German's football career was short - he admits he was outclassed - but he still has a copy of Devaney's first playbook.
German had a short football career and he admits he was outclassed. 
mnli hypothesis: German had a short football career and he admits he was outclassed.  premise: German's football career was short - he admits he was outclassed - but he still has a copy of Devaney's first playbook.