Beal, the 2011 Gatorade National Player of the Year at Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis, was the only one of five brothers not to play football throughout high school. He stopped after his sophomore year -- he was a quarterback, receiver and safety -- but said he still has a football player's mindset.
"It's just that toughness and that knack for finding contact," Beal said. "I always feel as if basketball is a contact sport -- it's still physical, and guys still get knocked around."
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"It's just that toughness and that knack for finding contact," Beal said. "I always feel as if basketball is a contact sport -- it's still physical, and guys still get knocked around."
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