“When boys get to a certain age, they also need good mentors outside their homes. I want to be that good, positive role model for my guys.”

“[Arnold Palmer] came up to me and he said, ‘You're Steve Hudson.’ I said, ‘Yes sir.’ He said, ‘That was one fine round,’ like nobody had shot it before. He was that type of person. He made you feel special.”

“We had a play where I'd kick out the end. The first thing to hit the ground was the back of their head—we didn't do that pushing stuff. I'd just lay them out.”

“My sister would get out in the yard with me and spot me tumbling… In seventh grade, I decided to try out for the Jasper Travelers cheer team, but I wanted private lessons.”

“The referees would not run up and down on his side of the court. If they called a foul, he would look at them and his eyes would pop out.”

“I couldn’t do much. I couldn’t breathe well. My heart rate was really high. It made me weak and nauseous.”