Pete Carroll knows that nothing can bring down twins, at least not from the outside.

I was 9 years old and in Mankato, Minn., for the Minnesota Vikings training camp. My dad prodded me to get some autographs from famous Vikings, including coach Bud Grant. Bud, who is something of a legend in Minnesota despite his 0-4 Superbowl record, carried a purple pen and would only sign his autograph with it. We…

I was having some trouble with a bully. Mostly just standard middle school stuff. But it got bad enough that, at one point, the bully went in my locker, took out some really expensive Lebrons that Tommy bought me and cut them to ribbons. Well, the next time I saw Tommy, I wasn’t wearing them. He asked me about it and…