02-17-2008, 12:31 AM
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And here we go!
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: My Own World - You're All Living In It
Age: 22
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Gasol Is a Quick Study, an Instant Hero -- and Homeless
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MINNEAPOLIS -- After 15 days on the road, the Lakers are happy to be home.
All but Pau Gasol, that is. He has nothing to dream about.
For Gasol, obtained in a Feb. 1 trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, the flight to Los Angeles ended like all the other stops on this marathon trip: in a hotel bed. Obtained after the trip was already underway, Gasol flew to L.A. for a physical, stayed a few hours, and was back in the air, en route to Washington, D.C., to meet his new teammates.
The man who has become an instant hero in L.A., who has almost single-handedly transformed the image of the Lakers from playoff hopefuls to title contenders, has yet to even hear the cheers of his home crowd.
"It is very strange," said the 7-foot, 260-pound center/forward, "but that's just the way it is. I'll stay in a hotel until I can find a place to live. It's been crazy, but I am excited and motivated by the move."
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http://www.latimes.com/sports/basket...,3444971.story
Once he finds a place and gets settled in, he's going to love Los Angeles.
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“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat.”
Bleeding purple & gold...
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Gasol Is a Quick Study, an Instant Hero -- and Homeless
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