https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0 en-us 2019-11-12 22:08:10 UTC 2020-01-20 05:39:54 UTC hello@padlet.com kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182873 Jay Williams came back to Duke University to talk to some students at a basketball camp. After, he played a pickup game against former college basketball star J.J. Redick and scored 9 out of 11 points on J.J. On page 2 it says, "I had flown down to Durham, North Carolina, to talk to some students at a basketball camp at my alma mater, Duke. Afterwards, I played pickup ball with some of the Duke players while Chris Collins, who was still an assistant under Coach Mike Krzyzewski at the time watched."]]> 2020-01-15 23:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182873 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182921 When Jay Williams was riding his motorcycle back home, he lost control of it and drove straight into a utility pole. On page 11 it says, " I couldn't tell you which pole I hit, but the crash sounded like two cars colliding head-on. I couldn't turn my body completely out of the way, so I ended up clipping my entire left side, which flung me into a horizontal spinning motion parallel to the ground."]]> 2020-01-15 23:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182921 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182930 Jay had many injuries from the crash considering he was going about 30 mph with one wheel on the ground and crashing straight into a pole. On page 19 it says, "I was completely covered in bandages from the waist down and my left leg hovered in the air, held up by three metal rods inserted deep into the bone for stabilization. Two more rods, one on each side, were placed into my hips to keep the pelvic bone from further separation."]]> 2020-01-15 23:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182930 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182953 When Jay was younger, his dad beat his mom in front of him all the time and it made him mad. On page 37 it says, "But just as I was about to unload on him, my father made eye contact with me and said, 'Jason . . . I am sorry about everything. I hurt you and I hurt your mother, and I will never forgive myself for that. I am not the man now that I was then. I am not perfect, but I promise to never hurt either one of you ever again.' I just sat there in my wheelchair at a complete loss for words. Actually hearing him say those things in that moment caused me to reflect on all the mistakes I had made in my life."]]> 2020-01-15 23:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182953 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182973 Jay met Coach K at Duke and they had a discussion about Jay's future. On page 58 it says, " 'I can't promise you're going to be an NBA player,' he told me. 'I'm not going to promise you you're going to start. I'm not going to promise you that you're going to play 25 minutes a night. But I do promise you that by the time you leave here, you will be a better man and you will learn how to approach this game in the same way that you should approach life.' "]]> 2020-01-15 23:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182973 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182989 After having a conversation with Coach K, Jay decided to join the team. On pages 60 and 61 it says, " 'Well, look, we want you here. I want you here. But if you're not interested in Duke, then this is something I need to know, because I'm probably going to take this other kid, Todd, from New Jersey.' Oh, hell, no. I knew exactly who he was talking about. Todd Billet played at an all-boys high school in southern New Jersey called Christian Brothers Academy. People were always saying how much better Todd was than me. Todd was ranked higher than I was in the New Jersey papers. Todd got invited to the ABCD camp; I didn't. We had beaten Christian Brothers a couple of times, and people still said he was better than me. It drove me crazy. I'd been competing with him throughout high school. and here I was again, it seemed, competing with him for a spot on Duke. This was the genius of Mike Krzyzewski. He first appealed to my intelligence, then to my maturity, and when I was still on the fence, he took one little jab at my vanity, and that closed the deal. I walked out of his office thinking there was no way in hell I was going to lose my spot here to Todd Billet."]]> 2020-01-15 23:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432182989 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183032 Jay finally got drafted after a few years at Duke University. He was the Number 1 pick in the 2001 NBA draft and was selected to the Chicago Bulls. Some of his old friends were there, and his mom even invited a few of his ex-girlfriends.]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183032 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183036 Jay played against his idol, M.J. and didn't do too well against him. On page 124 it says, "This was the first time I'd ever met one of my childhood idols, and he was cussing me out and calling me every name in the book. I mat have been one of his easiest 'victims' as I played one of my worst games of the year. M.J. wasn't himself either that night so he decided to take it out on the next team just two days later, dropping 41 points with 12 rebounds on the Pacers."]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183036 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183041 Jay would get money on the flight going home after games and would give it to people. On page 127 it says, "On long road trips, our athletic trainer, Fred Tedeschi, would give us an envelope with a per diem of a grand or more. I always kept it sealed for when I got back home. I'd hand the envelope to a bunch of kids who were always playing drums outside my building during the freezing winter months. Being a millionaire at 21 was a gift."]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183041 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183047 When Jay rolled his ankle, he decided to just sit out instead of playing through the pain. On page 128 it says, "The promise of bonding together as a team was replace with an every-man-for-himself mentality. We were completely dysfunctional. The lowest point came late in January when I rolled my ankle in Miami. I went against everything I believed in as a player and decided to sit out instead of playing through the pain. I put myself on the injured reserve lost for a couple of weeks and missed five games. Plain and simple: I quit."]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183047 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183055 Jay bought a ring worth $50,000 to propose to his girlfriend Noelle. On page 158 it says, "I called her name and she turned. "Noelle, I know I haven't been the perfect man, and for that I am sorry, but I want us to start a new chapter. I want us to be real. I need you by my side for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?' I had never seen her smile as brightly as she did then, and I had never felt as good as I did the moment after she said, 'Yes.' "]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183055 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183066 Jay attempted to make his body get back into as best shape as possible. On page 166 it says, "My hamstring had been torn off the bone, which meant I would have to rebuild as much muscle as possible through weight-based exercises---squats, leg presses, hamstring curls, single-leg squats."]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183066 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183077 Jay started his workouts and eventually was getting better and actually had a chance at getting back into the NBA. On page 171 it says, " For those next three months, Tim and I took things to another level. Guys like Dwayne Wade, Quentin Richardson, Bobby Simmons, and Corey Maggette started to show up at our workouts. I was on my way, and it felt so damn good to be with the boys again."]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183077 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183084 Jay worked so hard but when his agent said that the head coach called him into the office, he already knew what was coming. On pages 188 and 189 it says, " 'Jay, I commend you for working so hard after all you've been through. You have been so impressive over this training camp, and what you have accomplished is beyond great, but I just think you need to go somewhere and play for a while. You need to get the reps to get all the way back.' "]]> 2020-01-16 00:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183084 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183661 Jay would have too much money, no maturity, many distractions, etc. On pages 101 and 102 it says, " Maturity. Physically, I was ready. Mentally? No shot. Family. My parents would look to manage 'the family business,' which was another way of saying they'd be managing me."]]> 2020-01-16 00:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183661 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183883 Jay was practicing with one of his old friends from Duke and played against some other people when he dislocated his ankle. On page 192 it says, "During the second half, I drove by my man on the baseline and went in for the easy layup. As i landed, my right foot came down directly on someone else's foot. I immediately fell to the floor, screaming and writhing in pain. At first I thought I had just rolled my ankle, but when I looked at my foot, it was positioned at a 90-degree angle from my fibula."]]> 2020-01-16 00:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432183883 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432184019 Jay lost lots of people in his life that meant a lot to them. On page 201 it says, "All the pain I had endured from training for my comeback attempts, from people staring at me, from the countless surgeries, from all the physical therapy, from the friends I never saw again after my accident, from losing my fiancee, and from the estrangement with my dad--all that combined didn't feel close to the pain I felt from D.J.'s passing."]]> 2020-01-16 00:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432184019 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432250980 One night when Jay finally fell asleep he had a dream that he crashed into something while going fast. On page 12 it says, "Soon I felt this magnificent, incredible breeze on my face. But I was getting dizzy. In the distance up ahead I saw something that I was going to crash into . . . and then I jerked awake. It was four fifteen in the morning."]]> 2020-01-16 05:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432250980 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432253500 Lots of money, having competition in the NBA, etc. On page 101 it says, "Money. Am absurd amount. $17,286,153 over four years, to be exact, if I was selected first overall. Competition. Kobe, Iverson, Marbury, Jason Kidd, and all the other stars I had dreamed of playing with and against."]]> 2020-01-16 05:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432253500 kovalmax001 https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432258981 A few days after his crash, Jay's parents came to the hospital and he saw his dad cry for the first time in his life. His coach, Mike Krzyzewski or Coach K, from Duke came and gave Jay his mother's rosary (necklace) and told him to give it back when he started playing again. On page 25 it says, " 'Give this to me when you play again, because you are going to play again.' "]]> 2020-01-16 06:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kovalmax001/dxuclteb7ix0/wish/432258981