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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Dominic Raiola continues to somewhat defy expectations of a 35-year-old, which is essentially ancient in the NFL.

Even he seems amazed at his longevity, and that is part of this week’s Ten(ish) Questions With... discussion -- along with what he fears, what his kids mean to him and how he is perceived.

Finish this sentence, what scares me the most is...

Dominic Raiola: Nothing.

Nothing scares you? Ever?

Raiola: Nah. I don’t get scared. I’m scared of God. That’s what scares me the most. God. You can put that down. That’s just my belief, you know. That’s the most scary thing I come across.

Has that evolved over the years, either not fearing anything or fearing God?

Raiola: Yeah, there’s not many more things I can go through that can scare me. I’ve been through everything.

What’s been the best moment of your life?

Raiola: Just every day, being around your family. That’s the best.

So what’s it like when you come home every day?

Raiola: A bunch of chaos. It’s fun, though. It makes doing this rewarding. That’s my reward at the end of the day. I get to go home and see my family.

What’s the worst moment in your life?

Raiola: My life? That’s a tough one. I don’t know. Worst? That’s hard, because life is, I guess sending my kids out into this crazy world. That sucks, you know. How this world is, that’s horrible.

The first day you sent them to school, was that hard for you?

Raiola: Not really, because we trust where we send them to school so it wasn’t that hard.

When you look at your life now, where do you see yourself in 25 years?

Raiola: I see myself hopefully healthy, going to see my kids play somewhere, whether that be my daughter or my boys.

You mention your kids a lot. How much did they change you?

Raiola: Oh, all of them, my kids and my wife, they just humbled me. Just to know what they give me and what they bring me. It’s a humbling feeling to know how special they are and how much they mean and how much they mean to me.

What’s the biggest misconception about you?

Raiola: Ahhh, I don’t know. There’s probably a bunch. I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s like this anymore, but people think I don’t care. Or that I care too much. That might be it.

What do you mean by that?

Raiola: That maybe I take everything I do too seriously that it is such a big letdown.

If you could go back to your rookie year, what would you tell yourself?

Raiola: Ha. I wouldn’t think I’d still be playing. Shoot, honestly, I took it contract-by-contract, and I really mean that when I say that.

Do you ever look back sometimes and say I’m still around, I’m still here?

Raiola: I’m still playing. I guess if you told me I’d be playing for 14 years, first I’d be saying that you’re crazy. I’d say you’re crazy that I’m playing better now than I’ve done in the past.