I always did my homework right after school. Always took time to put that first before sports. Graduated from high school with a 3.89 GPA & 17th in my class of around 387 senior students.
Went on scholarship to Walters State Community College for basketball though. Also had offers in tennis at Carson Newman & Mars Hill. I decided on basketball because it was my favorite sport even though I was short at 5'9".
I ended up not liking the coach at Walters State because he showed favoritism to players even though I worked my butt off. Left Walters State after my sophomore season & went to Northeast State to get my degree in Chemical Technology.
Graduated from there in 1992. Proud to say I graduated from there with a big fat 4.0 GPA. Thank you Lord!
I wasn't quite the athlete you think. I was much better at basketball & tennis than the other sports.