Word: kirklands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...injury was bad and it was not going to go away without surgery. Kirkland went out for the freshman team here but the pain was too much. "It just wasn't worth it. It hurt...
...Kirkland recanted the tale of his moment in the limelight, one could tell that he missed it. It was not because he saw a pro career go down the drain...
...used to play several times a day, regardless of the weather. I really liked it...It was just like an extension of my personality," Kirkland says, groping for the words to explain his feelings...
...last seven months, Kirkland estimates that he's hit the court just seven times. He says, "I've begun to accept that I probably won't play competitive ball again...
Would things have been different at another school? Would he have gone through with an operation at a basketball school? Largely due to the scholarships, Kirkland feels that "more than likely I would have done everything I could have to play" even if that entailed getting the knife. He adds that he didn't give up easy here, though...