Rams DT Aaron Donald: A 'bowling ball with the strength of two men'Alden Gonzalez
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The secret to Aaron Donald's astounding success lies in a conventional spiral-bound notebook. That's the word, at least.
"Oh," Donald says, his eyes lighting up, "you want to see it?"
The Los Angeles Rams' standout defensive tackle reaches into his locker, takes out his black leather backpack, pulls on the zipper, and there it is, with a plastic, dark-blue cover, a ball-point pen wedged in the middle and his name autographed in purple marker on the front, just in case there is any confusion. He flips to the first page, and the word "49ers" is written boldly up top, right at the center, underlined three times to indicate the Rams' first opponent this season.
The rest is unrecognizable.
There are notes scribbled on the left, a few more scattered to the right, a phrase here, a word there, some indiscriminate doodles throughout. If anybody else saw this ...
"They'd be like, 'What the hell is this?!'" Donald said, laughing. "There ain't no order. I might put something here, put something there. It’s all over the place. I can read it, so that’s all that matters."
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