I have recovered from five different surgeries from my second year in college through my last one in 2003. M&F traveled to Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Virginia, where Tiki and Ronde went to school and fueled their passion for the gridiron, to meet the. Tiki: After I was healed up and competing again I never had trouble with it (for the record, I only lacerated my leg, albeit to the bone, nothing was broken).Ronde: I have had many injuries playing football. Q: Tiki: did you ever have any trouble with the leg you broke as a child? Ronde: have you had any injuries playing sports? ![]() I would guess that our senior years in high school, after we accepted our football scholarships, was when we said this is what we are best at. He attended Roanoke Cave Spring High School where he and his brother excelled at sports, but were also academically driven. We were both great track-and-field athletes as well, and we competed into our college days. Ronde: I don't think it was ever a case of deciding that football was the right sport to get serious about. Tiki: We probably didn't exclusively focus on football until our second year in college. At what age did you two decide that you were most serious about football? At 270 pounds out of high school, many felt that he was too big to be a tailback and believed he would be best suited as a fullback. His football role was expected to change when he reached college. high school athlete at 216 feet, 11 inches (66.12m). Q: You both played a lot of sports as kids. He has the fifth-best distance ever thrown in the discus by a U.S. So he coached Barber and his twin, former Cave Spring, UVa and New York Giants running back Tiki Barber. ![]() The brothers talked about their lives and their new book in the following Q and A.Ī Conversation with Twin NFL Stars: Tiki Barber & Ronde Barber, authors of By My Brother's Side Spangler used to be the head coach of the Hidden Valley Junior High School football team. ![]() The Barber brothers have written a new children's book, called By My Brother's Side and it's all about the important bond of brotherhood. Tiki was a starter from day one in high school football. 14 - While NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber play for different teams, they are inseparable as brothers. To young Ronde, it seemed like Tiki was better than him at everything.
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