Sam Maniscalco: 'It's about pride'

Sam Maniscalco hasn't owned, or borrowed, a pair of crutches in his brief time with the Illinois basketball program.

"There were times I could've used them," he acknowledged.

But that could have been viewed as a sign of weakness. And he couldn't let his teammates see him like that -- too much pride, for one. So even while he was limping to the bus after a game at Purdue, Maniscalco wouldn't ask for help. He leaned on the wall, instead.

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