Alonzo Mourning the epitome of overcoming adversity

Alonzo Mourning the epitome of overcoming adversity

The scene was set for the traditional tearful goodbye.
Alonzo Mourning, who has stood in front of gathering media members with so many reasons to cry already in his lifetime, said the words that often turn even the most imposing of men into emotional wrecks.
“After 16 years, I truly feel it’s best that I retire from the game of basketball,” Mourning said.
And then a brief pause.
“I told myself I wasn’t going to get emotional,” he added.
So he didn’t. From that moment, not a single teardrop gathered, not a single crack in his voice, not another long pause to collect himself.

miamiherald.com
1/22/09