The first player I will be introducing in my blog is
Tracy McGrady. Tracy McGrady is a 6’8” shooting guard who has recently retired
from the NBA. While he was in the NBA he was one of my favorite players to
watch. The way he could score the basketball with such ease was just great to
watch as a kid. Growing up watching him I would constantly try to pattern my
game after his. Everything he could do on the court I wanted to be able to do.
As a kid I wanted to have the ability to score time and time again against any
defense I was playing against. As time moved on and I entered high school I hit
a ridiculous growth spurt that made me 6’1”. I looked up to him because I was
and still am a tall, lanky player who can score. Tracy McGrady did wonders for
me as a child, just being able to see him play on TV made my day. He didn’t become
a great scorer overnight it took hours and hours of hard work in the gym. The
amount of time he spent in the gym on a daily basis helped him master many
scoring techniques that have helped him average thirty points a game in the
NBA. I remember as a kid going to the Sixers stadium to watch the Orlando Magic
play Sixers at the Wachovia Center. I believe it was the first professional
basketball game I went to and I will never forget it. He finished the game with
forty four points and hit the game winning shot to beat the Sixers; even though
the Sixers were my hometown team Tracy McGrady was one of my favorites so it
was bitter sweet. I would go outside and try to reenact the game winning shot in
my backyard. The way he carried himself off of the basketball court showed me
that he wasn’t just a great basketball player, but he was also I good citizen
in my eyes. Hearing that he was retiring brought tears to my eyes as a
basketball fan and a Tracy McGrady fan. I will miss watching him playing in the
NBA. He brought so much excitement to me as a basketball fan and is one of the
main reasons I play the game. Tracy McGrady is a hall of fame player if someone
were to ask me and I believe he belongs there.
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