I was a fat little kid with a speech impediment. I used to get beat up, not just picked on.

I do this 'Walker shake.' You got to get knocked down many times, shake it off. Life is about ups and downs, and you got to keep standing up.

My message is, you can accomplish anything, not just on the athletic field, if you're willing to work pay the price. It doesn't matter what your age.

Football, that's just athletics. But in the business world - doing everything - people are competing. So you need good work ethics, and I think it helped me to develop good work ethics, being in a small town.

If I had to come up with something that just came to me, I think growing up in a small town, I want knowledge. I still think today, knowledge is one of the keys.

If you dedicate yourself to something, you can achieve it. It's simple, but it's true, and your age is just an excuse.

I was determined to make Renaissance Man Food Services and Herschel's Famous 34 major players in a very tough industry.