Charles Barkley: A Tragic Hero

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I first had a glimpse of him in the early morning of summer in the old gymnasium where the cold hardwood meets the soft rubber, where the boys are plucked out and pushed to the side to wait for their turn. But this ambitious kid was different he had a certain swagger to him, confidence oozing like the sweat from his body a fearless aspect about him at first he was conservative but soon they would meet the real him

As the veterans of the court the world’s best Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, John Stockton just to name a few would choose their usual suspects with big broad shoulders, chiseled rock bodies and fully developed athletic abilities in the midst of them there he was a baby face ,long body, lanky kid with his arms hanging off him like a arangatang awaiting to be chosen his abilities to be unseen then with a southern accent hesitation in his voice “your with me kid” as he would run over to join his teammates I couldn’t be helped but be drawn to him. …show more content…

Each of the teams would be huddled on one half Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen, Hakeem Olajuwon guys I was around regularly and the kid down the other side of the court Allen Iverson college player of the year who I met different on occasion’s Karl Malone, Grant Hill, Dennis Rodman and the world’s greatest who I was around all day Michael Jordan but on this day thing were about to be

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