Shane Battier Eyes Being High School Teacher When Playing Days Done

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One publication has dubbed Shane Battier the smartest player in the NBA. So it seems appropriate he envisions one day standing in front of a classroom.



The Houston forward is 32, and has gotten to the point where he's thinking about what he might do when his playing days are over. The 10-year man, who becomes a free agent this summer for the first time, figures he's got three or four seasons left before he embarks upon a new career.



"I've always loved to teach,'' Battier said in an interview with FanHouse about what he might do after basketball. "I could see myself as a teacher helping young people in some capacity. ... I've always thought about teaching a life skills class. There's so much common sense that kids never learn these days, like how to balance a checkbook, how to look over a mortgage agreement or an auto lease. ... Teach them skills that would really make a difference in their lives.''



Battier said it would be high school students he might like to teach. And how would he want to be addressed in class?



"If I get the teaching degree, I'll be Mr. Battier,'' he said.

 

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