“Hey Mr. Vince,” I said. “can I ask you a couple questions?”
Vince Carter to me was one of the best dunkers of all time. He also went to UNC, one of my favorite colleges. The 2000 dunk contest he won was one of my favorite memories of him playing. “Sure young feller,” He said with a laugh. “Shoot” “You’re one of my favorite NBA players of all time. You were an amazing athlete at UNC as well. How did you play the sport so well?’ “I had a lot of doubters when I was younger. They all said I was too small and I wasn’t strong enough. I remembered that and would think of that as motivation when I was tired during workouts or practices. If I didn’t have those people in my life, I wouldn’t be the person I am today.” ‘Who was one of your biggest role models as a kid?’ I asked, very interested in what the answer was.…show more content… “I got it. Probably Michael Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain. MJ was the greatest player of our generation and definitely top five ever. He was the most fierce competitor I ever played against. He could play at both ends of the floor, offense and defense. Wilt chamberlain was another breed though. His 100 point game brought attention to how good his game was. He has four out of the five single scoring games ever. He was a scoring machine. Now that I’m thinking about it, my cousin, Tracy McGrady was another one. We would always play 1-on-1 in the driveway before thanksgiving or christmas dinner. Or sometimes he would just come over and talk basketball with me. It was great when we played on the same team in the
