Why Tony Romo's Having All That "Fun"

Because he knows that, sooner or later, the fun won't be there for having. From Yahoo! Sports comes Michael Silver's exclusive chitchat with the Cowboys' QB, who, like, seriously doesn't get why people are so damned interested in him: "No one's going to remember me five or seven years from...

By Robert Wilonsky

July 18, 2008

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Because he knows that, sooner or later, the fun won't be there for having. From Yahoo! Sports comes Michael Silver's exclusive chitchat with the Cowboys' QB, who, like, seriously doesn't get why people are so damned interested in him:

"No one's going to remember me five or seven years from now. Really, I'm not that important. Eventually, no one will pay attention to me, but right now it's going to be tabloids and articles and all kinds of craziness. All I can do is try to win as many [championships] as I can and have some fun in the process, and eventually it'll be somebody else's turn."

Till then, then, more this. --Robert Wilonsky

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