"If I do just a name ... Damn ... It can only be: Goat. " are the words of Kareem Abdul Jabbar when he was asked to give just one name who was the greatest player met.
and "The Goat" is the nickname of Earl Manigault, a New York playground legend but never set foot in the professional world because of his drug addiction that led him to prematurely weaken his body and end up in prison several times.
And in prison (reading a book about him) found the strength to exit the tunnel and the heroine to redeem himself. He returned to Harlem began to operate a playground and to engage socially for young drug addicts. He died in 1998.
The fact that an athlete has become a legend without the limestone floors of professional basketball speaks volumes about the importance that the U.S. take on the playground, especially in metropolitan areas where social problems are more severe and frequent the playgrounds where he represents the children a lifestyle and a hope for redemption through sport.
ransom that often or does not happen too late as with the legend "The Goat" ...
The playground of Venice Beach in California, one of the most famous West Coast.
Sources:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Manigault
http://goat82.interfree.it/
A book on the subject "Jim comes into play basketball" - Jim Carroll
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