Alfonso Ribeiro got the part at his first television audition.
“I literally started working from Day 1 at 8 years old,” he says.
He has developed a mentality that he feels has kept him in his line of work for 46 years. It is now influencing his two sons, AJ, 12, and Anders, 10, when they play baseball.
“My boys would obviously agree to this, but I'm hardcore,” the actor-entertainer tells USA TODAY Sports. “Everything I do is about being the best, and most of that is because the only thing I understand is just the way that I view my life in show business: One person gets the job.
“So, with that idea in my mind, there's only one option, and that is, you're either first place, or you're losing. Second place is the first loser. So for me, it’s about ultimately doing everything you can to be the best that you can be. Always.”
