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Higher ground

By Tim Keown
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, April 18, 2000

Larry Walker believes in sushi. He believes in thrasher music and motorcycles and setting his alarm to include his favorite number. He believes in mail delivery and SWAT teams and the omnipotence of the numeral 3. Larry Walker believes that baseball is simple and that batting practice is overrated and that you can train your mind to follow three practice swings with a vaporous line drive the same way you can train a dog to sit before it gets a treat. Larry Walker is different. He has habits that ...

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