"I got hooked up with the NBA Nation and the next thing I knew I was judging the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown. They needed somebody who can travel on the weekends and go up to eight different cities."
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Source : "Dime Q&A: Darryl Dawkins Reveals The Origin of His Nickname And Recalls His First Dunk". Uproxx Interview, uproxx.com. August 4, 2011.
Source : Remarks by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven at the University-wide Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin, news.utexas.edu. May 16, 2014.