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For more from the 2016 Body Issue, check out espn.com/bodyissue! And pick up a copy on newsstands starting July 8.Antonio Brown is not an easy man to track down -- on the field or off it. Between Dancing With the Stars rehearsals, offseason workouts and more FaceTiming and Snapchatting than you can imagine, the four-time Pro Bowler sat down with ESPNs Morty Ain on the set of the Body Issue to discuss his training regimen, his candy habit and the beauty of mango season.ON CHANGING THE PERCEPTION OF SMALL RECEIVERS Being passed up by teams because of my size made me hungry. Ive seen a lot of first-round guys who come in and never really do nothing because they may not appreciate the opportunity because everything has been given to them. I think guys who come from the bottom understand how hard it is, so they appreciate the opportunities more.I dont think of myself as a small receiver, but you cant control what somebody says about you. It hasnt held me back -- actually, I think Ive changed the perception of smaller receivers. My being able to do what I do at my size, being able to create opportunities for other guys ... I used to play with Bruce Arians [in Pittsburgh, when he was offensive coordinator], who is now head coach for Arizona, and he went on to draft T.Y. Hilton in the third round [as the Colts OC]. He drafted John Brown, who starts for the Cardinals, in the third round. So I think guys like myself have been able to create opportunities for these guys who may be my size.ON HIS BODY EVOLUTION (AND MANGO SEASON) I was real skinny in high school. I was real fast and explosive. I just didnt really have a good nutrition plan, I didnt understand how important it was to be healthy. I was eating hot fries, potato chips in the morning, Capri Sun. That was like my breakfast. That changed when I got to college -- I put on 20 pounds of muscle. Now I like everything about my body. My calves are developing and getting strong -- its definitely mango season. Mangoes have a nice, strong shape when theyre growing on the trees around this time, when they start plumping -- just like my calves. Also, Ive got a lot of kids, so my sperm count is good.ON SURVIVING TRAINING CAMP When I was a rookie in training camp, Id have two-a-days and I was like, Damn, Im about to die. I came up with a quote: The first day of training camp, I thought I was going to die. The second day, I was afraid because I didnt die. And the third day it was like I couldnt die. Life is a fight. Youve got good and evil forces constantly battling each other, and if you want to set out to do something positive, theres going to be distractions, theres going to be adversity, theres going to be some things that are going to hit you in life, and youve got to fight the good fight in regards to staying true to your goals and staying on that path of what you want.ON HOW DANCING WITH THE STARS WILL HELP HIM ON THE FIELD Ive been doing a lot of dancing, and each dance has its own footwork that can be compared to football. The karaoke movement can be used with lateral movement; the quick step is great when taking off on the line. Dancing helps with the changing of directions, transferring of weight with your shock absorbers, which makes your ankles a lot stronger. As a dancer, youve got to be able to point your feet and bend your knees and push through your knees. Ill maybe add a couple dances for some extra cardio or for stretching or feet strengthening.ON HIS SLEEP SCHEDULE During the season, sleep is definitely important, which is why I got a nice spot closer to the facility so I can get more rest. With training and working out, you need to get more sleep and recovery so your muscles can do what you want them to do. During the season, I try to get the most sleep that I can get. But in the offseason, I only get four or five hours -- its hard to sleep when youre having a lot of fun.ON TAKING CARE OF HIS BODY Nutrition is important, training is important -- but so are rest and recovery, massages, acupuncture. Your body is your temple, and youve got to take care of it. In the NFL, youve got to lift weights. With guys hitting you and all the falling on the ground, youve got to have the muscles to protect the shoulders when youre hitting the ground. But I also do Pilates to work on the deeper core and to stretch. I lift weights in the offseason about four times a week; during the season Ill lift three times a week. The weight training is key because most guys come in during the summertime as strong as they are going to get and they fizzle down as the year starts. Im 7 percent body fat -- thats all right for right now, but by the time we get to training camp, it should be about 5 percent. I always try to maintain what I bring in, so Ill hire a trainer to make sure that I lift and do the appropriate workouts the whole year.ON HIS STARBURST HABIT At the end of every year, I always get a blood test to see whats on the inside of my body. Youve got to see what you put into your body, not just care about the outside of your body -- make sure you get in all the supplements and all the protein and all the carbs and the low cholesterol. Last year I was able to see that I could have more durability in my muscles if I would take some more amino acids and do some stuff that would help with recovery. It also told me to stay away from the Starbursts -- I was eating too much candy last year.ON HIS WORKOUT REGIMEN I like to work out my legs after a game because that speeds up the recovery process and the blood flow. I hit them the next day, not right after. Postgame on Monday will be a big leg day, and Ill make Thursday my single leg day. But Monday is definitely a big legs day because you get the day off and it gives your legs a chance to recover for a long week of practice. Ill do squats, single leg lunges. It just gives you that fresh blood after a hard-fought game.I also do a lot of swimming during the year. I try to swim once or twice a week. I basically hold my breath for like 12 laps, down and back, to kind of expand my lungs so that I can have better breathing when it comes down to two-minute drives where youve got to play a lot of plays all in one series and youre hurrying up. I want to know that I have the right oxygen that I can be able to maintain.ON WHAT DROVE HIM TO SUCCEED Even though I was drafted late [sixth round in 2010], Ive just been way hungrier than these guys. Im smarter and I just outworked them. Theres this Muhammad Ali quote: Champions arent made in gyms. They are made from something they have deep inside themselves. Im striving to be the best player I can be. Not just physically, but mentally, spiritually and to give it all I got. If you want to be the best, you cant take the path of least resistance. Every morning you wake up and your mind tells you its too early, and your body tells you youre a little too sore, but youve got to look deep within yourself and know what you want and what youre striving for. Custom Baltimore Orioles Jerseys . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Orioles Jerseys 2019 . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Baltimore Orioles Shirts .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Baltimore Orioles Gear . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. DENVER -- The lights went out at the Pepsi Center. And no, the power outage had nothing to do with Damian Lillards shooting.It only appeared that way since he was shooting lights out.Lillard scored 37 points, including the go-ahead floater with less than a second remaining in overtime, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 115-113 on Saturday night in a game that featured a 28-minute delay in the fourth quarter due to a power surge.Lillard blew past big man Kenneth Faried in the lane and floated in a shot with 0.3 seconds left. Lillard had tied the game on a runner in regulation with 2.1 seconds remaining.Denver led 90-85 with 9:18 remaining in the final quarter when a bank of lights went out near the ceiling. The teams shot jumpers until the game was restarted. Portland shot lights out in its return to the court -- the Nuggets not as much, especially down the stretch when they squandered a nine-point lead.That was one of the craziest games Ive been a part of, with the lights going out, us playing a great game, Lillard said of a contest that lasted 3 hours, 18 minutes. They played a great game, and us finding a way back in a short amount of time, forcing overtime, being down in overtime and us just finding a way. I think that speaks to our resiliency as a team.CJ McCollum had seven of his 23 points in overtime to provide a spark for Portland.We essentially told the team after the lights (went out), it was a nine-minute game, Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. We won that, and then we won the five-minute (overtime) game. To have a good season you have to find ways to win games like this.Nikola Jokic led six Denver players in double figures with 23 points and he had a career-high 17 rebounds in the home opener for Denver.Trailing 70-59 at 9:35 of the third quarter, the Nuggets went on a 17-0 run to take a lead that held up until Lillards layup off an inbounds pass from Mason Plumlee.Wilson Chandler had a chance to seal the game in the closing seconds of regulation but missed two free throws.If I make those free throws, game over, Chandler said.Really, though, it was a combination of facttors.dddddddddddd Like with 52.7 seconds remaining in regulation and Faried came up with a steal, only to turn it back over by throwing a bad pass. Lillard turned that mistake into a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 104-99 and give Portland a chance.Turnovers, missed free throws, poor execution, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. Give them credit, they hung around and stole a game on the road, which is what good teams do. For us, going to keep our heads up. Weve got to learn from this.Denver honored Dikembe Mutombo at halftime by retiring the No. 55 jersey of the finger-wagging, shot-blocker extraordinaire. The team even brought out their Rainbow Skyline throwback uniforms for the occasion.TIP-INSBlazers: C Festus Ezeli (left knee) missed the game. ... The Blazers are 6-1 in their last seven games in Denver. ... Plumlee finished with 13 points. ... McCollum had 10 rebounds and a career-high three blocks.Nuggets: F Darrell Arthur (left knee) and G Gary Harris (groin) didnt play. The Nuggets were down a stalwart perimeter defender in Harris. ... G Emmanuel Mudiay had 21 points.NO TIMEOUTThere was no way Lillard was calling a timeout with the game on the line in OT since Denver had three big men on the court. Instead, he drove right past Faried.If we called a timeout they could have adjusted, put maybe a defensive team in and got more wings out there, Lillard explained.MORE MUTOMBOMutombo became the fifth player in team history to have his jersey raised to the rafters, joining Byron Beck (40), Alex English (2), Dan Issel (44) and David Thompson (33). Coach Doug Moe had No. 432 raised up to the roof, too, in commemoration of his franchise-record number of wins.In addition, the team presented Mutombo a $50,000 check for his foundation and a painting of him lying on the court, clutching the ball over his head, after the eighth-seeded Nuggets upset top-seeded Seattle during the 1993-94 postseason.UP NEXTBlazers: Host Golden State on Tuesday night.Nuggets: At Toronto on Monday night. ' ' '