Becoming Quote by Michael Jordan

My first year on varsity opened up more doors for me than I ever imagined. During my eighth-grade season, scouts came to see some…

— Chipper Jones

I made the varsity team as a freshman at 15. Then, I tore a tendon and never fully recovered. I was a shortstop, then…

— Peter Scolari

As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something…

— Junior Seau

I played varsity in high school as a 9th grader. I came off the bench during the first game of the season and had…

— Lou Williams

The fact is, when I was 15 and a sophomore at high school, I played on the varsity baseball team for the college.

— Johnny Mize

A long time ago I learned how to shut my mouth, listen to my coaches and put trust in my coaches.

— Jake Hager

I was captain of my varsity basketball team.

— Simone Missick

Starting out as a junior varsity coach in high school you pick up things along the way and put them all together. Something has…

— Pete Carril

From the time I started playing... When I tried out for a team in sixth grade and on - I was always starting through…

— Grayson Allen

If you're on the varsity team, the responsibilities are a lot bigger and there's more stress, but you also walk around feeling probably like…

— Damien Chazelle

I was the first player at Jay to play four years varsity. As a frosh, I was a punter. From my soph through senior…

— Tommy Morrison

I didn't play on an organized team until I was 13 or 14 years old. Two years later, I was invited to the Junior…

— A'ja Wilson