Bug Boggs is like an ant, small and powerful. Although Boggs is a short-legged tiger, he is a basketball genius. He galloped the NBA with a height of 1.60 meters, and his basketball IQ was superior.
Boggs' father Billy is 1.66 meters tall, while his mother is only 1.49 meters tall. His two older brothers are1.69m and1.67m respectively, and his younger sister is1.55m.. Boggs' figures are really disappointing. When he grows to 1.60 meters, he can't move.
Although he is short, he fell in love with basketball, a huge sport. Standing under the basket, he looked up at the tall basket and felt shorter.
Boggs' first hoop was made for his sister with a hanger. The first basketball was just a small ball. At the age of eight, he had a real basketball. That night, he was too excited to sleep for a long time. From then on, he slept with the ball and went out with it. Even if he takes out the garbage, he still carries the garbage bag in his left hand and dribbles the ball in his right hand. As a result, garbage is everywhere. His father scolded him and his neighbors laughed at him, but it didn't help. He went his own way.
In middle school, Boggs told his friends that he wanted to play in the NBA when he grew up. As a result, everyone laughed "Can a squirrel like you play in the NBA?" Some people even fell to the ground laughing. Because in the eyes of my peers, how can I tolerate a short man who is only 1.60 meters tall in the NBA? Because there has never been a player of 1.60m in NBA history.
He worked hard to realize his dream. As time goes by, Boggs' skills are also improving. After graduating from high school, he entered Wake Forest University in Baltimore and worked for it. At first, his skill didn't attract people's attention, but his short stature did. Two years later, when Boggs, 2 1 year-old, was in the third grade, his excellent organization and command ability was gradually known and his popularity was greatly improved. In the basketball league of the American College Sports Association, he got a nickname: Magnesi, which means to stay close to the opponent, intercept and successfully block.
1In July, 1986, Boggs was selected for the American team to participate in the 10 World Men's Basketball Championship held in Spain. At first, this extremely short defender was not noticed by the audience, but he finally won the respect of his opponents and the applause of the audience with his superb skills. Finally, he helped the American team beat the Soviet team to win the championship.
After the World Championships, Boggs became a star, and many sports newspapers around the world interviewed him one after another. Spanish journalist Richard wrote: "After winning the championship, it was widely rumored that the American team had a funny-looking little guy. Many children ran to see him and found that the basketball player was as tall as himself. " Because of his excellent ball skills and "dwarf" figure, Boggs has become the object of people's onlookers. Wherever he appears, there will be crazy people.
Boggs said: "I am really too short to make a difference in high-level professional basketball games, but I believe that basketball is not for tall people, but for those who have basketball talent." Those companions who used to fall to the ground laughing when they heard that he was going to enter the NBA now often tell people ostentatiously, "I played with Boggs when I was a child."
Boggs fell in love very early. Before going to college, he and his girlfriend Joan gave birth to a daughter. In the third year of high school, Joan was pregnant again. After having two daughters, Boggs officially got a marriage certificate. After marriage, Boggs had another son, and the couple named him "Boggs II".
In Boggs' life, he pays attention to three things, family, basketball and public welfare. No matter how busy he is, he always enthusiastically accepts the invitations from schools and organizations. He is willing to do something for public welfare, and he feels it is his duty to educate children. He wants children to stay away from drugs and crime and take the right path.
Of course, the topic he often talks about is basketball. He always tells his children, "Being short doesn't mean everything. As long as you work harder than the big one and strive to realize your dreams, you may become an NBA player or a sports star. "
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The reason why Boggs can enter the sight of acupuncture management is inseparable from his brilliant resume as a player.
Born in 1965, 1.9 and 1987, Boggs graduated from Wake Forest University. He was selected by the Washington Bullet (now a wizard) in the first round and joined the Hornets in the second year, becoming one of the five tigers when the Hornets started. Because of his good assists, he quickly became an important force in the Hornets' backcourt. In the season of 1996-97, the Hornets averaged 7.2 assists per game, with a total of 5,557 assists. With 1067 steals, they became the team's assists king, ranking third with a total score of 553 1, among which the assists ranked first in the league. Especially during the Raptors 1999-2000 season, he ranked first in the league with a scoring error rate of 5.07 (299 assists and 59 mistakes). He played 14 season in NBA and finally retired from Mavericks.
1997-98 season, Boggs' career reached 6000 points, 6000 assists and 2000 rebounds 1200 steals. In the crowded NBA, Boggs, who is short, is definitely different. He is only 1.60 meters tall and is a record short man in NBA history. However, he is one of the best defenders in the NBA with the least mistakes. He not only has first-class ball control and accurate long-range shooting, but also has no fear of taking the ball to the basket on the long line. He broke through the sky with Superman basketball, and his experience became a league legend.
Boggs once explained that he could play in the giant country of NBA: "At that time, I didn't have much confidence in entering the NBA, but my relatives said I could. To tell the truth, I believe in my own strength. The NBA is not only accessible to people who are 7 feet tall, because I can shoot, assist and steal. When launching a fast break, some big men didn't run as fast as me. "
Short Boggs can stand in the NBA because of his speed, defense and indomitable will. Basketball game is a game in which the enemy and the enemy restrict each other. The result of a shot blocker's restriction is to make the shooter change his shooting route, while Boggs's method of restricting his opponent is to rely on shadow personal defense to change his opponent's traveling route. Boggs is one of the most threatening defensive players in NBA.
Because of his short stature, almost no one can break Boggs when dribbling, and few mistakes make him the first in NBA assists. During his career in 14 season, he had the highest ratio of assists and errors in the NBA in eight seasons.
After the 200 1 transfer to the Mavericks, Mavericks coach Nelson Sr joked, "For Boggs, the most important thing for us is to throw ourselves into the arms of some big men and take the ball out."
"There may be another larry bird in the NBA, but there will never be Tyrone Boggs again. Never has a professional basketball player been so short but so excellent. " Allen Bristol, former coach of the Charlotte Hornets, said.
American basketball coach johnny dawkins said: "Although he is 1.60 meters tall, he is no less important than a 2.3-meter-tall player on the court because he is everywhere."
When a boy with a height of 1.60m and a weight of 64kg goes to play in the NBA, everyone else thinks it's fun. When a person of the same height and weight spent 14 years in the NBA, others felt shocked and great! Boggs spent a great 14 years in shock from others.