Spring

The seasons of life are a rude awakening. Spring rolls through quicker than we realize.

I was a completely forgettable kid. At school they had little groups that stuck together and didn't associate with the other groups. We had the popular people, the heads, the smart people, the weirdos, the goat ropers, poor kids and the people who didn't fit in. I was lucky because I could morph into any group for a short time. In addition, I was younger than everyone in my class and looked about two years younger. I had to fight a lot because I was picked on daily, mainly because I was such a small guy. It made me tough and aggressive. I suffered from "little guy" syndrome. I would hit guys for just making rude comments. I got whipped sometimes, but I usually won a scrap.

I was a friend to the kids that everyone made jokes about. I truly didn't want them to feel left out or hopeless. It wasn't because I felt sorry for them, it was the fact that they had thoughts that mattered too. At some point, I realized that I was included in that bunch of misfits to everyone else too!

Rob Johnson and I became quick friends just after I turned 12. He's been my best friend since then. We've been through more than most and I wouldn't trade him for anyone else. Everyone should know what its like to have a friend as true as he's been!

When I began racing motocross, I thought it only took talent. Kevin Farmer taught me to be ruthless! In my very first race, he ran over me on purpose to take 1st place. Nobody ever did that to me again, I was the aggressor from that day on. I won a national championship because I refused to let anyone beat me. I would wreck anyone without mercy. I rode recklessly just like my heroes Bob Hannah and Danny "Magoo" Chandler. I left the spring of my life as a national champ and being a total arrogant ass!