"And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment"
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The syntax matters. He keeps circling the calendar ("during the week... end of the week... Sunday") like someone trying to prove the obvious to people who refuse to see it. The repetition reads less like eloquence and more like frustration: the player’s life reduced to a highlight reel. Moss also slips in a quiet indictment of who "they" are. Coaches? Fans? Media? The league? The vagueness is strategic; it suggests the problem is structural, not personal. Everyone benefits from the spectacle, so no one feels responsible for the neglect.
Contextually, this lands in a sport where practice is secrecy, injury is managed in whispers, and public narratives are built almost entirely from game-day performance. Moss, often framed as mercurial, flips the stereotype: the star receiver insisting he does the work, then admitting it stings that recognition is rationed to moments that can be packaged and sold. Calling that setup "actually a disappointment" is restrained on purpose - a calm word for a cynical reality.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Moss, Randy. (2026, January 16). And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-it-hurts-as-a-player-that-you-put-a-lot-of-98145/
Chicago Style
Moss, Randy. "And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-it-hurts-as-a-player-that-you-put-a-lot-of-98145/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-it-hurts-as-a-player-that-you-put-a-lot-of-98145/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
