<div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"This whole day has been surreal, just a really intense time seeing all these coaches and teachers," Shane Battier, 29, said. "I'm really honored that they retired my number. It means so much to me and my family. It's a little scary, though, that none of the kids here now ever saw me play -- I'm getting old." Battier, his parents and siblings, friends, former teammates and the Country Day community gathered for the 90-minute ceremony. His jersey is only the second retired in school history, with the first belonging to former Wolverine and Piston Chris Webber. </p> "In some ways, I always felt like I've been chasing Chris Webber," said Battier, a Birmingham native. "He had such an amazing career, he set the bar for me. When I got here as a student, people said, 'You're going to Chris Webber's school.' That pushed me to make my own mark." -- <font color="#1b4588">Detroit News</font></div></p></div>
