I nicknamed everyone in the gym. It was easier than remembering their names.
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I actually had a nickname as a player myself. When I played high school football in Texas, strong safety, they called me Choo Choo because they said I hit like a train.
In school, nobody could pronounce my name. They just called me Rocky.
I always was fascinated by neat nicknames.
I've never given myself a nickname.
I made the first Feist album in '98. So at that point, it was my nickname. It was as far as with my circle of friends, and just felt more accurate than two names.
When you look at a lot of the military histories, and even modern military history, everyone pretty much refers to each other by nicknames.
One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.
In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had Sharlito, Sheldon, Charldo, really interesting variations on the name. Some of them can get it, but many can't.
Different people call me different things. In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had Sharlito, Sheldon, Charldo, really interesting variations on the name.
I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park.