Official Thank You Kurt Warner Thread

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Thank you Kurt for the amazing job you did over the last three years.

It was a treat to watch, and those memories will be more precious than you will ever realize.

Best of luck to your future endeavors, and enjoy your family that you love so much.

We will see you again to put your number in our ring of honor, and one more time when you are put in Canton.

Again Thanks!
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Thank you Kurt for all you have done for this team and the communities you have lived in. You are truely a great man!!
 

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Thanks, Kurt, for the ride you gave us. Thank you for urging your teammates to "Shock the world!" Thanks for all you've done for our community. Hang on because I'm going to say it... Thanks for being such a terrific role model. Thanks for the excitement and the effort and, now, thanks for the memories.

13 to Canton!
 

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I remember saying to myself nooooooo when the Cards signed Warner. All I can say is he sure changed my opinion. I appreciate all he did for Cardinal Nation.

Thank you Mr Warner
 
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I remember thinking when he went to the Giants that Warner was done. He had taken too many hits, had hand injuries that caused him to be turnover prone, and he just didn't have it anymore.

Obviously I wasn't thrilled when he came to Arizona. After-all, I had watched the Cardinals romp the Warner led Giants just the previous season. I thought, "great, another crappy FA aquisition, another washed-up retread".

I think about the effort, the work, the energy, the sacrifice that it must have taken Kurt Warner to revitalize his game. Warner though, as always, deflected taking credit, it was just God's plan or being given an opportunity. But it took more than that.

It took a man that refused to give up, refused to be labled, refused to lose courage and faith. Warner showed not only his team, not only the NFL, but all of us how it should be done.

Thank you, Kurt.
 

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Thank you, Kurt Warner, for producing the single best sports story of my lifetime.
 

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I too, was a fan the buried you prematurely. When the Cards drafted Leinart , the first words out of my mouth were "Goodbye Kurt".
Ironically , how different would things have been had Leinart not broke a collarbone in St. Louis? One of the main reasons I was willing to toss you to the side of the road was the fact that we weren't a good team. If your not a good team then it just made sense to let the rookie cut his teeth.

But man, was I wrong. I own a #13 jersey Kurt, and I will not replace it until it falls apart. I will where the #13 every Sunday. I don't care who we draft or who emerges as the next great Cardinal. I waited 50 years to see my team, OUR TEAM, go to a Super Bowl. You have produced 2 division titles, an NFC Championship, 4 playoff victories and a Super Bowl appearance.

You are consumate pro. You are a man's a man. You will be missed. And finally, in my heart you have been and will always be a Cardinal!
 

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Warner. Thank you so much for taking us all on this ride with you. Thanks for getting us to the playoffs. Thanks for getting us to the Super Bowl.

And most importantly, thanks so much for being one of the few people in professional sports that everyone can feel good about looking up to!

Though you'll be missed out on the field, we hope to eventually see you with a headset on prowling the sidelines weather news or coaching! :)

Cheers, best wishes, and best of luck in all you and your family does!!!
 

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As we watched a recorded version of Kurt's press conference my 7-year-old son clinged to his momma's arms, looked up at me and asked, "why is he retiring?"

"Well son, partially because he is getting too old to play professional football. But mostly because he wants to spend more time with his family."

My son, responding with weeping eyes, "That means the cardinals aren't going to be any good any more. I don't want him to not play anymore!"

That's all it took.

My wife started crying.

I shed a tear or two.

My 9-year-old daughter, though, held it together it seemed.

I asked for group hug. Wife and son were game.

My 9 year old daughter, though, reluctantly joined in, pulled away from us and stated, "really, I'm a steeler fan."

:shock:

God bless, Kurt.

And thank you.
 

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Thanks Kurt, for all the memories.

Whether it was fumbling away the Rams game some years back or the incredible ride that these past two seasons have been...Thanks.
 

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As we watched a recorded version of Kurt's press conference my 7-year-old son clinged to his momma's arms, looked up at me and asked, "why is he retiring?"

"Well son, partially because he is getting too old to play professional football. But mostly because he wants to spend more time with his family."

My son, responding with weeping eyes, "That means the cardinals aren't going to be any good any more. I don't want him to not play anymore!"

That's all it took.

My wife started crying.

I shed a tear or two.

My 9-year-old daughter, though, held it together it seemed.

I asked for group hug. Wife and son were game.

My 9 year old daughter, though, reluctantly joined in, pulled away from us and stated, "really, I'm a steeler fan."

:shock:

God bless, Kurt.

And thank you.

That's a funny story rd. Kids are a trip man.
 

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Thanks Kurt. Don't be a stranger. As a long time fan there were years and years of traveling after you finally caused an arrival for us. I'm not sure anyone that hasn't been on board for all those years of adversity can understand how great it was to finally make it to a place where we could feel some pride. That said, in the big picture, I'll still be a fan years and years from now, no matter where it goes from here. My hope though, is that you taught this organization how to win and the lesson will stick. But regardless, thanks for everything. Best of luck.
 

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Thank you Kurt Warner.

I appreciate that every training camp I went to, you left the practice field after I did because you were signing autographs.

I appreciate that one of my 12 year old students today came to class with a huge smile on her face saying she met Kurt Warner this weekend. (I forget where her dad took her, but she was saying all week that she was going to meet you). First thing she did before school today was come to me and say, "I met Kurt Warner! I shook his hand! I told him I wanted to sing when I got older and he said, "Follow your dreams."

Thank you Kurt Warner for the Superbowl thing, too.
 

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Thank you Kurt. I will always remember the thrills of 2008-9 and the excitement of 2009-10. You are great.

Go Big Red!
 

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Thankful....

You've brought so much to everyone "connected" to the Cardinals. I will hang on to the words at your presser. That GOD uses the "ordinary" people in this world to make a difference. It's AMAZING the impact one life can have. The memory of Kurt Warner the man will live on. ...And the football player was pretty darn special, too. GOD BLESS YOU, my friend. See you in Heaven! Mark in SC.
 
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