I'm still hungry, but I got complacent and admitted that to myself. I knew I had to start working again to get where I wanted to be. Whereas he had been lifting weights irregularly during the season, Dixon started getting in the weight room four times a week, asking Shultz to prescribe workouts. Dixon also started shooting more. On more than one occasion, he was in Cole Field House, with a team manager rebounding, until past midnight.
Shooters have to have their stroke.
And the way to have their stroke is taking as many shots as possible. The extra practice has paid off. Dixon said afterward with a smile. It was just another obstacle cleared in what has become a story of success. Both of Dixon's parents died from AIDS while he was in high school.