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"Dad taught us about morals, values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him.“

-Junior Seau

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Dad taught us about morals, values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him.

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"As I was coming up, it always seemed like I was learning. If it wasn't from school, it was the 'hood. The influences of the 'hood are very powerful."

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"I have mostly been terrified of listening to scary stories around a campfire. We camp a lot as a family, and at night my dad would try and tell us scary stories. This made eating s'mores difficult. The story would start with something like... 'and the old man who lived in these woods...' I would then run back into the camper terrified."

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