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Current Video: Before the Bigs: Jack Johnson pt.2

Jack Johnson's parents talk about the sacrifices they made for their son. Find out just how much they had to do with his success.

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" Is -- happy. Very physical very capable."

" Didn't young man and that it was bored at one point we had a crew of up against the wall and you thought woodpecker was there I mean he -- a lot of --"

" You know with whatever it was an incredibly bee pollen and have -- it I had to move is about the middle of the room and we put wrapped around it because he shrugs off. Rating --"

" So he had."

" said -- put themselves over the but rather. And they destroyed just broke the hold -- and as devastated."

" By the time Jack was three years old his family relocated from Indianapolis where he was born to Bloomfield hills Michigan a suburb of Detroit. The move also happen to coincide with -- Jackson's first time on the ice."

" He talked to the ice as far as skating. At you know way better than I ever would have cramped only because he actually was able to get around the rink. And and I thought he would be like calling you know the chair pushers or hanging on the boards."

" And just you know ball and on the boards and all he didn't."

" I mean when we put those skates -- first. He. He has. Or five strides -- now. And I thought that was like why -- Here we have half day and I picked him up and we."

" Have peanut butter and jelly sandwich certainly go free skating. -- four days a week from twelve to two nobody's from college tennis so we have the ring."

" Parcells and they play games and that I'd say you're only did this with felt."

" He had had enough of us really afraid here is going to hurt me."

" With -- taking his skating immediately his parents saw hockey is the next logical step. We did manage to get guys that were great growing could take 6 -- that he lied this Newton."

" He had me in and the baton be buyer and you."

" labor AVI -- to protect right now they have their goalie again that it. Most of the tennis has turned its depth on the way by that point. Jack and Tina had realized that it was time to get their son involved in organized hockey."

" Has uncle came over and he was helping coach a little Hensley and Birmingham. And jackets this -- hockey equipment and Saddam's. Bring parity if it with the team he played the rest of that season and and find out who played at Birmingham again. And then he was ready. Is ready to move --"

" every game that Jack played it became more and more apparent that he was unnatural. And his parents were determined to give him every possible opportunity to develop his skill. But ask any parent whose child plays hockey and they'll tell you just want extraordinary commitment it can take."

" I used to get up. Hope costs. Like three times a week project with an elementary school and we would drive are almost an hour before school. For him to. Gate than getting back Peter breakfast had -- him to school and time. And when you're getting up at like 4:30 in the morning and it's dark and snowing out here making this first -- I hope."

" It's -- while."

" That by the age of thirteen there were clear signs that hockey could take Jack has some pretty special places. The next step in his hockey development but taken to a place that most would have trouble even finding on a map."

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