Post#28 » by slickrickstyles » Tue Feb 3, 2009 5:04 pm
My names Richard, im 24, and I grew up in Robinson Illinois which is on the Illinois/Indiana border. Growing up everyone here were extreme Jordan and Bulls fans but I was the outcast. I bled blue and gold and made sure everyone knew about it. Anytime MJ was mentioned I was right there to throw in Reggie's name. Sadly due to the small market not alot of people knew much of the Pacers but thankfully I had a Pacers fan in a father. So it was only genetic that by my 7th grade year I wore nothing but Pacers and different Reggie Miller jerseys my entire year to school. If it was cold then a sweater went under them. I endured so much ridicule during those times but I embraced it because I knew my hero, Reggie, embraced ridicule as well. I read religiously, "I Love Being The Enemy" by Reggie Miller and its a book I still love to this day. After High School I moved to Vincennes, Indiana where I attended and graduated Vincennes University. I got to support another team of blue and gold and it made me pretty excited. I just recently moved back to Robinson from Vincennes and am terribly upset that I do not get Fox Sports Indiana in my cable package. We get Fox Sports Midwest here even though a town (Lawrenceville, Illinois) that is 15 minutes away gets FSI. UGH its depressing and I really cant afford to get League Pass so ive found other methods of catching the games as much as possible. Ive been a lurker on this board for years now and have pretty well kept to myself unless a topic or a statement really reaches me. I visit both the General and Pacers forums daily and am impressed with alot of the frequent posters knowledge and opinions. I'm here to stay guys even if im in the background. Now only if all this snow would clear up?
p.s. if anyone wants to say hello or just chat or anything else you can reach me on myspace at
http://myspace.com/slickrick81Once they have that golden shining moment and it comes to them in a dream or whatever and they understand that, that's when this team and this franchise will go to another level from where it was when I was here.
- Reggie Miller
