I lived in a town of 400 until I was like nine or ten. My dad coached all the sports - he was a gym teacher and health teacher for grades K-12.
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I grew up in Indiana. My first four years of elementary were in the gym where Coach Wooden went to high school.
I played sports growing up in high school.
My first career was as a coach and a teacher.
I played sports in high school and in college.
Up until I was about 12, I was a ballet dancer and a basketball player.
I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.
I played Little League in junior high and high school.
In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete.
I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I never really pursued - with some Miami teams and a few larger colleges, and then I ended up bailing and began cooking.
I was always into sports and a lot of physical activities. My dad was a kickboxer and a body builder. My mom was an aerobics teacher.