<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Sean Elliott was on the verge of breaking down Sunday night. David Robinson had seen this before.Soon after both players joined the Spurs as rookies in 1989, Robinson noticed that coach Larry Brown's daily tirades left Elliott feeling uncharacteristically timid. Unsure of himself. Emotionally vulnerable. "He was really shaken," Robinson recalled. "He looked like he couldn't figure out what he wanted to do." More than 15 years, two All-Star appearances, a kidney transplant and a "Memorial Day Miracle" later, Elliott was shaken all over again. This time, though, it was as he watched his No. 32 jersey being retired during a ceremony that moved him to the brink of tears at the SBC Center. "I had to take a couple of deep breaths right there," Elliott told the crowd after his No. 32 was unfurled from the rafters. "I have to be honest with you, I'm barely hanging on by my fingernails." It seemed fitting, because so much of what made Elliott famous involved hanging on. <div align="center">. . . .</div> Elliott was the fifth Spurs player to have his number retired, joining George Gervin (No. 44), James Silas (No. 13), Johnny Moore (No. 00) and Robinson (No. 50). </div> Source
I liked Elliot the first time I saw him, I don't remember much about his game..I know he could shoot the 3. I remember him hitting the big shot, I remember him after his kidney transplant..it was an inspiration, and that is why I liked him..congrats to him, he deserved it.
Was a great moment indeed. The ceremony was also the highest rated southwest sports report telecast of all-time. It had 10.8 rating. 81,000 San Antonio homes tuned in to the celebration
