CLEVELAND — A day after receiving a long-awaited liver transplant, Bernie Kosar spoke with News 5's John Kosich and said he feels "a thousand percent better than yesterday." Kosar and Kosich discussed Kosar's health, the identity of the donor, the mixed emotions of receiving a donor organ, and being prepared for this moment.

The following interview has been edited for clarity and length.

John Kosich: How are you doing?

Bernie Kosar: Brother, I can't tell you that I am completely healed. I joked yesterday about 'P and P,' preparation and planning — not what us old men do in the middle of the night. To feel like I feel today, I feel like 1,000% better than yesterday, and that was feeling good. So, to be going through what I’m going through and to be feeling this healthy, it really feels

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