Coach Al knows we would do this, I'm sure, but some of us would sometimes go and hide behind the trees and run back because it was so cold. Vinson, whose brother was murdered when Clarence was 15, is the quiet one of the bunch. At the Olympic trials in February in Connecticut he slept with a Bible under his pillow. Taylor covets the punishing style of pro boxing over amateur. He is also a country music fanatic whose goal is to write a song with Garth Brooks.
Every country song has a meaning.
Jackson, meanwhile, wasn't even boxing a year ago after battling personal problems. He has to listen to the advice of the coaches and stay to his game plan. He's the upset factor. If his game is on, he's a favorite for a gold medal. But he has to caution against overthinking.