[Examining a photo of the 1992 Stewart Middle School football team, Ryan Pickett's eyes brightened when he located the chubby youngster in the No. 53 jersey.] I've been playing ball since I was a little boy, ... and I just knew I could do it. Ryan Pickett
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Several Ohio State coaches surrounded him and the speaker phone was engaged when an anxious Pickett, then 18, dialed up his parents from Columbus.] I told them, 'I'm going to Ohio State,' ... And there was just silence. They were like, 'Son, come home and let's talk about it.' - Ryan Pickett Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1NldmVyYWwgT2hpbyBTdGF0ZSBjb2FjaGVzIHN1cnJvdW5kZWQgaGltIGFuZCB0aGUgc3BlYWtlciBwaG9uZSB3YXMgZW5nYWdlZCB3aGVuIGFuIGFueGlvdXMgUGlja2V0dCwgdGhlbiAxOCwgZGlhbGVkIHVwIGhpcyBwYXJlbnRzIGZyb20gQ29sdW1idXMuXSBJIHRvbGQgdGhlbSwgJ0knbSBnb2luZyB0byBPaGlvIFN0YXRlLCcgLi4uIEFuZCB0aGVyZSB3YXMganVzdCBzaWxlbmNlLiBUaGV5IHdlcmUgbGlrZSwgJ1NvbiwgY29tZSBob21lIGFuZCBsZXQncyB0YWxrIGFib3V0IGl0Licg&author=ICBSeWFuIFBpY2tldHQgICAg&num=3 "[Several Ohio State coaches surrounded him and the speaker phone was engaged when an anxious Pickett, then 18, dialed up his parents from Columbus.] I told them, 'I'm going to Ohio State,' ... And there was just silence. They were like, 'Son, come home and let's talk about it.' - Ryan Pickett Quotes")
