My Wish: Shaq Meets Alex

drive along the Mobile Bay causeway in Alabama and you're likely to see Joe Williams fishing for trout alongside his 9 year old grandson Alex you caught a white child the big man lay down nice a spittoon I was got a wonderful smile kind of got that smile to put you at ease and brightened my whole day when he smiles this smiling young man was born Alexander Williams but Joe calls him his little trooper my granddaddy's trooper trooper late in 2006 this active youngster started experiencing fatigue shortness of breath and bleeding gums the doctor's diagnosis was a shock they said I had a cute ample but blessed leukemia it was all devastating to me I wouldn't I couldn't believe it I walked up and almost like no my baby don't have Luke him I asked him how why my mom start crying Matt tell her not to worry his struggles hard when he was telling this was some type was a former counsel alpha malleable in and out of the hospital Alex found himself focusing on basketball and on the player he admired most Shaquille O'Neal this is me except I don't get over him now when Alex isn't on the court he's drawing pictures of Shaq he draw it the one of second he'll you draw the shake man he draw everything Alex's wishes to meet check and if he ever did Alex knows just what he would tell him let's play basketball and don't you don't bowling that evening while the family plays a board game a surprise arrives at the door I was missing lives Williams hey you man Alice we've got a special delivery boy there's a package for Alex he rips it open and immediately recognizes what's inside shake shoes there's also a message from chef hi Alex I can't wait to see you on Sunday see you soon you got a little baby days later in Orlando Alex waits in a limo he thinks he's going sightseeing but someone else has a better idea want to go see my boy Alex you rile me around in the limo you know loudly let's roll in Yeah Yeah come on your roller come on come on your brother's a little bit come up on this room jump in the back we're gonna play some ball today - i'ma bust y'all up yeah I might take you you gonna tell you one Roger to be resolute it doesn't take long before Shaq's got Alex and his brothers having some fun in his Superman van yeah there you go for the chauffeur-driven ride to lunch Shaq has time alone with Alex to give him some real-life encouragement how do you feel that you feeling okay you gotta stay positive no matter what you know that right yeah what you gonna do when you grow up along there doctor what kind of doctor a sergeant oh man that's right do whatever you want to be brother surgeon and be like this is doctor Shaquille O'Neal mess with the doctor Alex please she gonna be like hold on doctor Alex not now it's not that she's here okay would like to speak to you for a tough two hours are you doing brother Alex finds out that when you roll with Shaq it's always a VIP party what's up baby I hold all my calls mrs. President Bush unless she wants to talk to us you see this Jack even performs a little magic for Alex and you think it's in it's not dead and I go like that go on say that I can say like that magic pretty good huh you ready to eat okay you check that you're the big loser you're the big master you check the big manager all money says you know it's time to play a little ball the showdown me versus you change them should be raised that won't touch it so you're hanging it up a lot of people are you ready for that you sure you handed up let me see us okay I'm nervous I'm nervous but Alex isn't just going to have a shoot around it's show time here's tonight's starting lineup for your fetus sighs a71 center from louisiana state university number 32 Shaquille O'Neal and a four to guard from Mobile Alabama Alexander Williams finally it's time to play big Aristotle versus the little trooper Alex shows a quick first step as he drives past Shaq and scores Jack gets a hot hand and takes a 4-2 to lead then Alex rallies to tie it up 4 to 4 then Alex dunks it ah with a little help from chef a day Alex will always treasure ends with a hug from his hero you you

Channel: Make-A-Wish America

Views: 1,883,652

Keywords: Make-A-Wish Foundation (Nonprofit Organization), Shaquille O'Neal (Basketball Player), Shaq, National Basketball Association (Sports Association), Phoenix Suns (Professional Sports Team), Basketball (Interest), Wishes, My Wish

Id: m9NNE3sf3u4

Length: 8min 11sec (491 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 08 2011