T. J. Perkins Quotes

I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.

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• I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.

  

  T. J. Perkins
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