Kevin Greene is a former linebacker who played in the National Football League for 15 years. Greene retired after the 1999 NFL season and ranks third among all-time sack leaders, leading the NFL twice in that category. As a result, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Maybe one reason Greene was so successful was the support of his wife, Tara. From 1992 to 1996, while Greene was with the Pittsburgh Steelers we’re told that 30 minutes before kickoff of each home game Greene would seek out Tara at her usual seat at the 30 yard line for her to give him a quick beating—fists only—and  her usual fight talk: “Rack ’em, sack ’em, crack ’em, frack ’em!” (1) Only in professional sports would a wife show her support by beating her husband with her fists. Or maybe it was the “rac…