David Bates
@_DavidBates_
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Husband, twin dad,⚽️ Tottenham 🏀Lakers ⚾️ Braves 🏫 Mississippi State ~Tweets are my own~
Pascagoula
Joined October 2010
One day, you'll realize you've already lived through some of the best days of your life, and you didn't even know it at the time. You were too busy chasing what's next, busy worrying about what's missing, thinking happiness was something you'd arrive at one day, once everything
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My stepdad, Greg, never said 'I love you.' He was a hard man. Worked construction. Came home, ate, slept. He paid for my college. He paid for my car. But he never hugged me. I always thought he resented me. I wasn't his real son. Greg died of a heart attack last week. I was
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1929: Popeye the Sailor debuts. Eats spinach. Becomes super strong. Spinach consumption increases 33% in America within 2 years. Children demand spinach because Popeye eats it. The backstory: Popeye creator chose spinach based on bad science. 1870: German chemist publishes
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This Pennsylvania barbershop boosts kids' confidence by paying young customers $3 to read stories aloud during haircuts, deserving endless retweets.
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This guy is the @DollarGeneral version of @johnnymanzjel2
Being a part of the Heisman ceremony last night as a finalist was such an honor. As a competitor, just like in everything I do I wanted to win. To be so close to my dream and come up short was painful. I didn’t handle those emotions well at all and did not represent myself the
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I guess he had to die there to be loyal. Look at @CowboyFB, no such thing as loyal. 10 years is a good run.
In 2015, when asked about fan skepticism that he could be using Iowa State as a coaching 'leaping board,' Matt Campbell said he was loyal, and he needed to stay for the long haul to build his program. "This place is special. I'm as loyal as you're gonna get."
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No one tells you how many versions of your marriage you’ll live through. The newlywed version. The exhausted new-parent version. The “ships passing in the night” version. The “we’re both stressed but trying” version. The one person is thriving and the other is struggling
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This is how it should be.
Coach Golesh just informed our team that he has accepted the head coaching position at Auburn. Let me be the first to say we are truly excited for Alex, Alexis & their kids! We love Coach Golesh and are beyond grateful for what he has done for our program. Rest assured, we did
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I think the deep hurt for @OleMissFB fans is that they were starting to believe they were blue bloods, but blue bloods don’t lose their coaches during a championship run. Unfortunately every Mississippi football program lives knowing that too much success will bring a rebuild.
Ole Miss fans - don’t worry. This happened to State in 2017. And look at us now!
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Wait till you see the price of horse shoes.
$209 for an oil change. I am getting a horse.
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The Greyhounds defense forces a turnover on downs and takes over with less than 8 minutes left! #ALLiN Q4 - 7:37 Bulldogs - 6 Greyhounds - 10 https://t.co/SDo57ekOW7
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Where has this kid been? 🤷♂️
Loper now has touchdown passes of 73 and 76 yards. Pascagoula up 28-3 over Gautier in the second quarter.
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