The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 11th, 2003
Wilkinson, UW work up sweat
Badgers' toughness serves them well
By MARK STEWART mstewart@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Madison -- When Mike Wilkinson, the University of Wisconsin's sophomore forward, was growing up on his family's farm, he had no choice but to toughen up.
Sometimes he would spend an entire day moving bales of hay on his family's land in Blue Mound. It would be 90 degrees outside, and 20 degrees warmer inside the barn where he worked all day. By the 6 o'clock quitting time, he would have just enough energy left to shower before calling it...
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