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I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.
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As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.
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I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time to work out.
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I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.
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I have been a fan all my life, but now I have been out of football for over 10 years, and out of baseball for a little over six years and I don't go to games.
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I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will - that's just the bottom line.
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I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and go out and just out run everybody on the field without stretching or warming up or anything.
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If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.
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If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.
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First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.
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I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
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I guarantee you that's what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.
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Back before I injured my hip, I thought going to the gym was for wimps.
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