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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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,...

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...

Really, it's not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday...

Really, it's not harder to train for them because once baseball starts you play everyday...

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

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

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.

If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.

If I miss anything about the sport, it's the camaraderie of old teammates.

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

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

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'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...

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

I have been a fan all my life, but now I have been out of...

I have been a fan all my life, but now I have been out of...

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...

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.

I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out...

I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out...

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...

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...

Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after...

Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after...

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and...

I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and...