The True Story Behind The “Blind Side”

Michael Was Not Timid

In the film, Michael isn’t very aggressive and is quite timid, and Leigh Anne had to inspire the young man to play harder by telling him his team was like his family, which he needed to protect.

But Michael already knew how to be aggressive. And S.J., who was eight years old when he met Michael, was not responsible for teaching him how to play the game. Michael told 20/20: “I’ve always had that fire and passion in me on the field. You can’t put aggression into a person. It’s impossible. Either you have that toughness and aggression or you don’t.”