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04
Aug
1st scrimmage

First of all i wanna say whats up to the YARDBARKER FAMILY.... so finally im back in tact, got my finger back and now i can type again thank God for that... u never realize how important or how much of an impact every part of your body has on you when u goin on about your day untill u lose function of one of them... Thank God for the ability to have functioning body parts... So yes tomoro is my 1st scrimmage that ive participated in since ive been a raven... the first 2 years i had hamstring problems so it kept me from bein able to go thru the full trainin camp, and anybody who has ever had a hamstring problem knows how bad that sucks... and for me i couldnt believe i had any problem with my hamstrings cuz i never had them in college so im like what in the world is goin on... and if anybody has ever seen me in person u know that my legs are like little chicken legs, so i didnt even know i had hamstrings... imma tell u this about the scrimmage tomoro im nervous!! yes nervous! i actually get nervous b4 every game or whenever i go against an opponent... i think its bcause i want to do so good and pretty much b perfect but we all know nobody is perfect, but i believe as long as thats what were striving for then its gone b hard to fall far from it.. Do u think somebody can mess-up perfectly??? Well i just wanted to share that lil bit of information wit yall... preciate the ear take care and till next time B Easy YB fam
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31
Jul
Excitement Cut Short By Finger

You might notice that this post looks different than my last one. That's because I had to telephone it in and have someone write it for me. I wanted to type it myself, but couldn't. I had a pretty sore left ring finger during the first day of practice. It was kind of on the inside edge, like a little black sore. I went through the whole morning practice with it, but then I hit my hand against Chris McAlister's helmet. I almost started crying. I ended up finishing practice, but when I took my glove off, it was completely swollen. That little black spot moved all the way to the top of my fingernail. It hurt so bad that they brought the doctor in. He said they were going to have to do something about it before it spread down my entire hand. We tried to poke it to get it to drain, but they came back and ended up cutting half of my fingernail off and then cutting back into my finger to get it to drain. They numbed my whole hand and did it right there at training camp. I like practicing so I'll be out there tomorrow morning. I know that we can meet our expectation level this year. I felt outstanding and everyone looked great. It felt like we hadn't stepped off the field since last year. It was sweet.
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19
Jul
HURRICANE SEASON IN NORMAN???

To all my Sooner fans i just want to remind u that the season is right around the corner. I just got back to Baltimore from Norman, where i helped shoot the video that they play on the Big screen just before the game starts and im sure u will get a kick out of it... It was fun taping cause there were soooooooo many bloopers, actually they should put the bloopers on and have the whole stadiums cheeks hurtin from laughin so hard... Our boys will do fine this yr. im particularly excited about the miami game... As u know i have on my team Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Willis Mcgahee who by the way have been runnin scared from playin me in madden. thats another story.. but yeah all those guys are miami guys so its gone b some smoke in the city, or TROUBLE in tha locker room so i need all the fans to come ready as we always do to that one so we can whoop they tail and make them believe they just went thru a hurricane in norman... The first one in norman history ;-)
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17
Jul
My First Blog

Here it is, my first blog. I am excited about being able to blog and open up personally to the fans. I have been wanting to do something like this since my second year in the league and now it's started. Connecting with the fans is really important to me. I try to influence and have a positive impact on anybody I come in contact with. We may be athletes but we're regular people too. When we step off the field we have to deal with life issues too. I had a kid in the mall in Baltimore just stop and stare at me when I was checking out. He was right in front of me and it was to the point when he couldn't speak. I just said "what's up" and had a conversation with him. It was funny, but I never imagined anyone reacting like that to me. I want people to know that I'm just Mark. I happen to work in the entertainment business but I'm just a regular guy. That's the way it is in Norman, Oklahoma. It's such a close knit country town that everyone I have ever met has gotten the vibe that I'm just Mark. I try to get to Norman as much as I can. I've been there twice this month. I recently bought a house in Baltimore and spent most of the offseason there, getting better acquainted. I really like being in Baltimore. I love the East Coast. D.C. is right there and New York is two hours away. It just seems like there are so many things to do and so many big cities that are close by. You can visit and hang out. I like having that variety. In Oklahoma, it's just open land. It's unique. It's got it's own thing going on. I get to experience both extremes and I like it.
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