Ben Wallace, One of the best defensive players to ever play the game and once the heart and soul of the Detroit Pistons. I met Ben Wallace on a couple of occasions both in Detroit at autograph signings. The first time was at DC Sports in a mall in Detroit. I was probably 50th in line and got a basketball and 8 x 10 picture signed. He was pretty quiet and really didn't say much to anybody. Honestly, I don't have a problem with that as everybody is different and he was kind enough to sign things for people so that was good enough for me. Alot of athletes don't do any public signings so its really hard to ever get something signed unless you pay big bucks and go through a dealer. The second time I met Ben Wallace was a couple weeks after they won the NBA Championship. He was at another mall with Tayshaun Prince and Rip Hamilton. He was a little more into this one as his wife was by his side and thousands of people were there either getting an autograph or watching them from the 2nd floor of the mall. He signed a Sports Illustrated for me after about a 2 hour wait. Overall, Ben was pretty quiet, but was worth the wait to get this Pistons autograph. Ben now plays with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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