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Street Talk with Larry Johnson
By "L.A." - Street Talk
Jun 27, 2005, 07:00 EST

L.A. - "Keeping it Real" with Larry Johnson

Street Talk was on-hand at the 3 rd Annual Dekalb County All-Star baseball game and was able to spend a moment with former Towers High School’s multi-talented; multi sports star Larry Johnson (6-3, 220). Johnson and I got a chance to “Keep it Real” just before he was about to take the field as the starting pitcher for the South All-Stars.

L.A.:  “Now you are heading to Troy State on a football scholarship; are you going to be playing baseball also when you get to college?”

LJ:    “Yes Sir, they put it in writing that I could play baseball in the spring”

L.A.: “Do you prefer one sport over the other?”

LJ:     “I have been playing baseball since I was about 4 years old and football has kind of just started taking over” 

L.A.:  “How long have you been playing football?”

LJ:     “I started playing in the 10th grade but I didn’t start until my junior year.”

L.A.:  “How would you describe your career at Towers?”
LJ:     “Baseball wise; when you have a loosing record they look at your stats and if you have good stats you are looked at as a leader but it still reflects on you when you have a loosing record it kind of looks bad on you.”
          “Football wise my junior year was the first time that I started and we went 3-7 and had a bad season so that was the down side, but this year we went 8-2 and made the playoff and I had a good year and was Blessed to get a scholarship after only 2 years of playing.”

L.A.:   “Who have been some of the most influential people in your life”?

LJ:      ”My mama Cathy Johnson and my dad Larry Johnson, my sister Nikki Williams, one of my coaches Rodney Simmons; but mostly my dad because he has been with me through the whole recruiting process and helped me through a lot of it.”

L.A.:  “During your career who have been some of the toughest players or teams you have had to play against; in either sport?”
LJ:     “In football McNair, in baseball P.J. Phillips from Redan, I went and scouted him against Kell High School, he went 0-3 but they were all good hits but Kell’s team just made some good plays. So when we played them he went 3-3 against me, he’s a real good hitter and a solid athlete.

L.A:  “What positions do you anticipated playing or what positions would you like to play when you get to college?”

L.J.:  “In football, tight-end; because I think I can do more from that spot than at wide-receiver. In baseball pitching.”

L.A: (Laughing) “It doesn’t hurt to have former Tucker High School all-star D.T. McDowell down there to throw you the ball either”
L.J.:  “No it doesn’t, when I went down to the spring game he looked real good and polished, unfortunately in baseball he can’t play because he signed a contract.” On my visit to the campus he was my host and we developed a real good relationship.”

L.A.:  “I’m going to throw out some word comparisons and I want you to choose one”

L.A.:   “Nike, Reebok or Adidas?”
L.J.:    “Nike”

L.A.:  “Sean John or Roca-Wear?”
L.J.:   “Roca-Wear”

L.A.:  “Escalade, Denali, Corvette, Mercedes or Ferrari?”
L.J.:   “Denali”

L.A.:  Hollie Berry, Bianca or Janet Jackson
L.J.:   “Hollie Berry”

L:A.:  “Larry, Good Luck at Troy State and keep Representing”
L.J.:  “Thanks, Mr. Williams”

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This is Larry “L.A.” Williams …PEACE! 

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