“I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.” TryingFirstsHomeSchoolRememberWaterPracticeTelevisionHigh SchoolCool ThingsBlown AwayHappy DayPoloWater Polo Author:Ted McGinley
“And this year, when we end the cruel, defeatist practice of passing children who cannot read into fourth grade, and when our most diligent students begin to graduate from high school in 11 years, and get a head start on college costs with the dollars they earned through their hard work, others will take notice of Indiana yet again.” YearsChildrenEndsHardSchoolPracticeStudentsCollegeHard WorkCostHigh SchoolDollarsPassingPassingsGradesGraduatesFourthDiligentIndianaFourth GradeGraduating High SchoolHead Start Author:Mitch McConnell
“I really enjoyed high-school football, but I didn't really enjoy college football. I liked to play the games, but I didn't like the practice. In baseball, I enjoy the practice almost as much as the games.” PlaySchoolGamesEnjoyPracticeFootballCollegeHigh SchoolBaseballEnjoyedCollege FootballHigh School Football Author:Todd Helton
“I met Pat Militich when I was a junior in high school when I was 16 and just started training and went from there. I went to the same high school that Pat had attended and he would bring some of his fighters out to wrestling practice to work out and I got to know him that way. I immediately like it.” KnowsWaySchoolPracticeMetsTrainingHigh SchoolWork OutFighterWrestlingJuniors Author:Robbie Lawler
“[Larry Laurenzano] gave me a junior high school saxophone to take to high school, because I was always taking one of our school horns home to practice and I couldn't afford to buy one. He gave my friend, Tyrone, a tuba and he gave me a junior high saxophone for each of us to use at Performing Arts High School with. My audition piece was selections from Rocky. We were not sophisticated. But we had some spirit about it. We enjoyed it, and it was a way out.” WayArtUseHomeSchoolSpiritPracticePiecesHigh SchoolMy FriendsEnjoyedPerformingSophisticatedAuditionsSelectionHornsJuniorsLarrySaxophoneJunior HighPerforming ArtsHigh School JuniorTubas Author:Jon Gordon
“I didn't always have time to practice as much as I wanted to do, that was a real problem for me in high school and college.” RealProblemWantedSchoolPracticeCollegeHigh SchoolReal Problems Author:Jon Gordon
“That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school. The smell of popcorn and cigar smoke reminds me of the stadium. The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice.” ThinkingSchoolNightPracticeCuttingFootballHigh SchoolSmellSmokeGrassFridayAugustStadiumsCigarPopcornFriday NightHappy Friday Author:Garth Brooks
“Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.” ThinkingWellsReasonPlayAbleSchoolPracticeCollegeDevelopmentHabitBasketballHigh SchoolFundamentalsCompetitionNbaCrucialInspirational BasketballPlaying BasketballBest Basketball Book:Drive: The Story of My Life Source: Drive: The Story of My Life
“I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over 'All My Children' and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.” YearsChildrenHomeSchoolWaterAttitudeBoysPracticeFrontsTvsSummerClothesHigh SchoolRedBoxesPopsHolesMy ChildrenEmsComing HomeNarcissisticFreshmanDonutsPoloFreshman YearWater Polo Book:Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture Source: Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
“But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.” IfsKindHardPlaySchoolPerfectPracticeHigh SchoolAthleteAthletic Author:Piper Perabo