Professional sports are capable of people who are physically developed and healthy. Plus, they need psychological stability. Charles Barkley is one of the basketball players who achieved unique results in the game.
Starting conditions
People with certain physical characteristics come to professional sports. Even an inexperienced observer can easily distinguish the person playing football from the one who sets records in swimming. When a coach in any sport recruits students, he knows what parameters need to be addressed first. Basketball is a game for people of high stature. Charles Barkley has average data, although he doesn’t 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 Alabama. Father, as he could, worked to feed the family. Mother was engaged in housework. Charles was not much different from the boys with whom he spent time on the street. From an early age, basketball was his favorite game. At the school where Barkley studied, many guys regularly and persistently practiced in the basketball section.
Debut Case
Charles grew up a persistent and ambitious child. When recruiting the school team, he was sent to the bench. The reason is insufficient growth and overweight. It is important to note that by its constitution, Barkley has a "wide bone." As a result, from the outside he looked fat. It is not known why, but in one summer the young man grew by 15 cm. He was accepted into the main team, and Charles demonstrated a great class of the game. 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 often put in the center position. Although he lacked growth, he always coped with the task. In 1983, as part of the US team, Barkley received a bronze medal at international university games. A year later, he received a diploma in profile education and accepted an invitation to play in the Philadelphia team.
