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Phil Ford talks about winning gold at the 1976 summer Olympics and making it to the NBA. Hear what those defining moments mean to him.
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" Selected them 1976. Olympic team. As a head coach to remember best not only time that I've ever heard coach Smith say the it was the only thing when you -- in North Carolina. Never talk tomorrow we always talk. The best we can do. One that was -- Winning one in the cars and you have excelled in in the Olympics. On the best talk about me me me me me. So there was some pressure on us to win on December 6 and when it went home and I remember standing on the -- The thing going around my neck match. It was a great experience and I remember earnings growth -- You know Washington Wizards I was sitting on feel one afternoon. Belichick -- looking down. People from all different races and nationalities creeds colors yeah. Get along really good. Can laugh and joke and come -- a ball and earned a massive man if only the whole world. How much better -- displays be."
" We've played Marquette University. In the 1977. Passenger. I'm pretty brutal must have nightmares about the game about. Tell -- amazing that coach Smith actually got votes for the championship game atomic guard had a surgery on his knee and he was out for the season and won't today for the open and I -- I -- we just beat up somehow. Coach another close together. We've receiver the team to get to look -- for the -- game probably. Thing about a market wasn't as good as some good teams do you -- to do to get there. But I remember -- jump shot from the baseline and I think it would put us up -- your fourth kept them. And politically for -- to rest of the night but I missed a shot we'll want. Marcus came down and took the lead and now sometimes in my dream for us we'll take that shot and sometimes I'm making now he sometimes that miss at some. You know is this a game that I congratulate the job coach McGuire. And his team did you know you have to congratulate they played well but."
" Last games were always very. Emotional and always -- his his fifth the fifth and you know because they think about you know you have an opportunity please. How much. When we all so good you know and at that time the warning apartments -- on -- on the third floor room what I was and we got Daldry I'd rather. You know I remember betting Walter Davis and I was the crime mind my last home game -- lost a bit. I was drafted defensive ends in that time. I really want to play for the Colts this. The -- coach Smith and I'm holding out. But it worked out okay has come to -- out. Intensity being -- abrasive and we played a lot like and play the North Carolina. And I will say that I wasn't adds anything to do as a pro that I did not -- learn and North Carolina. We'll century. Yeah talent and I was playing against. Playing in the universe to --"
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