When Joe Montana climbs on his bike and cruises past the San Francisco waterfront or down the fragrant trails of California wine country, he is no longer motivated by the same factors that pushed him to become one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time. At 60 years old, Montana is not training to run the fastest or throw the farthest or react the quickest. Now, all the effort that went into protecting the football for more than 15 years has shifted to a new endeavor: protecting his heart.
In 1996, 40-year-old Montana walked out of his doctor’s office shaking his head thinking, “No way.