Hoop Dreams
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:05:40
I'm off to Central...
:05:47
and the Congress
Expressway-

:05:49
a park over there where there are
some pretty talented young men.

:05:54
Earl Smith works downtown
as an insurance executive.

:05:59
On weekends he's an unofficial talent scout
for several area high schools.

:06:11
This is what you call
"beating the bushes. "

:06:14
This is the job
of most of your freshmen coaches...

:06:17
and guys like me who -
who played a little bit of the game...

:06:22
who love trying to help young people
on the road to success.

:06:29
It's in! It's in!
:06:33
Today Earl spots Arthur Agee,
whojust graduated from grammar school.

:06:39
he's got the quickest first step
that I've seen in about five years.

:06:44
his first step.
:06:51
I will bet you a steak dinner
in four years you'll be hearing from him.

:06:55
I don't even know anything about him.

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