Roy Hibbert Arcticle in local paper!

HookShotHibbert · Post #1 » by **HookShotHibbert** » 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."

greenway84 · Post #2 » by **greenway84** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 3:10 pm

Link?

Dunthreevy · Post #3 » by **Dunthreevy** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:52 pm

greenway84 wrote:Link?

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

Post #4 » by **Miller4ever** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:23 pm

Good job, man.

If it was me, I'd put the thing in a quote box, just for clarity purposes.

What did he buy with his NBA paycheck? I MUST KNOW!

Dunthreevy · Post #5 » by **Dunthreevy** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:51 pm

Miller4ever wrote:Good job, man.

If it was me, I'd put the thing in a quote box, just for clarity purposes.

What did he buy with his NBA paycheck? I MUST KNOW!

That's what I was wondering too.

jarrettjackfan · Post #6 » by **jarrettjackfan** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:02 am

I'm interested in knowing what he bought as well....

HookShotHibbert · Post #7 » by **HookShotHibbert** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:09 pm

jarrettjackfan wrote:I'm interested in knowing what he bought as well....

Miller4ever wrote:Good job, man.

If it was me, I'd put the thing in a quote box, just for clarity purposes.

What did he buy with his NBA paycheck? I MUST KNOW!

Sorry, guys I i did re-read my whole post to make sure I caught all the 'highlights'

Hibbert headed for the living room and proudly pointed to his most prized possession, a high-tech, high-priced Brookstone chair.

Relaxing for the first time all day, he sank into the recliner, stretching out, explained why it was the very first thing he bought with his first NBA paycheck.

"This is my baby," Hibbert said. "I used to go into Brookstone, and I used to sit in the chairs. (Employees) always asked me if I wanted to buy one. I'm like 12 years old, and I was like, 'No.'

"They used to tell me to get out of the chair. So I always said if I get to the NBA one day, I'm going to buy one."

Shalaska · Post #8 » by **Shalaska** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:56 pm

Good for him. We certainly need guys like this.

KennerLeaguer · Post #9 » by **KennerLeaguer** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:34 am

HookShot, has the article come out yet? If not please tells us when it does and provide a link because I may be interested in paying just to read it.

HookShotHibbert · Post #10 » by **HookShotHibbert** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:26 pm

KennerLeaguer wrote:HookShot, has the article come out yet? If not please tells us when it does and provide a link because I may be interested in paying just to read it.

Yes, The article appeared in the June 12th edition both in print and online.
I posted the 'meat' of the article and removed mostly filler, but if you are interested in the entire article:
The writer is Rick Morwick, the paper is The Daily Journal (of Johnson county Indiana) and the eir website is: http://www.dailyjournal.net