Blake Cook

They only had me at baseball. They only kept me around. I sucked at baseball. My older brother's name's J.R. His best friend, Derrick Bolt, literally, they thought it would be funny. Derrick was like 6'2", and like 11, 12 years old. Threw a fastball, hit me right in the neck. I wouldn't stay in the batter's box ever again. I didn't want to hit. I don't want you to hit me in the neck again.

I don't want nothing to do with it. They kept me around because I was fast, and they could sub me in to run bases. And so finally, my freshman year, I was like, hey, Chief, I'm not playing baseball no more. He's like, why? I was like, look, me and you both know I suck. I'm gonna work out for football. And I dedicated like a lot of time in high school for football, working out in football.

I don't want nothing to do with it. They kept me around because I was fast, and they could sub me in to run bases. And so finally, my freshman year, I was like, hey, Chief, I'm not playing baseball no more. He's like, why? I was like, look, me and you both know I suck. I'm gonna work out for football. And I dedicated like a lot of time in high school for football, working out in football.

I don't want nothing to do with it. They kept me around because I was fast, and they could sub me in to run bases. And so finally, my freshman year, I was like, hey, Chief, I'm not playing baseball no more. He's like, why? I was like, look, me and you both know I suck. I'm gonna work out for football. And I dedicated like a lot of time in high school for football, working out in football.

I was already pretty decent in basketball. And then, man, my junior year, I started getting really good at football, really good. And then when I started getting good and my name started getting in the paper, then my dad started showing up to all my games. And then he wanted to come around. And then he really wanted to come around

I was already pretty decent in basketball. And then, man, my junior year, I started getting really good at football, really good. And then when I started getting good and my name started getting in the paper, then my dad started showing up to all my games. And then he wanted to come around. And then he really wanted to come around

I was already pretty decent in basketball. And then, man, my junior year, I started getting really good at football, really good. And then when I started getting good and my name started getting in the paper, then my dad started showing up to all my games. And then he wanted to come around. And then he really wanted to come around

My junior and senior year, we won back-to-back state championships in basketball. And Denny really wanted to be around. Once we won the first one, the second year, he came to all the games, came to all the football games. You know, he wanted to be there now, right? Did you feel resentment because of that? I did because, like, it was kind of like— At the time or looking back?

My junior and senior year, we won back-to-back state championships in basketball. And Denny really wanted to be around. Once we won the first one, the second year, he came to all the games, came to all the football games. You know, he wanted to be there now, right? Did you feel resentment because of that? I did because, like, it was kind of like— At the time or looking back?

My junior and senior year, we won back-to-back state championships in basketball. And Denny really wanted to be around. Once we won the first one, the second year, he came to all the games, came to all the football games. You know, he wanted to be there now, right? Did you feel resentment because of that? I did because, like, it was kind of like— At the time or looking back?

No, at the time, I kind of did. And I told my mom this as a kid because, like— The only times I ever saw you when I played basketball in middle school, in the eighth grade. In the eighth grade, I'm what, 13, right? I'm starting to see things and understand things a little more. Like, why are you only at home games? Is it because you don't want to pay the $2 entrance at the other games?

No, at the time, I kind of did. And I told my mom this as a kid because, like— The only times I ever saw you when I played basketball in middle school, in the eighth grade. In the eighth grade, I'm what, 13, right? I'm starting to see things and understand things a little more. Like, why are you only at home games? Is it because you don't want to pay the $2 entrance at the other games?

No, at the time, I kind of did. And I told my mom this as a kid because, like— The only times I ever saw you when I played basketball in middle school, in the eighth grade. In the eighth grade, I'm what, 13, right? I'm starting to see things and understand things a little more. Like, why are you only at home games? Is it because you don't want to pay the $2 entrance at the other games?

And you get in free because he was a school teacher at the school. He was a school teacher?

And you get in free because he was a school teacher at the school. He was a school teacher?

And you get in free because he was a school teacher at the school. He was a school teacher?

Yeah. Yeah. Weird, very weird. I didn't know any of this at the time, right? But my mom, again, she hid it from us because it was embarrassing, right? We live in a small town. Everybody knows that. It's still to this day, it's embarrassing.

Yeah. Yeah. Weird, very weird. I didn't know any of this at the time, right? But my mom, again, she hid it from us because it was embarrassing, right? We live in a small town. Everybody knows that. It's still to this day, it's embarrassing.

Yeah. Yeah. Weird, very weird. I didn't know any of this at the time, right? But my mom, again, she hid it from us because it was embarrassing, right? We live in a small town. Everybody knows that. It's still to this day, it's embarrassing.

Now that I'm an adult and I know that that's wrong, that's not right, like, you know, there's even some hatred that I have, resentment that I have towards him, right? for giving us that bad name, because we share the same last name. You know, like, I don't want people, fathers of my friends, to think, man, I'm going to grow up sick like that, because that's wrong. It's sick. It's weird.