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Letter to My Younger Self
Hey Dumb Dumb, I’m you in 27 years and I’ve been asked to write you a note on the night before we get drafted into the NHL, so I’m going to fire a few tips at you. These tips are a one-time thing, so...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Doc, I’m writing you this letter from the future — many, many fastballs and curveballs from where you’re standing now. It may seem farfetched now, but in the coming years you will achieve your...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Derrick, I’m you in about 35 years and I’m here to give you advice from the future. You’ll face a few trials and tribulations both in your personal life and on the field. You won’t be able to...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Joe, I already know how you’re going to react to this. You’re probably going to try to argue with every point I make here. Well, just read what I have to say and take my word for it. First things...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear James, Over the next 25 years, you’ll go through struggles and triumphs that you can’t even imagine right now. From a shoe salesman at Nordstrom to a PGA Tour winner, I’m here to help walk you...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 16-year-old Curt, Tomorrow at lunch, a kid is going to dare you to take a dip of Copenhagen. If you say yes, like I did, you’ll be addicted for the rest of your life. Well, the rest of your life...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Kimbo, You’re growing up in the Cutler Ridge section of Miami and life will not be easy. That being said, the community and stock you come from — specifically your amazing mother — will shape who...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Greg, Right now, you’re just a crazy 14-year-old kid from Australia whose entire life revolves around bareback horse riding, scuba diving and surfing. Given that, it’s probably going to come as a...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 16-year-old Pete, You’re about to go pro, and you’re pretty excited. Deep in your heart you know you’re eventually going to succeed. But believe me, it’s coming a lot sooner than you think. You’ll...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 14-year-old Albert, I know your knees hurt so bad right now that you can’t sit in the car for more than 20 minutes at a time, but don’t freak out about it — it’s just growing pains. What did you...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 19-year-old Brandi, You’re coming off a breakout season at University of California-Berkley, winning the Soccer America Freshman Player of the Year award. You feel important and in charge of your...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Jackie, You’re nine years old, growing up in East St. Louis, and have a deep passion for athletics. You idolize figures like Babe Didrikson Zaharias, who paved the way and inspired other young...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Joe, You’re sitting in the green room in Toronto, surrounded by extremely talented guys like Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse. But this is your night. You are about to be picked...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear James, As a child, you are a mama’s boy. And as a young adult finding his way in the world, and then as a grown man with his own family, you will remain one. You will wear that designation with...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Adrian, I want you to do something for me. Listen closely. I want you to go into your mom’s bedroom. Sitting in the middle of her bed, you’ll find a box. Open it. Inside, you’ll find a small...
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Letter to My Younger Brother
Dear Delon, There’s a lot for you to know heading into your rookie year in Toronto. Let’s start with some practical information — stuff that may not have been mentioned at the NBA rookie symposium....
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Lenny, Right now you’re only eight years old, so you don’t really know what your body is capable of. You know that you can run, you know that you can jump, and you know that you like to win....
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear 12-year-old Jason, You’re laughing. I’m telling you the truth, but you’re laughing. There’s no chance, you’re thinking. No chance. You’re thinking I’m crazy. You’re thinking that nothing, right...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Kid, I’m from the future. I’m you, 50 years from now. You’re looking at me like, “You? The guy with the mustache and all the scars? What the heck happened to me?” Well … The disco era. That will...
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Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Young Chaunce, We’re not coming back to L.A. We’re not coming back to L.A. We’re. Not. Coming. Back. To. L.A. It’s June 8, 2004, about 11 p.m. in Los Angeles. You’ve just lost the most important...
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