Hello!! My name is Tommy Lockett. Times were hard when I was growing up. I lived in the back woods of Alabama. My father died when I was 5 yrs. old. Before my father died he told me that I was gonna make it in basketball he said he saw it in me. On that day I told myself that I was gonna make my family proud of me. I said that I was gonna do …showed first 75 words of 346 total…

…showed last 75 words of 346 total…sign with University of North Carolina. After I played 3 yrs. of College ball. I was drafted in the NBA draft. I was the #2 pick overall I was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. I signed an 68 million dollar contract. I got married to a beautiful women and we have 2 kids. After all of that I can say that my family is proud of me. I just wish my dad was here to see me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**