It’s impossible for me to dissociate the risk of playing football from the risk of C.T.E. Ann McKee Read Quote
I do have a son. He’s out of school now. He never played football. And it had nothing to do with me. I was actually crushed that he didn’t play football. I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is awful.’ My brothers all played football. My dad played football. Ann McKee Read Quote
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. Ann McKee Read Quote
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. Ann McKee Read Quote
I was born with football – my brothers, my dad. I played football when I was a kid. I mean, you know, it was part of life. It’s a part of growing up. It’s – you know, it’s a way of life. Ann McKee Read Quote
Families don’t donate brains of their loved ones unless they’re concerned about the person. Ann McKee Read Quote
My greatest hope is that we learn how trauma induces neurodegeneration in susceptible individuals. Ann McKee Read Quote
