Resurrecting The Champ Page #4

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a Boxing Hall of Fame, that'd be great.

Anybody he may have fought.

Uh, trainers, anything.

Shouldn't you write this down

or something?

Plausible deniability.

I've got to take that.

- I will get the information and bring it to your cubicle.

- Okay.

Let's go. Drive it in.

Take it into the hoop.

I'm a big ol' slow guy. You can't take it

inside on me. You can't do it!

- Foul!

- Foul?

Okay. Take some free throws then.

Aim for my hand, all right?

Front of the rim, my hand.

Get it up there.

You gotta roll it off

the ends of your fingers, okay?

- I suck.

- You don't suck.

You think Shaq was hittin' baskets

when he was your age?

- Yeah.

- Well, he wasn't.

He told me so himself.

He said that he was a big ol' spaz

when he was your age.

- Really?

- Yeah, really.

But he told me that in confidence, buddy.

So you can't tell anybody, okay?

- Dad?

- Yes?

Have you called upJohn Elway yet

and asked if he's playing next year?

You know, we keep missing

each other, buddy.

I hope he comes back.

The Broncos need him.

You know, I told him that you said that.

And he said he'd consider it.

- Really?

- Really.

So if he comes back,

you're partially responsible.

Are you gonna stay for dinner tonight?

Mom's making spaghetti and meatballs.

Would you like me to?

Hi, sweetie. Hey, Erik.

So, Teddy was just inviting me to stay

for spaghetti and meatballs.

What do you think?

- How'd it go with Whitley today?

- We'll talk about it later.

Are you gonna make more money

at the magazine?

Mmm, no. But that's not

really the point, buddy.

It's about the prestige.

And I'd probably have to write

maybe 15 articles a year. Maybe.

- That's a lot of stories.

- Actually, it's not.

It's only about one

every three and a half weeks.

That means I can really

concentrate on them, make them good.

Then maybe I can become

as respected as your mom.

It could be like a ticket

to the big time kind of thing.

Los Angeles Times, New York Times.

Like the story on the boxer

that you pitched to Whitley?

Exactly.

In fact, I better get back to the alley,

see ifhe's still sleeping there.

There's a man sleeping in the alley?

Yeah, buddy. Some people do that.

They don't have a home.

Or friends or family.

They gotta sleep in the alley.

This sounds like

it's gonna be a very sad story.

No, buddy. It's gonna be a hopeful story.

Don't worry.

Who's coming to Career Day, you or Mom?

Well, I'm sure your friends

would rather hear about...

your dad's work as a sportswriter...

than my conversations...

with Herb... Milton.

He's the city mass transit accountant.

That was awesome.

I'm gonna go find Satterfield.

Your mom and I will talk about who's

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