has the mental tools to continually improve himself and self reflect on what's needed to succeed at LT.