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Jane asks: I know you watch a lot of American football, and you’ve been to the Superbowl a few times! How did you get into American football?
Paul: Well, being married to Linda meant I was in America quite a bit. We spent a lot of time there with her family and American Football was always on the television. I would watch it with everyone but not really know what was going on!
Then Linda gave me a big clue. She said, ‘See that guy there? When the two teams line up against each other, there’s a guy who receives the ball. Keep an eye on him, he’s called the quarterback, and he’s going to pass it to someone. All the action comes from him.’ So, once I had that clue, I found it much easier to follow.
I watched a lot of it and grew to really like it, because it’s quite a complicated and strategic game – and obviously very athletic. In Britain we used to laugh at it, saying, ‘They wear all those pads and protective gear. We don’t, we’ve got rugby, a proper sport!’. But I got over all that, and found I really liked it. So yeah, I’m a big fan of football, American-style.
PaulMcCartney.com: We noticed that there was a sweepstakes going round amongst the crew on last year’s Got Back tour, which coincided with the NFL season. Do you ever take part in that?
Paul: Yeah! Some of the crew bring a form around and you tick off who you think is going to win. I won once and everyone hated me! They said, ‘Oh god, oh no!’ Because of course there’s money involved and I’m their boss. But I said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll give the winnings to charity’. It was only that one time. But, believe me, it was a thrill!!
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