At the end, he had a far deeper sense of the pain his older teammates already knew much too well.
But he should not ignore this open challenge from his old teammate.
He seems to have had few close friends other than some fishing buddies - and, of course, his three old teammates.
Some of my old teammates are still here and they didn't remember me either.
He heard it from older teammates who recognized his potential.
It's going to be kind of hard because I really got along very well with my old teammates.
"I had some older teammates looking after me," Beard said.
If need be, they get a kiss on the cheek from their only teammate 30 or older.
The dozens of old teammates and club officials felt the same way.
He could not relate to older teammates because most were married with children.