The fact that Ray Allen is now playing with his third NBA team should not be surprising. The reality is that he has spent almost his entire life on the road.
Born July 20, 1975, in Merced, Calif., Walter Ray Allen was the third of five sons, Walter and Flora Allen. Walter was a welding specialist with the Air Force so the family moved as they were on wheels, even went as far abroad as in England, before landing in Dalzell, South Carolina, where Ray went to school at HillcrestAlta.
A natural athlete, Ray was motivated by many factors, better basketball, from its first growth spurt at 10, because the first time he had the gift to the gym-based Shaw Air Force held in Sumter, South Carolina found not at least 16, even if it's bigger and better than many players. However, there was an even greater motivation and a very difficult decision, in the distance.
After his junior season at Hillcrest, he and his longtime girlfriend,Rosalind Ramsey discovered that they were having a baby. There will be the ability to make the right decision first, he thought for a test, many men do: he decided to support his family. Knowing who wanted a college education to do that, he worked hard on his game, to get a scholarship. What precautions were taken, and Rosalind and the child would remain with their parents until they graduated, they were his responsibility.
So, once again, took the journey of a man on the street, first in Connecticut, thenTo win the NBA's Milwaukee and then in Sydney, a gold medal in 2000, then in 2003 in Seattle, Boston and is now home after there was this off-season trade, two perennial All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce come. He is the second leading three-point shooter of all time, behind only Reggie Miller.
He also continued to do the right thing, the creation of the Ray of Hope Foundation, to stay on course for underprivileged children to find their dreams through sport and the communityPrograms.
Ray Allen is, as always, still one of the all-around good guys. The cynical online satirical newspaper "The Onion" has published a story about him as "Pro Athlete praised for being a decent person." How And that is saying something.
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