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What sports did you play in high school?

VINCE: Volleyball, track & field (high jump) and basketball.
 

What was your most embarrassing moment?

VINCE: When my mom pulled my pants down while we were playing one-on-one (basketball) in the driveway at home.
 

What is your favorite Gatorade flavor?

VINCE: Fierce Grape
 

What advice would you give a high school athlete who is serious about sports?

VINCE: Concentrate on being as good in the classroom as you would on playing your sport. Surround yourself with positive people who are trying to do the right thing.
 

Who are your sports heroes?

VINCE: Dr. J and Randall Cunningham
 

What was your most memorable high school experience?

VINCE: Setting my career high in points for my high school basketball, winning the state basketball championship (1995), making straight "superior" ratings at marching band contest while I was drum major.
 

What was your favorite class in high school?

VINCE: Math and band
 

Did you win any awards in high school for sports?

VINCE: A few of my awards were...

MVP and All County: basketball and volleyball
MVP of the basketball state championship
McDonald's, Parade, Gatorade All-America in basketball
Florida's Mr. Basketball
McDonald's All American slam dunk championship
 

What is your philosophy on competing?

VINCE: Accept the challenge and do what it takes to win.
 

At what point in your life did you realize you wanted to make sports your career?

VINCE: From the time I was introduced to the game of basketball at age 2