236.Former football glory For one season in the national football league, I was in the zone. It's not one of those things that you can explain. That one year as a running back with the Miami dolphins, I was zig zagging past defenders almost effortlessly. I had zest and pizzazz. I had a right sense of humour, that the press just loved. Then after that season, it was like I couldn't play anymore. I don't know what happened. I knew I wasn't my usual zealous self. The zeal I had previously possessed for football was gone. I didn't hate it. I just wasn't in love with the game anymore. The zenith of my career came and went like a lightning bolt. At one time just the mention of football produced a smile on my face, later the best I could do was yawn.