When he was asked about his mending collarbone at a charity fundraiser in Dallas last night, Tony Romo said, “I think I’m gonna make it through the season, so we should be fine.” But what the Dallas Cowboys QB really wanted to talk about as featured speaker for the Just Say Yes nonprofit group—which empowers teens to succeed—was just saying no to peer pressure and social media.
“It doesn’t matter what other people think. Don’t let them affect your day-to-day life,” said Romo, addressing the young people in the audience. “I’ve been the guy nobody cares about what you say, and I’ve been the guy everybody cares about everything you say. Sometimes I’ll read [something] and it says, ‘You’re the best quarterback,’ and I’ll say ‘thank you.’ Then the next person says, ‘You’re the worst quarterback,’ and I’ll say ‘thank you’—and move on. You don’t let the little things emotionally affect you.”
Asked for his advice on the topic in general, Romo replied, “This social media world is so not real life. A.) Don’t read it. B.) But if you do, be emotionally unattached. And realize that people don’t really care about you that much. Life will go on. Just do your job, and everything will be fine.”
