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Utah Jazz: Mailman delivers even in retirement

Great Story to catch up on what Karl is doing in retirement. He was a class act guy and I miss him!

I hope he writes better than he speaks. I've never met the guy so I can't say how he really is, but after watching him as a player for his two decades and listening to his interviews, I am convinced he's got a million-dollar body and a dime brain. If he ever published his memoirs, I hope he hires an incredible editor. And I still wouldn't buy it.

sniff, sniff... makes you kinda miss the old lug, doesn't it?

This guy is more well rounded than your typical athlete. He wasn't Shakespeare but he is a solid individual and at times he was underappreciated in Utah. I hope him all the best and the story of him and Miller was telling...very telling.

Karl proved to be a huge disappointment as a man. I made him a very special gift, wrote him a letter and delivered it to him through Mitch Kupchak - no reply from "the mailman". I contacted his agency who said the hand made gift was "misplaced". So I remade the gift, resent it through his agent - and never heard a word of thanks. I've made other gifts through the years for people in the public eye, including the President...and have always at least received a polite reply. Karl couldn't be bothered. What a nice way to deal with the public - or rather, what a pathetic selfish lack of response. Go away Malone - that Dog won't hunt!!!

when i give a gift, i too expect a personal response from the recipient, after all it's not about them, it's all about me. the only thing i like collecting more than letters thanking me for my gifts is stories about how poorly people respond to them.

"I've come to a place in my life where I just realized that if someone gets a little sideways with you, or they criticize you � so what," he said. "It don't matter. It just don't matter. Life is too short to be upset with people all the time. The only thing that really matters is if you can deal with it yourself, not what other people think or do."

That's great advice. How much better would the world be if we all took that to heart? If that's how Karl is thinking these days, I'll take his dime brain over anybody else who thinks they've got one worth a little more.

To PurplePhil: boondoggle keychains are so kitch.

Do you have any idea how much garbage celebrities receive from adoring fans? Most of it doesn't find its way through the first possee level let alone to the celebrity. Any "personal" acknowledgment you received was probably from an $8.50 an hour employee hired to handle items of such nature.

Elvis have left the building.

I do miss the days of Stockton to Malone. Deron has been a great replacement (although i still love Stockton) but I don't know if there is another player that is in the league today that played with the pure physicality that karl did. That is why Boozer frustrates me so much. I would love to see Booz run over someone the way Karl did in his prime. When your as big as Carlos, you don't have to use touch all of the time. There is something to be said about going to the lane with power and putting a few elbows to skulls. People WILL get out of your way

Karl, I think your a great guy and in your own sometimes quirky way a good person. I wish you the best.

Even though Karl was controversial at times, and made statements that a lot of people didn't understand, he has always, always been a person that cared for the less priveledged, those in need or in the case of Larry, there for you if you would let him. Say what you want about him, maybe his lack of education, or where he grew up, one thing he has got is a good BIG, BIG, HEART. If only our world had more like him, how much different our lives would be. Thanks for everything you have gave us Karl.

This story is about Karl Malone. He played basketball.

Your comment about obama, while I agree with you, is not germane to this story. Try some coffee before posting!

Stockton

The mail man is the man. I hope he figures out to write so he can break it down for all the wannabe's, like he figured out basketball and broke that down for all the losers he beat for twenty years. I'm a little surprised to find he's a writer, i'm intrigued by it. I'd read his books, I wouldn't be surprised if they were pretty freakin good. I'm not surprised to know he spent four days with lhm, if the mailman is anything, he's loyal. If there was one person you could have in your corner-he's the freakin mailman.

To the guy that Boozer frustrates. You have to realize that Malone played in a time that the NBA let them be physical and every man on the floor was a man. In todays game you have floppers and the NBA trying to move to a finesse game to protect its stars from injury. I am frustrated that people call Boozer soft ( I would love to see them call him that to his face) but if he played more physical he would foul out most games. He just has to play the game that the refs have allowed.

Malone is the man. Class act. And great guy. I love the Mailman. Stockton to Malone Forever baby!

I miss him in every way...I think that he was
the Greatest Basketball Player in my lifetime.
Jordan could never have stood up to the physical
punishment of a power forward.
He never gave up, never stopped trying and his
values were unshakeable...We all know he had
some family issues.
This guy provided me with some of the best
entertainment of my life.
I still remember the comments by NBC, after
Malone singlehandedly brought the series
back to Utah after throttling the Bulls
in Chicago during the Finals.
He is and was a one of a kind player.

I have a suggestion, why don't you have a contest with Malone, you get him to match you with writing skills, and he gets you to match him with workout skills. I would bet that he would outdo you without effort. I miss the old days of Stockton/Malone, they were an awesome team, and I admire all the good things that Malone has done, and that far outweighs a couple of writing or speaking glitches. If I were to compare my fitness to his grammar, he would make me look like a total fool, I work out two days a year.

To all you nuts on this issue. When you are 30 you worry about what people say about you. When you are 40 you don't care what people say about you. When you are 50 you realize that no on was talking about you. In addition to all you English Professors. Yall kin jus kis mi grits!!!! Now for purple whatever?? Would you define GIFT for me??

Great to see Karl again! What a stud he is. Won't ever be duplicated. Come back and stay a little longer! You're ONLY 45, dude! Get a job on KJZZ! You'd rock!

So, does Karl write in the third person?

To Karl vs. Boozer: I don't agree. If Booz would have come into the league and played good defense and was physical like Karl, he would have gained the respect of the officials for playing hard and would rarely foul out of a game. Karl rarely fouled out of a game. Carlos should watch Malone footage and gain some prospective from a truely amazing player. We may never see anything like it again because players today are in it for the money.

Karl was loyal to his fans and that is why his personal things are here on display for us to enjoy. Take the opportunity. The facility is home to the only full set of Dream Team uniforms. Thank-you Karl for all you've done for SLC and Utah.