As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.

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I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that...

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that...

If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.

If you have four years to complete your college education, do it.

Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like...

Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like...

In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there.

In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there.

My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life...

My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life...

I guarantee you that's what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at...

I guarantee you that's what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at...

So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.

So, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.

My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.

My favorite driver is always either the bad guy or the underdog.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way,...

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way,...

So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.

So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.

It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first...

It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first...

I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time...

I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time...

I've taken up golf in the past five or six years, and most of the...

I've taken up golf in the past five or six years, and most of the...

I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football,...

I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football,...

Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble,...

Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble,...

Football is easy if you're crazy as hell

Football is easy if you're crazy as hell

I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.

I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to...

You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to...

I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period...

I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period...