They didn't always work out, but often succeeded, and certainly made playing more fun. Dr. Payton would be the one doing public vision screenings, working with the local high school teams, going on VOSH missions, and doing research in the field for Vistakon or other company. And just as Walter stuck with the Bears and his family throughout his lifetime, he's have given the same brand of loyalty to optometry. I'll miss Walter Payton the football player. He'd have made one hell of an optometrist.
Optometry is a game worth playing.
Let's play it hard and clean. No whining when we lose, and no hot-dogging in the endzone when we score the winning touchdown. It won't be easy. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy.