Roy Hibbert Arcticle in local paper!
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:23 pm
There upcoming article in the local paper that highlights the personal side of Roy Hibbert's life. I received the highlights of the article in an email as a promo to the article being printed.... It is a pay to read online paper, so I will post a few highlights from the email in hopes of not violating any copyrights or RealGM T.O.S.:
The plan was to give readers an up-close-and-personal look at Hibbert's offseason conditioning regime. But the day took quite a different turn when the friendly and outgoing Hibbert invited Morwick to his home.
First, unlike most of his Pacer teammates, Hibbert spends a majority of the offseason in Indianapolis. He foregoes more exotic summer get-aways, like South Florida or L.A., so he can stay focused, avoid distractions and get as much one-on-one time with coaches as possible in preparation for this third NBA season.
He works out daily with the coaching staff and the team's strength and conditioning coach and spends hours on the court improving his game.
Second, his time off the court is unique too. He likes to read books (on a Kindle), cuddle with his very tiny French Bulldog, Nala, and play video games. He doesn't go to clubs or out on the town too often and said he is very comfortable living in Indianapolis.
And get this. Guess the first thing Hibbert bought when he got his first NBA paycheck. Not a car. Not a house. Nope.
Morwick has covered the Pacers for years and describes Hibbert as having fire in the belly and being one of the team's most visibly emotional players. Hibbert wants to be the emotional spark that propels his team to do well.
What Morwick also witnessed was a player who is willing to work hard to improve.
Hibbert told Morwick:
"I believe that the strongest thing that I have is my work ethic. Every day, it gets monotonous doing the same thing over and over, but eventually it will come back (and pay off) during a game, and so that’s one thing that I’ve learned."
"When I was younger, I thought that the NBA was easy, just go and play basketball, and that’s it. But people don’t understand how tough it is. You work out, you push yourself as much as possible. I never understood how much hard work it really took to really play in the NBA until I got out here. Every year there’s a new bunch of guys coming in to try to take your spot, so you just have to keep pushing, keep moving, keep working hard."
The plan was to give readers an up-close-and-personal look at Hibbert's offseason conditioning regime. But the day took quite a different turn when the friendly and outgoing Hibbert invited Morwick to his home.
First, unlike most of his Pacer teammates, Hibbert spends a majority of the offseason in Indianapolis. He foregoes more exotic summer get-aways, like South Florida or L.A., so he can stay focused, avoid distractions and get as much one-on-one time with coaches as possible in preparation for this third NBA season.
He works out daily with the coaching staff and the team's strength and conditioning coach and spends hours on the court improving his game.
Second, his time off the court is unique too. He likes to read books (on a Kindle), cuddle with his very tiny French Bulldog, Nala, and play video games. He doesn't go to clubs or out on the town too often and said he is very comfortable living in Indianapolis.
And get this. Guess the first thing Hibbert bought when he got his first NBA paycheck. Not a car. Not a house. Nope.
Morwick has covered the Pacers for years and describes Hibbert as having fire in the belly and being one of the team's most visibly emotional players. Hibbert wants to be the emotional spark that propels his team to do well.
What Morwick also witnessed was a player who is willing to work hard to improve.
Hibbert told Morwick:
"I believe that the strongest thing that I have is my work ethic. Every day, it gets monotonous doing the same thing over and over, but eventually it will come back (and pay off) during a game, and so that’s one thing that I’ve learned."
"When I was younger, I thought that the NBA was easy, just go and play basketball, and that’s it. But people don’t understand how tough it is. You work out, you push yourself as much as possible. I never understood how much hard work it really took to really play in the NBA until I got out here. Every year there’s a new bunch of guys coming in to try to take your spot, so you just have to keep pushing, keep moving, keep working hard."