Seven words nearly ruined his life.
Seven stinking words.
"Hey, Dikembe, you look like a monkey!"
"I never knew seven words could lead to so much ugliness," says Hooman Hamzehloui.
You probably don't recognize the name; you just know him as the racist fan who was banned by the NBA and the Orlando Magic for a full season after a heckling incident two years ago.
This is a story about how the worst night of Hooman's life turned into the best thing that ever happened to him. It's a story about how his heckling and harassing words turned into inspirational and invigorating ones. It's a story my old high school coach would have loved because he used to tell us this about the game of football and the game of life: "You're going to fall. Just make sure you fall forward."
Hooman has certainly done that since the transcendent moment in October 2006 when he transformed from obnoxious heckler into a motivational speaker.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/o ... umn?page=1
Interesting how one low moment, one wrong phrase can destroy your career.
I think this is the first ever piece that I read coming from Bianchi that I enjoyed. It's just raining positivity today, isn't it? 
