"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."

Basketball, First, School

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"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."

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"The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn."

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"I played varsity on all of them for four years. I'm 5'9 and that's not that tall for a center so I was a forward. I loved playing volleyball and basketball and track I was good at, but it stressed me out."

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"So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and actually goes about it that way."

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"It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams."

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"Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada."

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"Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else."

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"I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. It's a process, and failure is part of the process. I would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but we're losing a little bit of that right now."

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"Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing."

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"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."

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"Playing sport was somewhat frivolous, but I liked it. I rebelled a little bit, and wouldn't go to music lessons and things like that, but I would go and play ball. My parents learned to love it because they saw how much I got out of it."

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"The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits."

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"Parents can really help, but they can also really hinder the development of their youngsters."

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"Imagination has a great deal to do with winning."

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"I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts."

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"The life expectancy of a team is about eight months. Then the next year, it's a whole new team."

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