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Dwight aims high for no regrets - 2004-02-12
Simon Dwight has one plain wish. It's not the conventional one sportspeople trot out when the question is asked. It has nothing to do with winning this or that, playing here or there, heading for gold or hoisting a trophy.

"I just don't want to be sitting on my veranda when I'm 50 or 60 years old, wishing that I'd done this or that," Dwight said.
One of the complaints of Dwight came in 1999. He was given a contract with Charlotte in the NBA but declined. It left many shaking their heads in disbelief.
Read the full story at Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

Wallace declines a Slam Dunk call - 2004-02-12
Gerald Wallace declined, again, but this time it was not out of complete frustration.
For the second-straight year, the high-flying Wallace was offered and declined an invitation to compete in the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Competition.

"They asked me last year and asked me this year," Wallace stated, referring to invitations extended by the league's vice president of basketball operations, Stu Jackson.
Read the full story at Sacramento Bee, CA