He had carried around the same monkey on his back, and he ultimately sent him packing, winning eight majors in all.

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We all famously remember Steve Young on the sidelines having teammates pull the fictitious Joe Montana monkey off his back during Super Bowl XXIX in Miami as his San Francisco 49ers were routing the San Diego Chargers.

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