Guys Read: the Sports Pages
“I didn’t know it then, but watching him would influence the path of my life.
In some ways, I was lucky to see him at all. We didn’t watch much television in our modest home in Washington, DC. My father worked two jobs and stayed busy supporting us, and my mother the homemaker made sure that we understood that we needed to work hard to be successful in life.
We needed to work hard on our school studies, needed to work hard around the house, and we simply needed to work hard and excellently at wh...atever we did. I certainly carried that work ethic over to sports, which I loved.
I was not an overnight success in sports. I had a lot of potential but had to work diligently in sharpening the fundamentals to become a good player, not ever thinking about stardom. Before high school, I made my basketball team in eighth grade, not because I was a great player, but because I was a good listener and the coach loved the fact that I paid attention and he knew I was going to be a hard worker. I was a role player even then.MoreLess
In some ways, I was lucky to see him at all. We didn’t watch much television in our modest home in Washington, DC. My father worked two jobs and stayed busy supporting us, and my mother the homemaker made sure that we understood that we needed to work hard to be successful in life.
We needed to work hard on our school studies, needed to work hard around the house, and we simply needed to work hard and excellently at wh...atever we did. I certainly carried that work ethic over to sports, which I loved.
I was not an overnight success in sports. I had a lot of potential but had to work diligently in sharpening the fundamentals to become a good player, not ever thinking about stardom. Before high school, I made my basketball team in eighth grade, not because I was a great player, but because I was a good listener and the coach loved the fact that I paid attention and he knew I was going to be a hard worker. I was a role player even then.MoreLess
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