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Donovan McNabb was at his old high school, Mount Carmel, to be inducted into the school's hall of fame. There he gave an impromptu speech to the packed gym.
'It bothers me to see that on TV, you guys killing yourselves,'' said McNabb
'You guys are killing yourselves, and for what?'' he said. ''To get a better pair of shoes? What are we doing? We're taking [life] away from each other.''
McNabb addressed the perils of living in gang-infested areas. He pointed out that when he and Simeon Rice, who lived in the Roseland neighborhood, were at Mount Carmel, they were approached to join gangs but refused. You got a guy trying to recruit you, and we had the same thing,'' McNabb said. ''We had no problem saying no. You need to do something with your lives. Get off the streets and stay at home. Do your homework and put the Sony PlayStation 2 joysticks down.''

McNabb, Rice urge peace at Hall of Fame :: High School Sports :: YourSeason

Good advice there from Mr. McNabb. The thing is with someone like McNabb they cant say that he doesnt know what it is like. He knows exactly what it is like and he says that the kids have a choice. Twenty four Chicago Public school students have been killed by gunfire this year.