Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo called his time with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at Nellis Air Force Base a 'once-in-a-lifetime experience.'
"Jimmy G is used to getting hit, but this is a different kind of getting hit," Maj. Wight said."Driving a car, if you have a lead foot, it may get up to two G's if you’re just cranking around a corner. Roller coasters, you’ll probably maybe get up to three G's.
"In the jet today, we can pull up to nine G's. [It’s] 2.0-mach, so you’re thinking roughly 1,500 mph. …You’re weighing over 2,000 pounds, and you’re trying to breathe through that. It’s going to take a toll and taxing on your body." Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo of the Las Vegas Raiders speaks at a news conference after the first practice of the team's training camp on July 26, 2023, in Henderson, Nevada.captured the moment where Garoppolo took on the nine G's, and though he needed to catch his breath a bit afterward, he loved every second of it.
"Got a new nickname out of it," Garoppolo said chuckling, referencing his new"Jimmy 9Gs" call sign that was given to him."Definitely wasn’t easy going those nine G's, but it was definitely worth it. Once in a lifetime experience, so had to hit it with my guy ‘Flash.’" Garoppolo already had ample respect for members of the military, with his grandfather's service in the Marine Corps playing a large role in that. But, after experiencing the physical and mental limits getting pushed at Nellis Air Force Base, Garoppolo has an even greater appreciation for what they do. "It’s really impressive," he said."I mean after, you feel drained. You don’t really want to talk to anyone and these guys have the same energy they had before.
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