Tracy Mcgrady

          Tracy Lamar Mcgrady Jr also known as T-Mac was born in May 24, 1979 in Bartow Florida. When Tracy's mom was giving birth to him she was just getting out of high school and his dad wasn't always there for him because he was worried about his sons' Welfare so he wasn't there for him most of the time. Tracy's mom moved up north Auburndale with Tracy's grandmother so they both shared a responsibility on raising Tracy.

          Tracy grew up in Auburndale and went to Auburndale High School as a junior. There were many white people around him so he felt relaxed. Tracy Mcgrady played as shooting guard or a small forward. when Tracy was about 13 years old when he seen his Cousin's boyfriend getting shot to death. Tracy's family didn't have a lot of money but Tracy grew up with everything he needed.

           Tracy found out about sports at an early age and the first sport he played was baseball. He was tall and thin and wiry.  He was able to throw fastballs and swing the bat with a strong force. He was a little star in the Auburndale league. Later on Tracy played basketball more often but he wasn't interested in it as he was interested in baseball. Till he saw Penney Hardaway, Hardaway did moves on the court that Tracy has never seen and then Tracy started to look up to Hardaway.

            Tracy Mcgrady was drafted by the Toronto Raptors In 1997 fresh out of high school and then a year later his cousin Vincent Carter joined the NBA. Vincent always used to ask his cousin for help on what ever he needed in 2000 Tracy was drafted to the Orlando Magic. Tracy won the NBA scoring title in 2003.