From the mayor to city council members they wore a No. 20 jersey as a tribute to this gifted Argentinean athlete who announced Monday he would be retiring after playing 16 seasons and winning 4 NBA Championships with the San Antonio Spurs.
Somehow "Gracias Manu" does not seem sufficient for a player who gave us so much happiness, pride, joy and even a few tears in his prolific career.
I personally thought he still had a couple good years left in him but I respect his decision. He will be missed by his adoring fans. I hope like many other now retired Spurs that he continues to live in San Antonio so we can catch glimpses of him in the crowd.
It is the end of an era.
Agree with all you said. Supposedly he enrolled his kids in school here so hopefully he will be around. I bet he hangs around practices like Timmy. I placed a $10 wager in Vegas last week that they win the championship - 125/1 odds. Long shot but will make me root for them even more!
ReplyDeleteThat is my hope that he remains in San Antonio to raise his family. On an old interview he talked about how difficult it was for him at first because he did not speak English fluently at the time. He mentioned how English was not his second language but his third (he spoke Spanish, Italian and English).
DeleteI am almost certain that if he remains in the Alamo City he will join Tim Duncan in the practices. With all the new Spurs we have in the roster his leadership and mentoring would be a very positive influence.