The shortest player in the NBA
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small-much smaller than kids at school. However, he had a big dream – he wanted to play in the NBA.
While junior high, Spud the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small. He did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game. From then on, he was the star of the team.
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands his height. He practiced even and got the coach to change his mind. Spud went on to become leader of the team. In his last year of senior high, he was named player of the Year in Texas.
However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall. He decided to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship. This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded a scholarship.
Although he was a great player at university, the NBA was not in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was. After he graduated, he in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year the NBA took notice of him. In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time. He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986 – he won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter – you can do almost if you never give up.
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My friend is a good girl. She is 38 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 39 child, right? Please always remember to 40 your parents often, not just on some important days.
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