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World Service,12 mins

Aggressively Human

Not by the Playbook

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How do we as individuals balance the challenges thrown at us in life and not engage in damaging behaviour. for Steve Wright there as an added layer of difficulty. His job as an NFL player required him to act in, and occupy an aggressive state of mind. But flicking a switch to go from mild mannered to threatening and destructive and back again wasn't easy. Alongside his wife and author Lizzy Wright, Steve explores the subject in their book "Aggressively Human: Discovering Humanity in the NFL, Reality TV, and Life." PHOTO: PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 22: Steve Wright #66 of the Los Angeles Raiders talks with teammate Bo Jackson during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles October 22, 1989 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wright played for the Raiders from 1987-93. (CREDIT: Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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