I. A Long Goodbye
SUGAR LAND, Texas &#; The game does not leave gently. And so on a fall afternoon, with sunlight streaming through the windows of his home basketball gymnasium, Tracy McGrady practices hard for an NBA comeback he will never make.
His face sparkles with sweat. A gray T-shirt clings to his chest. He has been shooting three-pointers for more than an hour in a routine he has performed every day since completing a childhood dream of playing professional baseball. He must hit of these three-pointers before he can stop. Music thumps from a nearby speaker. A silent tally builds&#;&#;&#;
He already knows the futility of his quest. It's a few days before he left on a monthlong trip to China during which he hit the winning shot in a basketball exhibition, posed for hours of photographs and perhaps made millions in endorsements and future business.
The China trip had been booked since January, so even if an NBA team had ca
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Tracy McGrady: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Shooting Guards (Basketball Biography Books) - Softcover
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Learn the Incredible Story of Basketball Superstar Tracy McGrady!
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Tracy McGrady: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Shooting Guards, you'll read about the inspirational story of basketball's superstar shooting guard, Tracy McGrady. T-Mac rocked the basketball world in the early s by quickly blossoming into a perennial All-Star with the Orlando Magic. While he struggled later on in his career with injury problems, fans remember Tracy McGrady for his incredible explosiveness and thrilling ability to get to the basket.
He may not have ever won an NBA Championship, but T-Mac certainly left a lasting legacy in the NBA, as other greats such as Kobe Bryant cite Tracy McGrady as one of his toughest matchups to ever play against.
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