Ryan Hawk Quotes (5 Quotes)

A. J. and I were about as competitive as two people can be. Actually, competitive is a big understatement. It could be in golf, poker, basketball - we just compete. That's a big reason why we both have done so well in competitive situations. It's a huge part of us.

I knew I was going to keep playing. I wasn't just going to sit around and wait. I wanted to start working and get my foot in the door in the business world as well.

A. J. was always around my friends and me. We were always playing tennis, pick-up baseball games, home run derby, anything. We played all kinds of sports. We had a great basketball hoop up in our driveway, too. There was a ton of room. It was perfect.

I am really proud of what he has become and how he has handled the success he has achieved. He and I are still the way we have always been and I think that's a measure of the type of person he is. A.J. deserves all the recognition he gets and he wants to be there for Ohio State.

It might have made it a little easier on him, to have someone to draw from. It was really cool when he came up because not only did he come in and play right away, he was dominant and helped us win a lot of games.