American - Athlete | March 24, 1984 -
I learned how important it is to have a home that's in order - that's peaceful.
Chris Bosh
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My dad used to play every other weekend with me when I was young. I started getting better, but he could always beat me. Then one day, he realized the jig was up. And he stopped playing me just before I could beat him.
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I had friends around campus and great teammates. I didn't want to leave. I didn't expect to be regarded and scouted as such a high pick, so it was a crazy twist to reality. I'd always wanted to make the NBA. It was my dream. Then all of a sudden, people were telling me I'd be the fourth pick if I entered the draft.
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Don't get me wrong - it's amazing playing basketball. But being 19 years old, playing and interacting with grown men with families wasn't fun all the time, especially during a grueling 82-game season. That, mixed with Toronto's freezing winter climate, made me miss my buddies back at Tech even more.
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At the end of the day, I looked at my options. I wanted to be in the NBA. I wanted to pursue my dream. It was my choice. But sometimes, just for fun, I think about how it would've been if I'd stayed in college.
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If you're an athlete in this game, you have to protect your own interests, and you have to protect your body and your family.
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You're playing games every two or three nights, so there's no real time off.
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If a doctor tells me, 'Hey, that's it, and this is how it is,' and I don't buy that, then I think I have the right to disagree with you.
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I'm used to practicing. I'm used to the schedule. That's kind of what I was born to do. That's what I've been doing my whole life.
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No, I don't want to coach. I don't want to coach.
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I would have to be in a very different place in my life to coach basketball. I'll always work out and be in the gym.
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I love Miami: great town, always loved it, a great place to play basketball.
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