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Never Grow Too Old for the Blacktop
On December - 8 - 2009
There is one quote that will always stick with me, for as long as I live. It didn't come from some great ancient scholar or an air-headed stud athlete, but instead from a 16 year old kid who grew up in Cumming, GA.
The pubescent teen was not a high school prodigy by any stretch of the imagination, he just LOVED sports.
Growing up in a small town, that was all he never knew. He never played on a varsity team, nor did he travel around the southeastern United States on some god forsaken daddy ball travel team.
No, this was just ...
Help Wanted: Atlanta Sports Scene
On September - 25 - 2009
You know that Chick-Fil-A cow you see driving south on 400 to get into Atlanta? The giant one on the poster that screams: "Wake up Atlanta, Eat Mor Chikin?" You may just think it's a sly add by the good ole' folks from Chik-Fil-A headquarters, but let me assure you it's much more than that.
It is a cry for help.
If commercials and emails straight from Atlanta's sports teams won't grab at your brain, then maybe this chicken will. People of Atlanta, our teams need you. Our city needs you. The country is laughing at us, calling us "fair weather ...