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MOST ATHLETES SEEK PRAISE AND RECOGNITION; WALLACE LOATHES BOTH. IN THE 2005 FINALS, EACH PLAYER WAS TOLD TO STAND ON A PODIUM DURING PREGAME INTROS; WALLACE REFUSED.
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Other famous "refusals":
Refused to lift weights with the rest of the Blazers
Refused to talk to the media after games
Refused to stop getting technical fouls
Refused to keep himself in Game 1 of the WCF in 2000
Refused to stop teasing Ron Harper about his stutter
Refused to be a leader on the court
Refused to treat any official with respect
Refused to stop smoking weed with Damon Stoudamire
I'm sure all those "refusals" were motivated by Wallace's modesty and unselfishness, though I can't exactly figure out how.
