Tracy McGrady’s Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Tracy McGrady delivers his speech upon being enshrined to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2017. To learn more about Tracy McGrady take a look at his official Hall of Fame bio at www.hoophall.co...
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13 points in 33 seconds.
rapid fire! talk about a superstar
Well, there's one thing he did.
And a win
Okokokok. We kno about bull stuff!!! Spurs!
Zebuza that’s all you have to say..
Mad respect for Tracy McGrady but it is sad seeing him having some remorse for not feeling like he accomplished everything. But he had no real help hell he even carried the Adidas brand in the early 2000's. He was really unstoppable and would have been an all time great and he is a blessing to the game. Man I love how much respect he is getting from all his former teams and players among others. Tracy McGrady did not win a ring, But Tracy McGrady won at life and then some.
Obviously winning a ring is very important but it's not everything. Great players like T-Mac, Barkley, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, Dominique Wilkins, Iverson etc did not win it, but they still have a lot to be proud of.
Alexandros Simitzis
The Toronto Wire well he should have stayed with the raptors hof player bt he would have had a ring if he made better choice in teams he picked
T-Mac said that he regretted leaving the Raptors. Also bear in mind that the Orlando Magic coulda been a powerhouse if Grant Hill hadn't gone down with so many injuries. And remember also, they almost brought Tim Duncan. Imagine a healthy Orlando team with T-Mac, Grant Hill and TD! And also remember that T-Mac almost won a ring, until Ray Allen happened.
I totally agree with you bro. Just imagine if Grant Hill and Yao Ming had stayed healthy, and imagine if Ray Allen had missed that 3 pointer.
Damn he owned the room
T-Mac, Vincanity, and AI were my teenage years. God I miss the 2000's era such an underrated generation.
Marcus Sewell underrated??? 🤦♂️... Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, AI, JKidd, Nowitzky, Garnette, Ray Allen, Webber, Carter, Rasheed, Marbury, Yao, Stoudemire, Tmac... a Three p eat... you are the typical person who writes crap to write a comment
Most people just like your comment, only the ones that read and understood it knows to type
DUMBASS
Bruh, your the only one i heard the 2000s is underrated! No one even hates the 2000s, your the type of guy to say fraud things just to say somethin
@@nicolaszyx3120 who the hell is nowitzky ita nowitzki
Facts and also Kobe Shaq Reggie Miller Ray Allen Duncan KG JKidd Yao Ben Wallace C Webb Jermaine Oneal for me
7x all star
2x scoring title
Most Improved Player
Highest leader in blocks per game for a guard in a single season (1.8)
Well Deserved !
Mohammed Bari SO YOU SAYING HE LEAD THE LEAGUE IN SCORING ONLY 2 TIMES 😒. WOW Like my mind is blown 😲😒🖕🏾outta here
Mohammed Bari scary, really scary
Well deserved, indeed.
Mohammed Bari i
Mohammed Bari very well deserved
T-Mac in his prime was one of the greatest players to ever play the game. If you don't believe me dont respond back just go watch the film.
@Dats a paddlin nothing to do with his talent
@Dats a paddlin basketball is a team sport bro. you can't blame playoff struggles on one man
@Dats a paddlin He very much was good enough and almost did in his magic days. They went up 3-1 and then his team proceeded to blow that lead, further proving my point that sometimes it doesn't matter what one player does as it's a team sport
@Dats a paddlin that's only true for goat like players like jordan lebron and kobe. you can't compare any of those guys to anyone else or it makes the other guy seem like a scrub
How you in the hall with 19 5 and 4 smh
He averaged under ten for 7 of 16 years
Never got out the first round
He was good but not hall of fame
Well deserved T-Mac one of the greatest players and scorers too every play 🐐
so does grant hill deserve the hof?
bizzle hill is a must!!
It's a joke that he got in
*to ever play
+Ujjal Ray I wouldn't say that.....Yao Ming got in 1st ballot so he had to get in 1st ballot.I don't agree with Yao ming getting in 1st ballot more
Congratulations T-Mac, much love from Orlando.
congrats to T-mac,one of the cleanest speeches ever...🏀
Possibly the most elegant well put together Hall of fame speech I've ever heard.
35 seconds left on the clock and Tracy scored 13 points within that 35 seconds and won the game.
Congratulations, T-Mac! You most definitely deserve to be in the HOF! Blessings to you and your beautiful family!💚
This is basketball HoF, not the Catwalk or Beauty Pageant HoF ... maybe slide into his DMs though?
Clark Askam III A girl can't leave a comment on a Basketball video??...
Clark Askam III I'm pretty sure she knows it's the HOF... you just don't have anything worthwhile to say...
Y so serious
@@velldinero5211 Never fells to catch a simp, smh.
Wow, what an incredible and inspirational speech! T-Mac is my favorite player ever and I'm thrilled he's in the hall of fame now. Well-deserved without question, dude was amazing at his best. Unfortunately he was very unlucky as far as NBA stars go, and his career didn't go the way I hoped it would. Regardless, he has a lot to be proud of and will always be remembered.
Congrats to you T Mac, you deserve to be in the hall of fame :)
finally boy mac made it u derseve it bro 💯💯💯💯
no class tho dogging out his old coach
well deserved! one of the most underrated and nastiest players in his prime!
When healthy T Mac was the best NBA player in the league.
For those who don't know about Tracy, I just tell them: look at Kobe, and there you go.
Both were almost exactly the same. Tracy had more blocks and rebounds maybe, because of size, and Kobe was a better free throw shooter, otherwise they were pretty much the same player
@@JSB-2Z-2K yup but unfortunately he had to many injury same goes to penny and grant and many other great legend
Well deserved Tracy and even if the injuries took the best of him he still managed to give us highlights to remember. He was the baller as he was the show day in and day out when it comes to basketball court.
Well deserved, I think he's one of the best players I've ever seen.
I was in high school from 2000-2004 and man T-Mac was everything when I was a teenager, true inspiration. Thank you for the childhood memories.
My favorite shooting guards of all time
Igwe Lukata He was a Sf
He played both.
Eric Stevenson he's mainly remembered as a shooting guard
Eric Stevenson primarily tmac was a 2guard
@@E-Baby1988 he was a shooting guard, Dumb Ass
You can't help but love this guy. Down to earth, soft but well spoken, great guy all round and a solid basketballer too.
Thank you T Mac. You easily one of the best players I ever seen despite your injuries.. thanks for the smoothest dopest years you've given use man I appreciate it bruh..
Tracy McGrady love ya man.. salute
I'm glad people really appreciated amazing T-Mac's career despite the injuries.
Tracy McGrady really is a first class gentleman ;
Tremendous natural athlete;
Kobe lots of praise for Tracy .
Congratulations on getting into HOF !
Bravo 🏀 🏆👏
Unforgettable player...Mr Versatility and Spirit of Greatness.
You deserve it T-mac! You only had bad luck with all your injuries, but you were just as good as Kobe and with different circumstances could have accomplished much more. You became my favourite player with Kobe since your years of Orlando
Finnaly my man TMACK is up with the greats that took forever like if agree
No "K"
Comedy Cam in my opinion way to early for him to go into the hall of fame.Vince carter should have gone in before tmac but congrats anyway
richie bee Vince Carter still plays
+emil nergaard lets be real vince will play 2-3 more years but tmac should not be considered until after vince carter gets in.carter was the leader of the raptors tmac was his sidekick why you think tmac went to orlando to build his legacy.
richie bee T mac was the better player in his prime obviously, but Vince had better career and was more popular.
Dayuuuuuum I feel old when u see this guy on the HOF
Pure offensive BEAST, he could do it all, handles, shoot from the outside, drive, he certainly was NOT the Defender that Jordan was, but you can argue he was just as potent a scorer
MDCigan thats true although when he was at the raptors, due to his crazy athletic ability, he was a defensive specialist. Dude was blocking/stealing anything that came his way. But all that obviously stopped when he moved to Orlando lol
Tron Chappelle not really. His defense just stopped being highlighted. And on top of that he played with bums. So he couldn't do it all. He tried and his back and knees went out on him. One man can only do so much
MDCigan please don't compare t Mac to jordon. jordons first step was insane when he took it he was gone. jordon turn around jumper was unstoppable. everyone was to compare someone to mike when mike is from a different planet. mike is goat and forever will be goat. if t Mac went against mike in playoff or finals, jordon would make t Mac cry. t Mac was a great scorer but only for a very short time and took his team nowhere
kevin araujo Pls TMac is known for having an insane for step for his size. 6'8 and literally blowing past Point guards. There was no player like TMac. He was the first of this hybrid type of player. Then came LeBron then KD. TMac was the first, 6'8 smooth handles, soft touch, as quick as a PG, Taller than whoevers guarding him. If youre taller than him, you were too slow, if youre shorter than him, hell shoot right over you or take you to the basket. Either way TMac had a 44 inch vertical and basically shot over any defender and his tendencies for that were high.
all offense thats it.
Tmac was an excellent talent. If you saw his prime year's, no doubt he was on his way to becoming one of the top 10 players of all time. But injuries disrupted that potential. Tremendous talent, congrats they got this one right! 👊
my all-time favorite player, just imagine if he wasn't injured for most of his career, kudos T-Mac!
a wonderfull friend ... the best think you can say to the man or woman you chose to live the rest of your life with .
Well deserved, real basketball fans who appreciate and love the game would agree.
he should trust his first instinct !! He don;t deserve to be in the HOF
Your clearly a fan who never watched basketball
My personal fave top 3 player. Made high school so exciting. You deserve it Tmac! Salute!
No matter what you had accomplish in the nba but when that man KOBE said you was his toughest competitor, that moment right there you knew you deserved to be in the hall of fame congrats T-MAC!!
dredae _ right what i thought!
Kobe's word isn't law. Tmac should not have been 1st ballot.
One if not the smoothest NBA HOF Speech ever. That elevator story, fabricated or not was a great transition piece
The best part of the speech was when he was talking to his kids. Powerful words.
You deserve to be in the Hall of Fame T-Mac. My favorite player of all time, I aspired to play like you, I looked up to you then, and continue to look up to you now. A job well done and a hell of an amazing career. Love ya T-Mac!
TMac!!! Congratulations
U Deserve it Boss!
#Salute
congratulations been a fan since 2000 til now i admire you as my hero. #goat
Great speech, and we'll deserved Tracy. Congrats
2,122 pts raptors
8,298 pts magic
7,134 pts rockets
226 pts Knicks
574 pts pistons
273 pts hawks
If only you did not get hurt you would have Given the NBA more blues than a track record I remember your crossover on kobe when he fell on his ass that was something most could not do I remember your 60 points in 3 quarter's also the 2002/03 season was my favorite year to watch you chit on the Entire league and if that's not enough your Now cemented with the greats glad to see you in the naismith Hall of fame YOUR THE MAN ! CALI GROWN I'M OUTT...
Amazing speech man! You were my favorite player growing up and I always got your shoes! I still remember the ones where you could tighten up the back with some built in screw haha
my all time favorite player for almost 20 years now. T Mac deserved this 1st ballot induction to the hall. everyone who remembers when the league was AI's and T Mac's knows how much of a factor this man was
That was Lit! Congrats to T-Mac Well Deserved...........
1 of the most talented players I've ever seen at 6'8", silky smooth, athletic, versatile, had his own style and impact on the game, good speech Mac!
Man I still have my tmacs love that dude
one of the best to ever do it much respect to Tracy McGrady
Tracy Mcgrady without his injuries, and his prime, and on a team with some decent players like Kobe, Michael, Lebron
would have easily been the goat, but lets not forget Penny Hardaway
Grey Fox23 he had far more decent players than MJ stop it everybody won’t win a ring says nothing abt how great a player he was.
maybe not goat, but at Kobe's level. They were almost identical, and i just loved it. Him, Kobe, Vince, A.I., made the 2000's NBA so much fun to watch
Jay 2Z he didn’t have decent players??? You don’t know shit abt basketball you need to go revisit his rosters
Yeah Yao Ming was trash
Great speech about his wife and family!
Tracy McGrady deserve to have is place in the Hall of Fame!! 🏀🏀🏀
True Baller !! “He can go”!!
A Beautiful speech !!
Great speech
Congratulations Tmac. Well deserved! Beautiful family!
Back in Tmacs prime no one could check him including Kobe that was 1st team all defense
ChattyPablo duh but he said Kobe couldn’t check him.
Nobody could stop TMac
HIS GRACE except pressure
Except injuries
back in his prime he couldn’t make it pass the first round.
Short but sweet! Well deserved, one of my all-time favorite players to watch, so skilled and talented.
Finally The Goat Getting The Respect He Deserves!!!!
you mean the guy who couldn't get out of the 1st round? or the guy who chose to be a scoring champ while his team has the worst record in the east? the guy is a great player no doubt but he's not a guy who help elevate his teammates
Dikembe is the goat bc his voice sounds like cookie monster
He looks like a goat indeed.
Congrats TMAC! You are now part of the greatest of all time.
Tmac you gave the NBA so much you are one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball it jut because you had sum bad "luck" doesn't mean you don't deserve it
A living legend....#GOAT...Hall of Fame eligibilty should be somewhat based of cultural impact and while we always talk about the imprint of legends like Kobe...AI....MJ...not taking away from their greatness...its already understood...but...Er body wanted to be T Mac back in the early 2000s man....he was like the first laid back superstar that made the game just look so easy for him......this brother was art in motion....he deserves every bit of this....much respect T-Mac.....and oh 13 points in 30 sec...really
This makes me tear up a little. TMac is my first basketball hero. I was like 9.
Okay, I honestly think Tracy had one of the most eloquent speeches of all basketball hall of fame O-o
I guess working in media helped him *finds out he's a master toastmaster*
he look as like my big brother for real and proud of Tracy and lovely family God bless them all
best sg ever are
1. MJ
2. Kobe
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Allen Iverson
5. Tmac
Ai>Wade.. Ai in his prime carried a bum team to the finals Wade on a bum team could barely make the playoffs
Clyde/Mac at 5
I Want To Add Jerry West & Clyde Too
congrats T-Mac. you are a legend as well.
He was better than everyone in the league for 4-5 years. Overshadowed by Kobe. T-Mac didn't have the pieces he needed and he still act a fool on the court solo. Didn't like Van Gundy system for him but he still shined in Houston. Especially comes playoff time. He didn't reach far but he average like 28-32 points in the playoffs each year he started.
Mohammad Lee never better than Kobe dude stop if Kobe was in orlando he woulda averaged 45
Worst luck ever. He was supposed to be with Grant Hill in Orlando, but, Hill got hurt. (Orlando almost signed Duncan) Went to the Rockets and Yao plays hurt and half the games. He did very well in the playoffs, just was bunched in a stacked West. 1st ballot all the way.
Hell no Ai was and will always be better than T mac.. T mac was like 9 inches taller and couldn't carry his team out of the first round Ai carried a bum team to the finals
T-Mac... Deservingly...
I'm a proud fan!
He was the first big man to score and handle the ball like a guard. Before Lebron, Melo and KD, There was TMAC! He was also a trendsetter for pulling up off the dribble. This cat had it all. My opinion is they inducted him more for his influence and impact he had on the game rather than his accomplishments. Well deserved TMAC!
Uhhhhh Did you ever see Grant Hill before he broke his ankle?.
T-Mac wasn't really a big man anyway. He was massive for a Shooting Guard, granted, but he was not a "big man".
well deserved T-Mac, well deserved, one of my favorite players growing up, I'll never forget the time you dunked on Sean Bradley twice or the 13 points in 30 seconds when playing for Houston
My favorite player of all time. Whenever I play NBA live back in 2007 I would always pick whatever team t-mac is in (I had the older games). And make him score a bunch of points. I had my mom buy me t-mac 6 shoes for my 15th birthday. I loved t-mac back then and said he was better than Kobe because my grandpa was a big Kobe fan. And I would always cheer for t-mac. I just wish I can get to meet him.
The only NBA player that never had time to show what he can do. Its so sad, but I'm so happy that he's in the hall of fame! Been waiting for it for years! BEST! TMAC !
Big Mac, good to see you get your just due my brother! Hurry up and come back to The Bahamas! Take some more pictures with us! We, your fans down here miss you and your beautiful family! You're a true Hall Of Famer on and OFF the court! We love you!
If only Ray Allen didn't ruin it for TMac, he would've gotten a ring.
One of the best speech have heard in a while...
Well deserved TMAC!
One of my fav players of all the time. Extremely underrated player
dope ending
gotta love tracy...period!
tmac vs kobe 1 on 1 who u got? Tmac vs LeBron who u got? I remember them days. Glad I got to witness your greatness. Well deserved.
I always picked Tmac...
Lol ctfu Kobe is the greatest 1 on 1 player ever, they even played one on one and mentions Kobe one , look it up
Amazing Speech!!
I'm certainly not here to say that Tracy McGrady doesn't deserve to be in The Hall of Fame. However, I am here to say if Tracy made it into The Hall, there are many others who should be inducted! Congrats, Tracy!
M. L. I just feel alot of people dont get who Tracy McGrady was. I am serious when I tell them Tmac had a legitimate chance to become the greatest player of all time. This is not an exagerration. When he was in Orlando, I remember countless time reporters would say he has a chance to be the greatest player of all time. Keep in mind he was on 22/23 at this time. In the early 00s, he was widely and easily regarded as the best perimeter player, even over Kobe although Kobe stood his ground a few years it wasnt until Tmac got injured in 2006 and Kobe got better that year that people started to put the debate to rest. I just dont think people realise how good Tmac was before he was injured. Taken his situation and circumstances, this is why the NBA let Tmac in. Because with all those injuries, look at what hes accomplished around the world. Now imagine if he never got injured its almost impossible to say he wouldnt of became a top 5 player.
M. L. Is there another former NBA player whose had 7 All-NBA Teams, 7 All Star Appearances, Two Scoring Titles, and MIP (on top of being one of most dazzling and dynamic scorers in the history basketball, all straight from high school btw) who isn't in the Hall of Fame?
C webb should've been inducted this year to me.
Yo check NBAs new vid about Tmac career retrospective. Greats including Vince, Alonzo and Kobe himself talk about how Tmac was crazy good. Kobe even calls him one of the greatest.
Benard King's ELITE years were like 3-4 yrs whilst Tracy McGrady's ELITENESS was truly-duly 6-7 yrs as an Alpha Dog who many 'NBA Insiders' considered as the National Basketball Association's best two-way player... please believe me when I say, "T-MAC's prime years were zee NBA's TOP 5 of ALL-TIMESSS-SS!!!"
Smooth. Spoke like his game. And loved seeing the love & respect he has for his wife. Refreshing to see.
Tmac was my favorite player even when Kobe played!
Anthony Simpson Same
Cant be mad at that!!
Congrats Tracy!! He was fun to watch.
I was hoping his speech was going to be longer. Isn't that why he went last? Because they always give the popular inductees the longest speech at the end.
DP30 Well each person is given a time limit. Some people go way over like Allen Iverson did last year lol.
But even now, T-Mac still cannot believe he is a HOFer. I don't even think he grasps the concept he was even up on the ballot to be one, yet alone be a finalist. So I wasn't shocked to see him keep the speech short and sweet. Plus Mac isn't too talkative in general.
However, I did want to see him speak on his lack of winning success and how Scoliosis played a role in his career.
DP30 rrright. Was hopong it was longer as well. Iverson needed his own HOF special for the time he spoke. Lol
My favorite player all the time ever. T-mac you deserve to be a HOF
Just the fact that we have to explain why T mac should be in no question is crazy. He literally is one of the best players I have ever seen and was literally considered to be going for the GOAT title even over Kobe when T mac was in his prime. He was incredible. That's why he got in so early no debate because real fans knew he was no joke and the ONLY thing that slowed him down was injuries. Even Kobe constantly says that T mac was the only person of his era that had him in awe and that he felt like he couldn't stop. Think about that. Kobe has played against MJ, Lebron, Iverson, Duncan, etc and he said T mac was the hardest to play against. Kobe is universally respected so even if you don't believe the media guys the great Mamba who was playing against him while you was on the couch let you know that T mac was not a game.
Tracy MCGrady should deserve an Oscar for his Speech. What an amazing Player of the NBA. I never forget
Injuries are just the worst.
Long waited. Well deserved. I am from China, and followed Houston Rockets because of Yao Ming back in 2002, but then I became a TMac fan.
1: Jordan
2: Kobe
3: Dwade
4: AI
5:Tmac
So true
Asante Carter if you don't appreciate Wade you know nothing bout basketball. Go watch the tape. Wade def up there with the best of them.
@ YoungAli Are you mad ???? TMAC is way above thous mofo's 2.3.4.5 ......
he is legit next to the goat himself ....
Career wise, yes. That list is accurate.
Comparing them on their prime, no. Specially taking in account how TMac's prime was pretty much slashed by injuries. But while it lasted it was just ridiculous to watch. Even Kobe admits that Tmac on his prime could do anything he could, but better. And Wade as great as he was never topped Kobe. Make your own conclussions.
And AI as amazing as he was, doesn't belong in that list, he was a PG. Scoring-first PG, but PG nonetheless. He has no business being in a Shooting Guard list.
My favorite player of all time,
God I wish he was healthy throughout his career
Most talented basketball player to ever play , just didn't have work ethic smh
One of the best players to ever play congratulations well deserved enjoy the many blessings God has given you
Only 9 minutes??
Great career regardless of the injuries and lack of team success. Long time fan and supporter since 2000, mainly because of how humble he is. Dude is on stage still talking about how he doesn't "accept" being a HOFer because he feels he doesn't "deserve" it. Crazy he still thinks while it's happening. But man the dude is one of the purest talents in NBA history and one of the most smoothest players to watch.
These youngsters dont understand! Injury can be so cruel. For all the Kobe lovers, T Mac was overall better than Kobe before he got injured. I would have taken T Mac over Kobe every day of the week and twice on Sunday up until T Macs back injury. He was that good. I'd honestly say Kobe was a better lock down defender than T Mac in his prime, but T Mac was a much better and efficient scorer. T Mac was smooth as butter on the court.
MrEdiddy11 lol tell tmac to play some D. Kobe makes 9 times first team all defense. Tmac offensive game was identical to kobe. Easy. Kobe was more complete than tmac.
Injuries my ass. Kobe played through them all! Broken hand, shoulder tears, Achilles injury, knee problems, Ankle injuries, broken finger tip (won the ship that year) and more!
protosszergterran Kobe said TMac was his toughest "enemy". For me that alone is a reason to be in the HOF. Have you ever seen TMac in his prime?
Most of those injuries were late in Kobe's career. T-Mac's back problems started when he still was with the Magic. That's without mentioning how Kobe had Shaq to help him carry the load early on, and later had a supporting cast that included Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza.
True dat. T-Mac was better than Kobe. If Shaq had T-Mac instead of Kobe they would have had 7 rings probably.
Tracy Mcgrady is the MOST CHARISMATIC ANALIZALER in SPORTS..WHY DONT I SEE HIM MORE!!
Biopic for TMAC starring Will Smith
T-MAC!!! ONE OF THE BEST PURE SCORERS OF ALL TIME! COULD SCORE ANYTIME HE WANTED IN HIS PRIME!!!!!!
You can't tell the story of ball without mentioning Tracy Mcgrady, welcome to the Hall of Fame and congrats. (P.s. real bball fans know tmac-injuries=>than Kobe) thats how real he was! Hate to him feeling empty about this.