Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

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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...

My father was an all-American football player.

My father was an all-American football player.

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 used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.

I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.

I overcame size with mechanics.

I overcame size with mechanics.

A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.

A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.

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.

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....

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

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

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.

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

I was always more of an academic than a jock.