People who are physically developed and healthy can go in for professional sports. Plus, they need psychological stability. Charles Barkley is one of the basketball players who has achieved unique results in the game.
Starting conditions
People with certain physical characteristics come to professional sports. Even an inexperienced observer can easily distinguish a person playing football from someone who sets records in swimming by their appearance. When a coach recruits students in any sport, he knows which parameters need to be paid attention to first. Basketball is a game for tall people. Charles Barkley has average data, although he does not look like a "kid" among his teammates.
The future Olympic champion was born on February 20, 1963 in a family of black Americans. Parents lived at that time in the small town of Leeds, in the state of Alabama. My father worked as best he could to feed the family. Mother was engaged in housekeeping. Charles was not much different from the boys with whom he spent time on the street. From an early age basketball became his favorite game. At the school where Barkley studied, many guys regularly and persistently played in the basketball section.
Opening incident
Charles grew up as a persistent and ambitious child. When recruiting for the school's national team, he was sent to the bench. The reason is insufficient growth and overweight. It is important to note that Barkley has a "broad bone" in his constitution. As a result, from the outside, he looked fat. It is not known for certain why, but in one summer the young man grew by 15 cm. He was accepted into the main team, and Charles showed an excellent class of play. As a result, the team became the state champion.
After school, Barkley continued his studies at Auburn College, where he studied the basics of management. But his main occupation was basketball. Charles was immediately enrolled in the national team and was often placed in the center position. Although he "lacked" height, he always coped with the task. In 1983, as part of the US team, Barkley won a bronze medal at the international university games. A year later, he received a diploma in specialized education and accepted an invitation to play in the Philadelphia team.
Achievements and personal life
The now famous basketball player Charles Barkley managed to achieve brilliant results thanks to his physical abilities. The 1992 and 1996 Olympic champion was a jumpy, sharp and powerful player at the same time. Thanks to this, he was not inferior to his taller opponents. Samples of his creativity on the court are included in the training manuals for novice basketball players.
Barkley's personal life has developed traditionally. He got married back in 1989. The husband and wife raised and raised their daughter. After completing his sports career in 2000, Charles is an analyst and sports columnist for television.
