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Tough to get past top two in Pac-10

By Ed Graney
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, November 3, 2002

Jon Crispin hid the injuries. That's what little brothers do if they want to stay in the game with older kids. They suck it up. They squint hard enough that it's impossible for tears to escape. They endure all the elbows and knees and cheap shots. They play on. They tough it out. "It was that way my whole life growing up," says Crispin. "You learn to develop both a mental and physical toughness. But it paid off for me in the end. I'm always going to play hard and not complain. I'm going to fig ...

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