It's common for senior athletes to send out a message thanking everyone at the end of their career. Few will do so as meaningfully as Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky.
Kaminsky terrorized opponents with his rebounding, range, defense and voluminous offensive skillset. Having graduated the weekend before and begun preparations for the NBA, Kaminsky sent out a full-throated thanks to Wisconsin and all his supporters:
When I got to Wisconsin I was a frail kid with lofty dreams who wanted to achieve something great. I realized at the time that it wasn't going to happen immediately for me. It would take time to get where I wanted to be, but I had no clue how hard the process would be.
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Our story as a team has been so well documented that there really is no need to go into it here with any great detail. But I will say this, it was the best time of my entire life. Every single day was better than the previous one. I have no regrets at all about my basketball career at Wisconsin, especially because no one expected me to achieve what I achieved except me.
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As I sign off as a Wisconsin student for the final time, I would like to share a passage from my favorite book that has inspired me and explains me very well. I hope it resonates with you all, but if not at least always remember that the magic of life lives within us and amongst us and it is our job to never forget it.
Those are only snippets; make the time to read the whole thing.
Boo and hiss at Wisconsin basketball, but Kaminsky is the epitome of what any basketball coach in the country would want on his or her team.
Thank YOU, @FSKPart3. #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/n8iDWBbKSA
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) May 22, 2015
