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23 examples of Aaron Rodgers' amazing competitiveness by Emmett Knowlton on Nov 29, 2015, 12:43 PM Advertisement
 Aaron Rodgers isn't the most outspoken quarterback in the NFL, but he might just be the most competitive. The reigning MVP and four-time Pro Bowler has called himself "obsessively competitive," claims to remember every interception he's ever thrown, will sometimes go days without talking to his teammates because of locker-room card-game disputes, and last year dropped an f-bomb on "Celebrity Jeopardy!" after missing a question. (He went on to win, of course.) This sort of competitiveness is what helped an undersized high schooler with no Division 1 scholarship offers go from playing junior-college football to winning two regular season MVPs and a Super Bowl MVP. It's what makes the Packers a Super Bowl contender year in and year out, and what makes Rodgers arguably the best quarterback on the planet. Here are 23 anecdotes to illustrate just how competitive the Green Bay quarterback really is. Rodgers claims to remember every single interception and touchdown he's ever thrown — even from as far back as eighth grade. He also remembers specific high-school plays, down to the defensive formation.  Source: MMQB
When he was 9, Rodgers' family moved from Oregon to California. To be accepted to his new school, Rodgers needed to do an interview, and when asked what he would contribute to school, he said football. When he was 15, he would show up every morning in his coach's office before class to pick his brain about offensive and defensive schemes.  Source: E:60
As a senior in high school, he decided to play baseball after getting no Division 1 football offers. Once, he threw at a pitcher's head after the pitcher threw a 94-mile fastball at him while he was at bat. The two were separated moments before the benches cleared.  Source: JS Online
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