Jay Williams Recollects The Fateful Day When He ‘threw All Of It Away’
I had labored onerous to turn out to be an NCAA champion, a two-time national player of the 12 months, and the second pick of the draft, and yet I had this team of people round me always telling me what I should or shouldn’t be doing. I needed — no, I wanted — to make my very own decisions, to have some management over my own life. In locations like Los Angeles or Miami, you take days like June 19, 2003, as a right. But in Chicago, the place the winters are so cold, dark, and lengthy that the locals name it Chiberia, days like these are handled like valuable jewels. While standing in front of the window in my bedroom, I took a deep breath and gazed upon my new metropolis of desires. I reached out and pressed my hand in opposition to the window to really feel the warmth of the light and thought to myself, Today is going to be a tremendous day.
