I was keenly aware when I was drafted, when I signed my first contract; immediately, I was thinking about the end.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I expected to get drafted. I knew that I wouldn't get drafted on that first day due to the fact that not a lot of people had the opportunity to see me play much.
Obviously, the closer you get to that moment, the more you start to realize 'this is the last year of my contract.'
I received my draft notice right after graduation from college and had three months before going into the Army in September to think about it.
I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week.
I revise a lot while I'm drafting, often going back to the beginning again and again to revise because I've changed massive things about the story. By the time I get to the end of a first draft, I've been through the beginning lots of times.
This will be my last contract. I wanted it to be a good one.
By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me.
I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.
I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army.
I didn't know if I was going to be drafted, period. I remember sitting there and just praying that whatever God has for me to happen, and I didn't get any calls from anybody else the whole round. And then I got a call from New England five hours after the draft started.