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They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.

I was sponsored when I was about seven by Burton Snowboards.

Juilliard's mission statement is learn about the classics so you can use that as a springboard to anything that comes your way.

After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count.

Let planning be the springboard, so that spirituality can be our splash.

I graduated from college in 1980.

I don't remember a single thing in my childhood that was not related in some way to building.

Vampires were an excellent springboard. I still love them; they fascinate me.

I remember disassembling and putting an old analog alarm clock together. It was a lot of fun figuring out why it still worked with that one spring missing.

I had great teachers, great ensembles, and great companies to work with who supported my career.