It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids we had the opportunity to play football, basketball, baseball, track and field - we just went from one sport to the next, year-round.
“It has happened to me to meet many of the men of my day whom the world agreed to call great.”
“But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.”