Why Capel shouldn't sweat Stillwater
Published: 4/19/2008 2:56 PM
Last Modified: 4/19/2008 2:56 PM
Think Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel will sweat the decision of targeted recruit Juan Pattillo this weekend? Think Capel sweats trips to Lawrence and Stillwater? Or the stability of Blake Griffin's knees?
Think again.
Check out this snippet of an interview he gave a Duke Blue Devils fan site:
"In the Summer of 98 I was diagnosed with a serious ulcer disease. It came out of nowhere. I had just got back from the Chicago Bulls mini camp and all of a sudden I couldn't keep food down. The scary part is that they could not figure out what was wrong with me and I took a battery of tests. They did not know what causes it, and I took up to 22 pills a day.
"In the Fall of 98 I was seeing a specialist at Duke and they weighed me. Back in June (of '98) I was 225 pounds and in the best shape of my life. When I got on the scales I was at 165 pounds and they admitted me immediately to the hospital. I spent seven to ten scary days there, but luckily Duke found the right combination of meds and so I am grateful for that experience.
"It really changed my life and made me realize a lot of things."
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
Sports Writer
