Clayton State mens basketball player Torrin Greene remembers when he and teammate Zac Bradley were playing together at North Clayton High. Greene was a senior, and Bradley was a freshman on the varsity team that reached the Class AAAA final four.
What stuck out the most for Greene about Bradley was his perseverance and determination not to back down to any player or situation.
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