Kickin' back

2nd Super trip for a tender guy

Bucs linebacker Jack Golden plays on special teams and sees little time in base defense, but he does have takes. Here he is on Tijuana, inconsiderate people, his second Super Bowl, general managers, agents, surfing and Rocky:

RM: What do you know about Tijuana?

JG: I heard a lot of things about Tijuana but I've never been. I've heard that you should never go there because your chances of coming back might be slim.

RM: So what's so dangerous about Tijuana?

JG: Now, this is strictly what I have heard, since I have never been, but I heard the worst place in Tijuana are the jail cells. From what I here, you don't want to get locked up in them at all.

RM: Is the phrase "Milk Does a Body Good" overrated?

JG: I buy that all the way. Wholeheartedly. It's something I was taught early and it makes sense. I still drink milk. In fact, I had a glass of milk just the other day when I was in Chicago. I had warm milk to heat up the body. But I drink all kinds of milk, cold, hot, milk with cookies.

RM: Heard you have a personal problem with inconsiderate people.

JG: I hate them. I like to consider myself a realist. I try to be real to people and want people to be real to me and that means treating them with respect. For example, the most inconsiderate thing people could do is light a cigarette. It's nasty and unhealthy and it affects everyone. If you were to light up a cigarette right now, it would disrespectful. Would ruin everything.

RM: The movie Ghost.

JG: It's the best of all time.

RM: But that's a chick flick, Jack. Come on man...

JG: What, I can't be in touch with my sensitive side? A man can be sensitive. It's a tear-jerker man, a tear-jerker.

RM: Who was the most annoying child on the Cosby Show?

JG: I would have to say, Theo. He was a nuisance. Theo was probably a lot like me, troublesome and kind of out there.

RM: When you look out at all this media and all this hype, what comes to mind?

JG: It's a reality check for me. To see all these people, let's me know how big this event really is, how serious people take it. We're out here and bright-eyed, even though this is my second one...

RM: Hold up, this is your second one? Did anyone know that?

JG: I did. I went to the Super Bowl in Tampa two years ago with the Giants. ... It's funny I've been hearing coach say we only had one guy who has been to the Super Bowl, when in reality we have five. ... It's something you have to experience.

RM: Could you be a general manager in this league, in any league for that matter?

JG: I don't think I can be a GM because a GM has to cut too many throats. A GM has to be cold. A GM has to be that way. I've been on both sides. I've been the guy who was highly touted and I've been the guy that didn't make the team. I know it's one of those jobs that someone has to do, but it's still tough.

RM: Could you be an agent?

JG: No. That's too much running around. Too much. Agents have to keep up with all their guys, keep up with what's going on in each of their contracts. RM: But they make good money.

JG: Yeah they do, if you land that big player. They get between 2 and 3 percent and that's not bad. But I think you have to do a lot of legal work. My agent said, it's better to be a lawyer first and then become an agent.

RM: How come more black folks don't surf?

JG: Because black folks and sharks don't go together. The myth that we can't swim isn't true. But, if there's a chance that there's a shark in the water, we're out. We don't mess with the ocean. Now, if it were in a pool, that would be different. It's like bears in the woods, we don't mess with bears in the woods.

RM: Sylvester Stallone is making a new Rocky movie, Rocky VI, I believe. That's pretty sad.

JG: He needs to go ahead and retire man. I can't believe he's doing another one.

RM: And I'm here to tell you there's no way he would have beaten Apollo Creed in Rocky II. Creed took a dive.

JG: I'd have to agree with that. There's no way the Italian Stallion was beating Apollo Creed. No way. But, I guess the writers had to make it a good ending.