Welcome to my world: junior safety Nic Harris

By Scott Wright

Published: October 8, 2007

Growing up, I always liked "Prime Time,” Deion Sanders, because of the flash and the prima donna nature. But when it gets down to it, all that glitz and glamour is just fluff, you know. You've got to look up to the hard workers, the guys that come out each and every day and are consistent. After you get past those childhood dreams, you look up to yourself, just try to do as much as you can.

Being from Louisiana, I followed the Saints. But at one point, they would always find a way to lose. You had a lot of great guys come through, guys that would make play after play after play. But at the end of the game, they'd still lose.

Since what's happened with Hurricane Katrina and everything, seeing the way everybody's come together, you can't help but be a fan of the Saints now. It was easy to be a fan last year when they started winning. It was extremely easy. Saints hat, Saints T-shirt, everything. You've just got to be a fan. You've got to love what they've done after the storm. It's a great testament to show that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

My family in Alexandria is about three-and-a-half hours away (from New Orleans). We had a lot of wind damage from the hurricane, a lot of water, but everybody was pretty much safe.

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