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REQUIEM FOR A HANDBALL PLAYER
I knew that his name was Mike, and he told me his last name once,
but I can’t remember it now. I do remember that I spoke with him
last week on the bench at Bailey Park, and that the day was a
beautiful one, with a clean sky and a bright sun that warmed our
foreheads and made us happy. He told me he lived alone, in
Riverdale, not far from the Courts. His wife passed away earlier
this year, after a long stay in a nursing home. He told me he was
83, and that he drank martini lunches when he worked as an executive
in the garment district years ago. Now, he mixed himself a drink at
home after a day at the Courts. He would usually have dinner with
friends, arriving home afterwards to sleep
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A "DUCK" IS A TERM USED IN THE NEW YORK CITY ONE WALL
HANDBALL CIRCLE WHICH MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING A
GOOD HANDBALL PLAYER. THE TERM "DUCK" IS A FRIENDLY INSULT THOUGH ,
BECAUSE MOST HANDBALL PLAYERS KNOW EACH OTHER. A "DUCK" IS A
C-PLAYER; WHO IS SOMEONE LEARNING THE GAME, OR
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