The passenger in your pedicab could be anybody. Sports star? CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation? Music producer? You never really know, as this story at SI.com illustrates.
A week after receiving his U.S. visa and trying out in four NBA cities, Greek prospect Giorgos Printezis arrived in New York for the NBA Draft...
"We couldn't get a taxi,'' [his American agent, Kenny] Grant said. "Then a bike went by."
It was one of those pedaled rickshaws, a bicycle with a carriage in back.
"We said, 'Can you take us to the Garden?''' Grant said. "The guy said, 'Sure. Where is it?'"
The two-mile ride took more than 10 minutes. Printezis, a small forward, is 6-8 and 205 pounds, and Grant is a 6-foot former point guard.
"Every time we would stop for a red light, I felt so sorry for the guy on the bike," Grant said. "He was so slow getting started again."
The rickshaw pulled them down 5th Avenue then across 34th Street against traffic to the back entrance of the Garden.
"He pulls up to that green awning on 33rd,'' Grant said. "All the limos are lined up there for Greg Oden and Kevin Durant, and here we pull up in a rickshaw."
Feel free to click on comments below and share your own stories of the rich and famous. But remember, the person riding in your cab is always important, whether they're rich or famous or not. Treat everyone like the star they think they are.
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the operator didn't know where the garden was?? He must of been riding a fixed pedicab with a 44-14 gear. I usually shift up before stopping if NOT riding my fixed
Maybe the driver is a rookie and forgets to down shift before stopping. Or he is a gear pounder working on doing harm to his knees. Either way, it is nice to see that even a pedicab can make and appearance at the NBA draft.
In my short time as a driver I have only carried "local" celebrities, TV reporters, DJ's and the mayor. If The 'No' ever hosts the NBA Draft...
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