As a kid, I sensed history going on all around me, but the basic thrust of it didn't move me.
I was instructed by people in higher rank to stand there and hold this leash and look at the camera. We were doing what we were told.
I've gone through back surgery a couple times, and of course, my radiation treatments for six weeks got me to the point where I was not able to play at the level that I was accustomed to.