
In the latest edition of Sports Illustrated print magazine, Bryce Harper opens up on exactly how long he wants to keep playing, why he loves the biggest moments, his dietary regimen he has brought into the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse and many other topics. Harper, who turns 32 next month, is a student, ambassador and caretaker of the game of baseball—so much so that he plans to coach college baseball when he retires from playing.
“I talk to Scott [Boras, his agent] a lot and I tell him, ‘I want to coach after I’m done, but I want to go to college.’ That’s my dream,” he says. “I want to do it really bad. Scott always gives me crap. He's like, ‘You’re going to be a Hall of Famer … [and] you're going to go back and coach college kids?’