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I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15 and won the world senior amateur title the same year.

I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.

I won an MVP trophy with the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association. I didn't even start. I was a sub on this team. This was, like, an All-Star game where we had athletes from different teams, different mixtures. We had, like, the only black team in the league, basically. We had four players go to the All-Star game.

I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

I played Little League in junior high and high school.

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.