“I think those guys are chasing checks, and for me I just feel like they’re really evil. They’ve been players, and they know what it’s like when you’re getting bashed. Those are the same guys that’ll turn around and shake your hand and try to be friendly with you at the end of the day. Don’t get me wrong, I respect all of them. They were players I looked up to. But quite frankly, the guys before us didn’t win anything either … Christian himself has had a better career than every single one of the guys that speak negative on us.”

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