<div align="center"><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Some players pick a number when they are first starting out playing their sport, and never change it the rest of their lives. For Hawks PG Royal Ivey, that was not the case - necessarily."In high school I wore number 12," says Ivey, who led Cardozo HS in Queens to their first-ever New York PSAL title during his senior year before doing a post graduate year at Blair Academy in New Jersey. "When I went to the University of Texas for college, I decided to add 12 to that to represent making the move to the next level."As a four-year starter at UT, Ivey and his No. 24 jersey were a part of more victories than anyone else in school history. But when it was time to jump to the NBA, he had a decision to make."I thought about choosing the place I got drafted as my number for the pros, but I didn't like No. 37 (which is where he was chosen by the Hawks in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft). So I decided to stick with what I had done at Texas, and now I wear No. 36."Wearing his No. 36 jersey, Ivey has started all but seven of the Hawks games so far this season and maintains an impressive 3-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.</div> Link</div>
