Chris
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Sullinger unspoiled by success
Weren't people saying this guy was kind of a jerk/primadonna in high school or something? Even people on here? From what I've seen from the guy and heard, he seems like the exact opposite.
I get weird vibes from Sullinger. The guy just seems...different. I'm starting to think maybe, just maybe he will be back?
As he rolls up the sleeves of his hoodie, the only blemishes on Sullinger’s arms are the scratches he endured in the previous night’s game against Purdue.
Sullinger, 18, shakes his head when asked if he plans to get any tats in the future.
“Nope, never,” says Sullinger, a Columbus native. “I want to be different. I don’t want to be the stereotypical, flashy athlete, the guy a lot of people look at and assume doesn’t work hard. I’ve never been flashy. I never will be flashy. I don’t want that.”
He smiles.
“I want to be Jared Sullinger,” he says. “Or just Jared.”
Even though he has things under control, there are times when Jared needs an escape, some alone-time to collect his thoughts. Often he’ll drive to the Schottenstein Center late at night and relax by himself in the locker room. On two occasions he’s found himself sitting on the Buckeyes logo at center court around 2 a.m., gazing into the stands as he thinks not about the past or the future.
But about the present.
Weren't people saying this guy was kind of a jerk/primadonna in high school or something? Even people on here? From what I've seen from the guy and heard, he seems like the exact opposite.
I get weird vibes from Sullinger. The guy just seems...different. I'm starting to think maybe, just maybe he will be back?