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NFL player Victor Cruz says meeting Pinto family 'toughest by far' | Redux

NFL player Victor Cruz says meeting Pinto family 'toughest by far'

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Dec. 16, 2012: A shoe worn by New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz bears a message devoted to 6-year-old Jack Pinto, one of the sufferers in last week's school shootings at Sandy Hook Primary school in Newtown, Conn. , as Cruz warms up for the Giants' NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta. AP. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.-- For much of his hour-long check out with the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Connecticut school shootings, Victor Cruz discussed football, life and young Jack, the kid who admired him. Tears were dropped. Sensations were shared. Cleats and gloves worn by Cruz to honor Jack Pinto at Sunday's game against Atlanta were provided to his family. The New York Giants wide receiver somberly ran through Wednesday his conference with Pinto's parents and brother in Newtown, Conn
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Victor Cruz

Overall Sentiment: -0.019637

Relevance: 0.869627

SentimentQuote
0"You never go through some circumstances like this and circumstances where a kid faces or a family faces something of this magnitude at their school," Cruz said. ...
-0.0701149"You never go through some circumstances like this and circumstances where a kid faces or a family faces something of this magnitude at their school," Cruz said. "This definitely was the toughest by far."
-0.252429"I had no expectations. I was a little nervous," Cruz said. ...
-0.252429"I had no expectations. I was a little nervous," Cruz said. "I just didn't know how I was going to be received. You never know when they are going through something like that. You never know how it is going to go down."
0.362031"They were still pretty emotional, crying and stuff like that," Cruz said. ...
0.114749"They were still pretty emotional, crying and stuff like that," Cruz said. "I saw how affected they were by just my presence alone. I got out and gave them the cleats and the gloves and they appreciated it. The older brother (Ben) was still emotional, so I gave them to him."
-0.0606523"I didn't want to go in there and make a speech," Cruz said. ...
0.0608408"I didn't want to go in there and make a speech," Cruz said. "I just wanted to go and spend some time with them and be someone they could talk to, and be someone they can vent to, talk about how much of a fans they are of the team, or different times they watched the Super Bowl."
0"It was just an emotional time," Cruz said. ...
-0.0391015"It was just an emotional time," Cruz said. "I spent a little bit of time with them. We got to smile a little bit, which was good for them. It was a time where I just wanted to be a positive voice, a positive light in the tunnel where it can really be negative, so it was a good time. They are a great family and they're really united at this time and it was good to see."
0"It leaves you kind of blank," Cruz said. ...
-0.234177"It leaves you kind of blank," Cruz said. "I am definitely honored by it. I am definitely humbled by it, and it's definitely an unfortunate but humbling experience for me."
-0.206987"Ever since it happened I've kind of been spending more time with her, just cherishing the little moments, the little time you get with her because you never know when that can be taken from you," he said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 13
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.5782699
  • Mean: -0.0444823
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Jack Pinto

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.339004

Cruz

Overall Sentiment: -0.0176333

Relevance: 0.32332

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Jack

Overall Sentiment: 0.565024

Relevance: 0.153515

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Ray Rice

Overall Sentiment: 0.119045

Relevance: 0.128752

SentimentQuote
-0.215894"You've got to be able to put yourself in that family's situation to understand at least what they're going through," Rice said ...
-0.0620913"You've got to be able to put yourself in that family's situation to understand at least what they're going through," Rice said in a conference call with the New York media about Sunday's game against the Giants. "That's what it's about. That's something that you don't just say, 'I'm going to do it.' You do it from the heart, from within and what he did was amazing."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.2779853
  • Mean: -0.13899265
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Tom Coughlin

Overall Sentiment: 0.225367

Relevance: 0.115879

SentimentQuote
-0.0112924"Hopefully some of their grief might at least temporarily be suspended in being able to embrace Victor Cruz," Coughlin said, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0112924
  • Mean: -0.0112924
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Ben

Overall Sentiment: 0.0125184

Relevance: 0.112244

Elaina Watley

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.106291

Dean

Overall Sentiment: 0.221659

Relevance: 0.0981522

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Kennedy

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.0939494

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