Football is an extraordinarily popular sport, and the whole game is played around this issue. The whole makeup of the game involves these subconcussive hits. I don't know how they're going to solve that problem. I don't think they know how they're going to solve that problem.

Ann McKee

I definitely agree about the future of youth football being flag. There's just more and more evidence that the youth brain is particularly susceptible to the injury - thin necks, big heads. They're not as coordinated; they're not as skillful. For many reasons, I think the wave of the future is flag football for youth.

Ann McKee

CTE can be caused by smaller hits to the head over time.

Ann McKee

I'm a Cheesehead.

Ann McKee

My three children played soccer and lacrosse. I grew up as a Green Bay Packers fan. I am not against sports. We want kids to play sports, but we want them to be safe.

Ann McKee

I started out as a neurologist. I then trained in neuropathology and was focused on neurodegeneration. So, for years, I studied Alzheimer's, aging, Parkinson's, that kind of thing.

Ann McKee

Nothing good happens without a penalty.

Ann McKee

This is what I do. I look at brains. I'm fascinated by it. I can spend hours doing it. In fact, if I want to relax, that's one way I can relax.

Ann McKee

I was born and raised right outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Ann McKee

I do love the way the brain looks. I love the way it's shaped.

Ann McKee

Our national identity is so interwoven with football.

Ann McKee

Every one of them is different. In fact, brains are like faces in that no two are ever alike.

Ann McKee

Certainly, our work has identified CTE in many professional football players, but we're also seeing it in a very high percentage of college players.

Ann McKee

My greatest hope is that we learn how trauma induces neurodegeneration in susceptible individuals.

Ann McKee

I run a number of different brain banks.

Ann McKee

I was born with football - my brothers, my dad. I played football when I was a kid. I mean, you know, it was part of life. It's a part of growing up. It's - you know, it's a way of life.

Ann McKee

I have a lot of college football players in my Brain Bank with CTE.

Ann McKee

I feel like Dr. Death.

Ann McKee

Junior Seau's CTE finding raises a lot of issues for everyone. He is such a beacon. He was so young when he died. He was an active player for so long. He was such an amazing individual who was well loved by his teammates and his community.

Ann McKee

I think you have to be creative to make a difference in science.

Ann McKee

I would advise kids not to play any sports, such as tackle football, where they are exposed to repeated blows to the head.

Ann McKee