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I grew up a wrestler; for a long time in Oklahoma I was a wrestler.

I grew up watching wrestling.

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

I was an All-American in wrestling in high school, was National Champion in Chinese kickboxing in 1999 and have spent a lot of time around professional athletes, which includes my eight-plus years as CEO of a sports nutrition company.

At school, I would read the City pages before I read the sports pages.

I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.

If I'd had the chance, I'd like to have completed my degree before going full-time, and sports journalism was something that always interested me. Dad used to buy a paper, and I always turned straight to the sports pages.

I played sports in high school and in college.

I was an athlete when I was growing up.