“I ran track in high school. I was a fragile young man, personally and physically. I tried football. That didn't work out; I broke my collarbone. But I always loved running.” MenRunningSchoolYoungFootballHigh SchoolTrackWork OutBrokeRanYoung ManFragile Author:Danny Pudi
“I started running in Junior High School. I was so slow and uncoordinated the coach set me up with a paper route so that instead of going to work out after school I went to the corner of Providence Ave at Crestline St. and picked up a bundle of 15 newspapers.” RunningSchoolPaperHigh SchoolWork OutCornersCoachesNewspapersProvidenceRoutesGoing To WorkJuniorsBundlesJunior HighAfter SchoolHigh School Junior Author:Gerry Lindgren
“Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school.” StillsHomeSchoolHigh SchoolWork OutOhio Author:LeBron James
“There was a period there where I was like, "No, no, no, this is crazy. I don't want to take any more drawing classes and talk about what looks best. I want to study math and psychology and physics and all these nerdy things with computers." That was fun and great, but that didn't work out. At the end of high school, I was like, "Uhh, what's easier? Drawing is easier, I'll do that".” WantLooksEndsSchoolFunClassStudyPsychologyCrazyPeriodsEasierComputerHigh SchoolWork OutMathDrawingPhysicsNerdyHigh School Ending Author:James Pearse Connelly
“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
“I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.” MadeSchoolMy OwnDecisionConsciousHigh SchoolWeightWork OutPursueSpotsMmaWrestlingThings Work Out Author:Robbie Lawler
“By the time I was eight I was taking classical piano lessons and I wanted to be a concert pianist. But that didn't work out. I graduated from high school and my formal education ended.” WantedSchoolLessonsHigh SchoolWork OutEightPianoConcertsFormalPianistFormal EducationPiano Lesson Author:Nina Simone
“I received my Master's degree from the University of Utah while coaching at Granite High School. I obtained my doctorate from BYU while coaching. I pursued these degrees to prepare myself if coaching didn't work out.” IfsSchoolMastersDegreesHigh SchoolUniversityWork OutCoachingPursuedUtahGraniteDoctoratesByu Author:LaVell Edwards
“I want to tell any young girl out there who's a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.” WantSchoolYoungGirlStudySeriousHigh SchoolHarderWork OutGeek Author:Sheryl Sandberg