I think the beard plays a slight factor to my presence on the mound. It's kind of part of the persona now. Everyone in Chicago embraced it, so I got to keep it. I can't ditch it now.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I find the ritual of shaving very relaxing, but for every day, it's pretty irritating on my skin, so I like having the definition a beard gives.
I don't like myself without a beard.
My wife hates the beard. When we dated, I would grow it out during duck season. She said she could handle anything for three months - but now I have it all the time.
The original purpose of the beards was to help with the wind when it's blowing in your face. When you're out there in the woods hunting like we are all the time, we found that facial hair helps you to stay a lot warmer.
I've always been into bearded dudes.
A full beard looks cool.
But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good.
I got into beards right in the middle of the hipster boom.
I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.
When I was a kid, I had this idea that I would have a beard when I got older. I thought it'd be nice to rub my chin.
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