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[QUOTE="rip7774, post: 3817904, member: 320"]
JC is the GOAT. While we love Hurley, there's no comparison. He's the reason a kid like me from PA with no ties whatsoever to CT became a rabid UConn fan in college at Penn State in the 90s.

JC was the ultimate in this or getting this...

Underdog.
Grit.
Tough-Minded Lead Guards.
Chip on Shoulder Guys.

I doubt I'll ever meet him but he shaped my life in many ways, I was an athlete that struggled to be my true self at a younger age. Seeing that grit and toughness from JC for 10, 15, 20+ years made an impact on me to not let little things stop me.

I'm a mental performance coach for sports teams today and in finance and that grit and toughness he and his teams showed affect me to this day. It's helped indirectly in making me who I am. I LOVE JC, even as a coach when younger I was probably influenced too much by him for youth basketball lol!!!

If I could meet anyone on the planet, it would be JC. Taught me indirectly to be tough. Didn't need 10 McDonald's All-Americans to do it. Just tough-minded kids with some talent he could find.
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