"But I’m a man first and an athlete later. Stereotypes do not identify who you really are. Honestly, I’d have the same scruples had I been teaching in a school, doing business or having a job at the radio 
station," Green told TOI.
Bounce to his outrageous record trot of 1,192 games and Green words it perfectly. "That number is stupid madness! While you take each game, your adrenaline levels are too high for you to realise how far you have gone. I never had a stat book with me. My model was simple: If I can breathe I can play. It was a nightmare for my trainers and I’d haggle with them to let me play," recalls Green.The record saw the NBA confer Green with the ‘All-time Iron Man’ tag.Having legends like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neil and Charles Barkley for teammates holds special memories for Green.
"Charles Barkley is the funniest guy on the globe... It’s also nice to see Kobe (Bryant) evolve into a class act now," he says.Being elected to the Hall of Fame and is something that Green considers a high point. This is Green’s first visit to the city and it’s left him thrilled.
"I saw something in Mumbai that you don’t come across too often in America. Families moving around together. It’s beautiful."
Source : sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Iron-man-who-debunked-NBA-worlds-stereotype/articleshow/4377185.cms
station," Green told TOI.Bounce to his outrageous record trot of 1,192 games and Green words it perfectly. "That number is stupid madness! While you take each game, your adrenaline levels are too high for you to realise how far you have gone. I never had a stat book with me. My model was simple: If I can breathe I can play. It was a nightmare for my trainers and I’d haggle with them to let me play," recalls Green.The record saw the NBA confer Green with the ‘All-time Iron Man’ tag.Having legends like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neil and Charles Barkley for teammates holds special memories for Green.
"Charles Barkley is the funniest guy on the globe... It’s also nice to see Kobe (Bryant) evolve into a class act now," he says.Being elected to the Hall of Fame and is something that Green considers a high point. This is Green’s first visit to the city and it’s left him thrilled.
"I saw something in Mumbai that you don’t come across too often in America. Families moving around together. It’s beautiful."
Source : sports.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Iron-man-who-debunked-NBA-worlds-stereotype/articleshow/4377185.cms
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