Like a firecracker, Baltimore Ravens running back Ovie Mughelli has been waiting for his chance to explode ever since he arrived as a fourth-round draft pick out of Wake Forest in 2003.

But Mughelli's journey to the playing field and the Ravens' offense has been more like a sparkler until very recently.

Josh Suchon has encountered his share of crossroads while on his journey to becoming the Oakland A's beat writer for ANG Newspapers.

There was the time that he decided to move cross-country on the very day that he was graduating from San Diego State University to start a not-so-glamorous position with the minor league Watertown Indians.

Jaymee Sire is definitely the exception and not the rule. After all, how many 22-year-olds land a job as a television news anchor just two months after graduating from college?

PGA Tour star Pat Perez worked his tail off to get where he is today. The road to stardom certainly did not happen overnight for this four-year veteran. If anything, this journey began when he picked up his first club as a 3-year-old and will continue until he tops that leader board consistently. A born perfectionist and competitor, Perez has that hunger to win — and win often.