It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day - a letter from Indiana.

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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...

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...

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 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...

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

So you have to be more mentally focused in baseball.

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,...

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.

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

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

I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.

I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.

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 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 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, I got a lot of recruitment letters from track.

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

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...

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 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...

But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to...

But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to...

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,...

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...

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...