Chris Herroin...Herron
ESPN's "Unguarded" is an awesome doc on Fall Riva's Chris Herroin...I mean, Chris Herron.
Chris is the second leading scorer at one of Mass's best high basketball programs, I believe, and is the most talented baller ever out of the state (you don't count, Ewing). But drugs took it all away.
I wonder: Would Chris have rather had a 12 year NBA career than the life he has now? Not easy to say, I'll bet. He is doing more good now with his public speaking than if he had made many, many millions playing ball. Kids need to know what is out there for them in the world.
If you're an addict, you're an addict. But Herron's message, or at least my take on it is: Ask for help. There are no secrets in the world anymore. It's OK to say, "I don't know what the fuck I'm doing!" If fact, it's mandatory. I do it all the time.
Chris is the second leading scorer at one of Mass's best high basketball programs, I believe, and is the most talented baller ever out of the state (you don't count, Ewing). But drugs took it all away.
I wonder: Would Chris have rather had a 12 year NBA career than the life he has now? Not easy to say, I'll bet. He is doing more good now with his public speaking than if he had made many, many millions playing ball. Kids need to know what is out there for them in the world.
If you're an addict, you're an addict. But Herron's message, or at least my take on it is: Ask for help. There are no secrets in the world anymore. It's OK to say, "I don't know what the fuck I'm doing!" If fact, it's mandatory. I do it all the time.
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