LaDainian Tomlinson still doesn’t know what to make of the three sweetest words in sports being attached to his name — Hall of Famer.
Months after being selected for football’s highest honor, Tomlinson struggles with putting it all in perspective. Maybe it’ll fully sink in when he’s officially enshrined in Canton, Ohio, and will forever be known as a gridiron great.
“I don’t think you ever get used to hearing ‘Hall of Famer’ and then your name,” Tomlinson told the Star-Telegram during an extended interview. “But I guess you just think about the journey honestly.