Ok, I'll admit it.  I'm a sucker for nostalgia.  It doesn't
matter which sport you name, my favorite athletes are all too
old to be taken seriously.  Brett Favre, Shaquille O'Neal, Randy
Couture, Wanderlei Silva...the list goes on and on.  Today's
athletes are far superior to those of days past.  Nine times out
of 10, the younger dog kills the older dog in a battle to the
death, but that doesn't keep me from hoping and praying that the
old dog still has what it takes to win one more round.
Unfortunately, in most sports, the veteran doesn't stand a
chance.  Brett Favre, the former iron man of the NFL, played one
season too many in 2010 and was brutalized into riding the bench
for the first time in two decades.  Shaquille O'Neal, an
unstoppable force in the NBA, sat out the majority of his final
season in the league.   I could name names all day, and there's
always a time when the aging superstar takes one step too many
onto the playing field.  It's sad, especially for someone like
me, who can't let go of the