. >> byron allen, coming to you from entertainmentstudios.com. this is "the american athlete".et ready to hang with some of the world's greatest sports superstars. jerry rice. >> when i went into camp, you know, without a doubt, i was in the best shape of my life. >> jeff burton. >> you always have to pay attention to what your car is doing. you would think at 200 miles per hour you wouldn't feel little things. >> sammy sosa. >> somebody give me a check! momma, we're in! sammy just showed me how to bat! >> jerry, what is going on? >> how you doing, man. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> where you from originally? >> mississippi. a country boy. >> i don't think i ever knew that. what part? >> jackson mississippi. i went to school at mississippi valley state university. that is right in the town of itabena, mississippi. a small town. >> mississippi is happening. got elvis, oprah, jerry rice! >> i don't know. i don't know about that. >> mississippi is happening. >> i wouldn't go back and change nothing. i had a chance to go to some big, you like mississippi state. a very,