I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the different greens in the trees, but when I get ready to paint I just close my eyes and imagine a scene.

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Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be

I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.

I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.

The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided...

The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided...

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.

A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.

A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.

I overcame size with mechanics.

I overcame size with mechanics.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just...

Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just...

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor....

My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor....

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others....

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others....

I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship.

I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship.

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

I look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done and...

I look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done and...

My father was an all-American football player.

My father was an all-American football player.

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills,...

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills,...