Vince Carter: I love to play. I have a young guy's mentality with a 40-year-old body
Carter is not ready to announce his retire yet
Vince Carter doesn’t want to hang up sneakers.
The forward who will turn 42 in January, signed a one-year deal with the Hawks in a season that could be his last one in the NBA.
Per ESPN, Atlanta, home to Turner Broadcasting and NBA TV, is the right place to be, but Carter isn't quite ready to announce his retirement.
"I know playing this game that the media and the fans and people can be cruel," he said with a grin. "It's like, 'You're old and you're playing against guys half your age. You shouldn't be out here.' But then for me that is my goal, to prove that I'm able to do that. And I put in a lot of work in mentally as well as physically just preparing myself."
I'm still the same person," said Carter, the 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year and an eight-time All-Star. "My approach is still the same. My work ethic, my ability to play the game is still the same. Obviously it's limited. You just don't get to see it as much, but it's the same guy."
"I love to play, man," he said. "I have a young guy's mentality with a 40-year-old body."
The forward who will turn 42 in January, signed a one-year deal with the Hawks in a season that could be his last one in the NBA.
Per ESPN, Atlanta, home to Turner Broadcasting and NBA TV, is the right place to be, but Carter isn't quite ready to announce his retirement.
"I know playing this game that the media and the fans and people can be cruel," he said with a grin. "It's like, 'You're old and you're playing against guys half your age. You shouldn't be out here.' But then for me that is my goal, to prove that I'm able to do that. And I put in a lot of work in mentally as well as physically just preparing myself."
I'm still the same person," said Carter, the 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year and an eight-time All-Star. "My approach is still the same. My work ethic, my ability to play the game is still the same. Obviously it's limited. You just don't get to see it as much, but it's the same guy."
"I love to play, man," he said. "I have a young guy's mentality with a 40-year-old body."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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