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The last thing I heard was my mother's screams
and the fearful groans of the thousands of
Gamecock faithful at Carolina Coliseum.
The previous play flashed in my mind over and
over again. The score was tied at 69. I had stolen the
ball from Louisville's Pervis Ellison and was racing
up the court with only four seconds left on the
^ clock. This was the Metro Conference basketball
championship and we were about to pull the biggest
upset in USC basketball history by knocking off the
top-ranked Cardinals in the first round.
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plosion in my chcst I dropped the ball and fell to the
floor. 1 had heard of athletes having heart attacks at
the biggest moment of their careers, but 1 figured it
could never happen to me. But there I lay, grasping
my chest, dying in front of panic-stricken fans.
Soon I felt my Gamccock spirit leave my body. I
was rising above the court, but this upward movement
was not like those of Michael Jordan or
Dominique Wilkins. Rather, it was a slow, gradual
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noticed LSU and Clemson, too.
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ding light and what appeared to be a legal court. "Is
this judgment day?" I thought to myselt. Many
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"Yes. youi honor. I . eplied. mv voice trembling
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honor." I said.
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that we have committed any real major violations." j
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his next statement.
"1 still have a mind to slap your school on proba- |
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"Your honor, those things are in the past. We're |
paying tor it. Only nine players arc on the roster and ;
another player we almost sivmed decided not to j
come. Heck, even the coach left the school! I'm i
begging you sir, please don't levy those sanctions." j
I had had my say. It was now up to the judge and j
Ins omnipotent jury, who had vanished from the
scene to determine my school's fate. I questioned
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"l his court hereby declares USC ..." i
I he judge suddenly stopped. I felt myself falling j
from the very invisible floor that supported me. I
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I hen a burst of light flashed in my eyes, and 1 I
looked up to see the ceiling of my dorm room. !
"It was only a dream," 1 thought. "Ihank God
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