21.   Gone was the wheelchair he needed this past spring.

22.   He chose to sign with TCU again this past spring after attracting attention from Oklahoma, Illinois, Maryland, Utah and UT-El Paso.

23.   He has kicked around, from Toronto of the Canadian Football League to three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks to Amsterdam of NFL Europe this past spring.

24.   He bought the Steinway grand piano that he played that day, and the foundation invited him to give a second concert this past spring.

25.   He missed the past two springs after having his right throwing shoulder scoped.

26.   He said this past spring he started having trouble with his Web browser disappearing from the screen while he was online.

27.   He spent this past spring playing in the World League, and if no other National Football League team picks him up, he could return there.

28.   He was referring to the fight to pass a willing-provider bill in Hartford this past spring.

29.   I knew this past spring was going to be tough.

30.   In past springs, when the Giants train in Scottsdale, Bonds occasionally brought friends by the ASU baseball office to say hello, coach Pat Murphy said.