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Humble Williams Now an Immortal - Anhil8tor - 01-29-2007

Seeing Shelden Williams when he's not in a basketball uniform provides a polar opposite image than what is seen when he is competing between the white lines.



Even though he was never a showy player, his court presence and style of play overflowed with intensity and competitive spirit, yet as Williams stood behind a podium Sunday night speaking to the fans at Cameron Indoor Stadium, he was far removed from that man who made the paint a place where Duke opponents often didn't dare venture.

The Landlord's jersey went to the rafters at halftime of Duke's win over Boston College, putting his number 23 right next to the 22 of another Blue Devil star named Williams.

Yet in his remarks, it was clear that Williams was uncomfortable with all of the arena's attention lavished on him.

He immediately redirected the adoration.

"I think I should be the one saying thank you," Williams said after a chant of 'Thank you Shelden!' swept through Cameron Indoor Stadium prior to his short speech. "It's kind of weird coming back here and not looking down at my chest and seeing Duke across my chest. This is always like a home to me and I'm very glad to be back. I thank you all. It was very easy to play in this gym just because of you all. Simply the atmosphere and the energy you all provided gave us the energy to play."

Duke's all time leading rebounder and shot blocker helped the Blue Devils to four straight great seasons, averaging 29 wins per season and winning a pair of ACC regular season championships to go along with three league tournament titles.

And while Shelden's speech won't go down in history like Lou Gehrig's speech at Yankee Stadium or Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, its sincerity and brevity warmed the hearts of every Duke fan in the building.

"I'm not one for big words or anything like that," Williams said. "Of course I want to thank God. I know I can do all things through Him who strengthens me, so I want to thank Him first and foremost."

"Lastly, keep being who you are."

Same to you big fella.

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Humble Williams Now an Immortal - Anhil8tor - 01-29-2007

Feb. 1, 2007 at Virginia 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 4, 2007 Florida State 2:00 pm ET
Feb. 7, 2007 N. Carolina 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 11, 2007 at Maryland 5:00 pm ET
Feb. 14, 2007 at Boston College 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 18, 2007 Georgia Tech 1:00 pm ET
Feb. 22, 2007 at Clemson 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 25, 2007 at St. John's 2:00 pm ET
Feb. 28, 2007 Maryland 9:00 pm ET
Mar. 4, 2007 at N. Carolina 4:00 pm ET

*My opinion of tough games left

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Humble Williams Now an Immortal - Sassy - 01-29-2007

Anhil8tor Wrote:Feb. 1, 2007 at Virginia 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 4, 2007 Florida State 2:00 pm ET
Feb. 7, 2007 N. Carolina 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 11, 2007 at Maryland 5:00 pm ET
Feb. 14, 2007 at Boston College 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 18, 2007 Georgia Tech 1:00 pm ET
Feb. 22, 2007 at Clemson 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 25, 2007 at St. John's 2:00 pm ET
Feb. 28, 2007 Maryland 9:00 pm ET
Mar. 4, 2007 at N. Carolina 4:00 pm ET

Not many people express themselves that way.
One what?Is this a math question?By the way, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?
Quite honestly, I wouldn't worry myself about that.

You are too old for me.I will mention that to my botmaster, .
What time is it there?
"It goes without saying"? 25 2007 at St?
Do you have any conditions I should know about?
I've lost the context, . Are we still on John's 200 pm ET Feb?
Is this a math question?

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Humble Williams Now an Immortal - BIRD33 - 01-29-2007

He's a class act.I heard vitale say the other night that right now Duke NBA players have the highest total contracts of all college teams represented in the NBA.Carolina was second, shocking.

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