I overcame size with mechanics.

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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...

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 didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school.

I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school.

I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the...

I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the...

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.

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

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

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better...

If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better...

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

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,...

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

My father was an all-American football player.

My father was an all-American football player.

I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep...

I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep...

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was...

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was...