Post by Banana Cat on May 14, 2012 1:33:08 GMT -5
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T.O. explains Dr. Phil appearance, says he's not broke
By Robert Klemko, USA TODAY
May 11, 2012
He explained in a later radio appearance that he was not paid to do the show, that he has not squandered $80 million in earnings, as discussed on the program, and that he did the show to 'set the record straight.'
The free agent receiver, now 38, did some more straightening of the record on Atlanta's 790 The Zone:
Why did he go on Dr. Phil?
"...How I got to Dr. Phil is because the mom of my kids filed contempt because I had to cut their child support payments somewhat in half and because I didn't work — I wasn't playing — this past year, I have a lot going out and not a lot coming in. … She said, 'Would you be willing to go on to kind of set the record straight about what's going on?' That's kind of what I did."
"I will say, for me to be on Dr. Phil at this point in time and if I'm a deadbeat dad, why all of the sudden now am I a deadbeat dad? My oldest son is 12. Why wasn't I a deadbeat dad 10, 11, 12 years ago? All of this basically stems and is based around the fact that their money has been cut, basically, in more than half."
Is he broke?
"No, I'm not broke. My broke, for the normal person, is not their broke. My circumstances have changed. That means I don't make the same amount of money that I used to make. With my financial situation, people are asking how did I blow $60 million or $80 million? Those numbers are skewed.
"... I didn't blow my money. My money was stolen and mismanaged. That's a different story, but that's why I didn't have a problem going on Dr. Phil. I trusted people to manage my financial situation and I was taken advantage of. It's partly my fault because I wasn't on top of my financial situation."
What did he think when no one showed up to his in-season workout last year?
"I kind of anticipated that. Getting into the nature and the time of the workout, at the end of October … it wasn't discouraging to me. I just wanted to put out there considering where I was and the timing of post-surgery, just to give people an idea of where I was. … Now I'm far in better shape and further along in my rehab process."
Is it humbling to be playing in the Indoor Football League?
"It definitely puts life in perspective. Everything happens for a reason. It's very humbling to be in this situation, but I take any situation head on, just like I did with the Dr. Phil thing. … My thing is I came from nothing, so for me to be in that situation, it's one of those things I just deal with it. There are some competitive and talented guys in that league."
By Robert Klemko, USA TODAY
May 11, 2012
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"It definitely puts life in perspective. Everything happens for a reason. It's very humbling to be in this situation, but I take any situation head on ... There are some competitive and talented guys in that league."
He explained in a later radio appearance that he was not paid to do the show, that he has not squandered $80 million in earnings, as discussed on the program, and that he did the show to 'set the record straight.'
The free agent receiver, now 38, did some more straightening of the record on Atlanta's 790 The Zone:
Why did he go on Dr. Phil?
"...How I got to Dr. Phil is because the mom of my kids filed contempt because I had to cut their child support payments somewhat in half and because I didn't work — I wasn't playing — this past year, I have a lot going out and not a lot coming in. … She said, 'Would you be willing to go on to kind of set the record straight about what's going on?' That's kind of what I did."
"I will say, for me to be on Dr. Phil at this point in time and if I'm a deadbeat dad, why all of the sudden now am I a deadbeat dad? My oldest son is 12. Why wasn't I a deadbeat dad 10, 11, 12 years ago? All of this basically stems and is based around the fact that their money has been cut, basically, in more than half."
Is he broke?
"No, I'm not broke. My broke, for the normal person, is not their broke. My circumstances have changed. That means I don't make the same amount of money that I used to make. With my financial situation, people are asking how did I blow $60 million or $80 million? Those numbers are skewed.
"... I didn't blow my money. My money was stolen and mismanaged. That's a different story, but that's why I didn't have a problem going on Dr. Phil. I trusted people to manage my financial situation and I was taken advantage of. It's partly my fault because I wasn't on top of my financial situation."
What did he think when no one showed up to his in-season workout last year?
"I kind of anticipated that. Getting into the nature and the time of the workout, at the end of October … it wasn't discouraging to me. I just wanted to put out there considering where I was and the timing of post-surgery, just to give people an idea of where I was. … Now I'm far in better shape and further along in my rehab process."
Is it humbling to be playing in the Indoor Football League?
"It definitely puts life in perspective. Everything happens for a reason. It's very humbling to be in this situation, but I take any situation head on, just like I did with the Dr. Phil thing. … My thing is I came from nothing, so for me to be in that situation, it's one of those things I just deal with it. There are some competitive and talented guys in that league."