By Darius Mans, President,
Africare
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| Darius Mans at Power Forward Launch |
Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, I was fairly sure I’d never make
it as a basketball star. I played for my high school team, but most of the time
my tall self sat on the bench.
One game, though, I got a chance to put my skills on display. Our
team was safely ahead. We must have been up by about 50 points. My friends were
in the arena watching, and they started chanting, “Put him in! Put him in!” Finally,
the coach gave in and sent me onto the court. Right away, I fouled, then
traveled and gave up the ball, and I might have even scored for the other team.
