I was focused on athletics, outdoors, sports.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

Work harder than expected to become better than projected.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances.The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.

Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college, and I guess I agreed with them, or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.

Greatness, whether athletic or otherwise, doesn’t come from those content on just being but from those who seek being the difference.