It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing defensively and then what our guys were doing every single play.
I often feel that my days in New York City, that I was here for five years, didn't get one job, went on a thousands of auditions and literally did not get a job on a soap, not a movie, not TV, not nothing, although I did do some commercials thank God.
I think a basic level of fitness can help the body cope with all manner of incidents.