He could feel the phone constantly vibrating in his pocket, calls coming in wondering where he was and if he was going to come. He couldn’t take the phone out in the middle of the program, but he didn’t need to, anyway. He knew who was on the other end, and his mind was racing, counting down the moments until he could run out of the room to join her.
At a luncheon honoring outstanding student-athletes (emphasis on student, in this case) at Mississippi State, the track and field star was attempting to keep two promises and be both places he had assured people he would be present.