I think this is an important subject in regards to Caron, he went through so much in his younger days.
I thought this could be a good article to start off with, sort of a "Pre-quel" of how Caron got to where he is today:
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Caron Butler is a starting forward for the (Washington Wizards) and a rising star in the NBA. His road to success has not been easy. Growing up on the streets of Racine, Wisconsin, Caron was arrested 15 times before the age of 15. "My role models back then," Caron says, "were pimps, drug dealers." It wasn't long before Caron ended up in a maximum-security detention center, where he would face the most painful time of his life. "It was survival," he remembers. "People were getting raped. You've got murders in there. … It was a bad environment."
While at the detention center, Caron discovered his love for basketball—it provided a glimmer of hope. His true turning point occurred while he was locked in solitary confinement for two weeks. "I remember writing my mother letters, so many letters, telling her how much I loved her and if I was to get out, I would never, ever hurt her again. … It was from this moment I knew that I could do anything in life."
Caron says he feels for the young people who are still struggling on the streets, and he takes advantage of opportunities to reach out to them. To a group of kids in the detention center, Caron says that there's pride in walking a straight line, no matter what it takes.
Caron says it's an unbelievable feeling to be playing basketball for the Lakers (Now the Wizards), and he is thrilled to be living his dream. "It's just fun to do something," he says, "that I really love doing."
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I got this article from the Oprah website:
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Offical: "The Holy" Caron thread
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