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Tall Tales: Big moments for Big Unit

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

In a magazine interview nine years ago, Randy Johnson provided an insightful glimpse into the life lessons that make him tick. He revealed how it felt to be a gangly 6-foot-8, 180-pound teenager, and how the challenge of blending in socially helped shape his personality. "It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter," Johnson told Guideposts for Kids. "I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were st ...

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