T-Mac says Goodbye
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 with 12 comments
Former NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady released the following statement last evening on his website www.t-mac.com.
Goodbye NBA, Hello China
There are times in life that a new road presents itself and it appears this time has come for me now. I am so proud of what I have accomplished these past 15 years playing in the NBA. It was a dream entering the league as I just turned 18 years old. I worked hard and poured my heart and soul into this game. I consider myself a student of the game as I have watched, studied and played with and against the best players in the world. The NBA was my University and I learned so much. The gratitude I feel is really immeasurable. I have experienced the best moments a player can experience and have had some dark ones too. Both equally important in helping shape me into the man I am today.
As I leave the league for now, there have been so many profound people who inspired me along my way. I have to say thank you for guiding me and having an enormous influence on the way I played basketball. Isaiah Thomas, Rich Devos, Leslie Alexander and John Gabriel, you believed in me and I thank you. Jeff Van Gundy, you exemplified the brilliance of what a great coach is. Steven A. Smith, you gave us players a voice and for that I thank you. Doug Christy, Charles Oakley, Dee Brown, Mugsy Bogues, Antonio Davis, Dell Curry, Kevin Willis, you all showed a young kid from Auburndale Florida how to be a better player. Kobe, you made me work harder and it was an honor to play against you. And Yao, we shared an experience together that will always be with me, thank you. Sonny & Pam Vaccarro showed me how there is loyalty and genuine friendship in this business. Arn Tellem and Tim Hoy, 15 years and you are still my agents. Thank you for guiding me throughout my career. When all is said and done, there is so many that made an impact on my life. I am one blessed man to have the love and never ending support of my wife CleRenda and the best 4 kids a man can ask for. But most important, I give glory and thanks to God. It is thru Him that I have been so blessed and I am forever thankful.
As I enter this next chapter, I am excited to play for Qingdao Eagles in China. I have been to China several times in the last few years and I love the people and the country. It will be an honor to play for them. Thank you to every fan that has followed me and believed in me. Injuries and all, I wouldn’t have changed a thing. I am proud of the mark I left on this game and am grateful to have been a part this league. It was a dream to play in front of all of you, each night, in every stadium. Thank you.
Tmac
Pretty sad how injuries ended his career,,good luck to you t-mac
ReplyDeleteEnit tmac was one hell of a baller in his prime. Shame about the injuries
ReplyDeleteT-Mac was the best scorer I ever seen play. He may not have a million 50-60pt games like Kobe but if T-Mac never got injured than he would easily have 10 scoring titles. Maybe the NBA can play the Chinese Allstar team during Allstar weekend then we can watch T-Mac and Iverson kill the wannabe's the NBA calls allstars today.
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ReplyDeleteT-Mac was a beast and one of my favorite players... unfortunately he had no help whatsoever in Orlando and the excess minutes resulted in injuries and injuries led to lack of productivity and lack of productivity led to him bouncing around the league to different teams....I wish him the best he'll probably average 15-20 points easily in the chinese league
ReplyDeleteI think T-Mac is finally healthy but now he is over weight and out of basketball shape. I can't be the only one who noticed he is 20-30lbs over weight. I think the league would consider him as a role player if he got back to his normal playing weight of 210-220 instead of 240-245. That extra weight just too much for him to play with. Dude blow up in one summer just like Shawn Kemp.
ReplyDeletei just dont seem to understand how teams done seem to want him but theres so manny worst players than him and they dont want him just like iverson way better than plenty gaurds in the league today but they rather see him play in israel so damn fucked up the kengriffy of basketball was spouse to be the best nba player even better than jordan like that time he swept the court qith jordan n dropped 65 points on jordan this is just a fucked up sad storry
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ReplyDeleteLookin at the trailblazers bench, shit is crazy cause theres nobody there! U mean to tell me they would rather give Adam Morrison a training camp invite and not t Mac or a.i.? Sad..
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ReplyDeleteTmac was one of my favorite, hey! He didnt mention his cousin vince carter!
ReplyDeleteJay-
Does that mean he retired in nba in usa?
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