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Scott Van Pelt, a SportsCenter anchor and the host of the Scott Van Pelt Radio Show, talks with Phil Murphy for ESPN RISE Magazine about how he reached the pinnacle of sports broadcasting and offers advice for those aspiring to follow his footsteps.

"Baseball Tonight" analysts Nomar Garciaparra, John Kruk and Bobby Valentine talk about their high schools days in Southern California, West Virginia and Connecticut, respectively.

UFC fighter Matt Hamill talks about his days at Loveland (Loveland, Ohio) and challenges he faced as a deaf wrestler in high school and at RIT. Before fighting at UFC 121, he talked to Phil Murphy of ESPN RISE about his initital involvement in wrest

Beach volleyball icon Kerri Walsh, 32, may already have two Olympic gold medals (with her eye on a third in London 2012!), but she still works every day to improve her game.

Miguel Flores, a senior at Sam Houston (Houston, Texas), and his trainer Aaron Navarro take ESPN RISE through an average training day and a fighter's final days before stepping into the ring, from his workout plan to his diet to his scheduled rest.

LeBron James' high school days at St. Vincent-St. Mary's (Akron, Ohio) are chronicled in the documentary "More Than a Game." Jay Crawford reviews the movie on ESPN's First Take with former coach Dru Joyce and James' teammate Willie McGee.

ESPN RISE, the worldwide leader in high school sports, makes its weekly appearance on ESPNEWS on Dec. 31, 2009.