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MIAMI -- Udonis Haslem has spent his entire NBA career in the shadows of others, without complaint.He was front-and-center Tuesday night.Haslem was among three enshrined into the Miami Sports Hall of Champions, joining U.S. womens national soccer coach Jill Ellis and former University of Miami and New Orleans Saints star Jonathan Vilma at Marlins Park. Haslem is now the longest-tenured member of the Miami Heat, going into his 14th season with the team when training camp starts later this month.When I look at the list of people that came before me -- Michael Irvin and Dan Marino, so many people -- to be mentioned in that category is an amazing accomplishment for me, Haslem said. Its an amazing honor. Im humbled, blessed, fortunate and just thankful. Never in a million years did I think Id be right here, right now.The three-time NBA champion still cherishes his childhood memories that stem from watching his heroes like Irvin and Marino -- both previous Sports Hall inductees -- play at the Orange Bowl, which was on the same plot of land where Marlins Park now sits. Haslem used to sell sodas in the stands at the Orange Bowl, a fundraiser for his basketball team at Miami High.He told that story Tuesday with a confession.For every $5 we made, I think about $3 made it back to our coach, Haslem said. The other $2, we figured it out.Vilma told a story about how he was moved up to varsity basketball at Coral Gables High and how Haslems Miami High team beat them handily. Vilma went on to focus on football, winning a national title with the Hurricanes in 2001 and then a Super Bowl with the Saints.For someone like myself, born and raised in Miami, growing up in Miami, this is one of those accomplishments ... that mean the most, Vilma said.Ellis -- who led the U.S. to the 2015 FIFA Womens World Cup title -- is a South Florida resident with ties to many coaches at the University of Miami and said she was humbled to be recognized.Im always amazed at how sport manages to bring people together, Ellis said. As wonderful as the memories have been for me on the field, its surpassed by the friendships Ive been able to make.Also honored Tuesday with a lifetime achievement award was Jimmy Evert, the father of 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, who accepted the award on her late dads behalf.The best person Ive ever known, Chris Evert said. Cheap Nike Dunks China . 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Now, the three-time world champion will attempt to win the first gold for U.S. womens wrestling on Aug. 18 in Rio.She has the ability to stay focused when the lights are on, George Gray said. She knows how to win.Gray won the majority of her high school matches against boys at 130-140 pounds. Now shes coached by Terry Steiner, a former All-American wrestler at Iowa who leads the U.S. womens national team.Womens wrestling was added at the 2004 Athens Games. When wrestling nearly got tossed out of the Olympics three years ago, increasing womens participation was among the improvements required by the IOC. Women were added to wrestling boards and female referees to the mat. Two more weight classes were added, bringing the total to six in Rio.Gray, a three-time world champion, has traveled to 22 countries for competitions in the last several years. Shes spent eight years at the U.S. Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, getting ready for the Japanese women. They won three of the four golds at the 2012 London Games, where Gray was an alternate.Here are some things to know about the 25-year-old Gray, who is ranked No. 1 at 75 kilograms (165 pounds).EARLY TRAININGShe joined her uncles wrestling club and started with tumbling and basic moves to see who had better balance. She honed her wrestling technique and competitive skills around age 12, when she developed strength and skill and put that into a complete match, she said.Gray says her mother Donna will attest that she was super-hyper as a kid. Wrestling and playing soccer with her three younger sisters helped redirect her energy.I definitely think my parents had the option to medicate me to kind of calm me down, and they chose to put me in athletics, she said. It helped me in school, it helped me in so many different areas of my life.GRAPPLING GUYSGray was 16-16 against boys while attending Bear Creek High School her freshman year on the varsity team, where teammates knew her from growing up together on the mat. Her dad said shed often trail 2-0 because the boys were faster at the takedown, but shed always either reverse or get around and then get on top.dddddddddddd She pinned a lot of boys.Her family moved the next year and she went 20-10 at 135 pounds at Chatfield High School. Her junior year she was captain of the boys team and finished 20-7.Occasionally, there was pushback from parents at other schools. Some of these boys played the gender card, `Im not going to wrestle her, were not supposed to be hurting girls, George said. But guess what, Id see him two weeks later at a different tournament wrestling a girl because he knew he could beat that girl.While there were some forfeits, George says Adeline is where she is today because she wrestled the boys. It made her better.I had my dad in my corner the whole time, she said of the former wrestler and police officer. He really just gave me that freedom to go out there and be an athlete.OLYMPIC PREPAfter winning the junior world title at 17, Gray moved to an Olympic development program at Northern Michigan University and finished high school in Marquette, Michigan. She recently earned a business degree through DeVry University.Gray will be joined in Rio by three teammates -- Elena Pirozhkova (63 kg), Helen Maroulis (53 kg) and Hayley Augello (48 kg).The women wrestle two rounds of 3 minutes in freestyle, which allows for throws and hooking the legs. The men wrestle both Greco Roman, grappling from the waist up, and freestyle.GATOR ROLLGray is known for her arm bar and chicken wing pins and the leg lace move. That involves an arm lock around the ankles, crisscrossing them. Then a gator roll, you start turning, her dad said. If they dont, theyll pop a knee or the pain is unbelievable, so you turn. Thats two points.Gray tries to dominate the opponent early in the match. You dont want to wait around to see peoples best stuff, she said. You want to hammer them with what you have and get off the mat.GAINING GROUNDWomens wrestling is not an NCAA sport, but high school girls wrestling is gaining popularity in California, Washington, Texas, Florida and Hawaii, Gray said.Whats the difference between wrestling boys and girls?(Boys) dont have shoulders like Gumby, she said. Girls get out of pinning holds that no boy would ever be able to get out of. Boys, their shoulders are so stiff, if you get the right leverage on a shoulder, theyre going to go over and pin themselves. ' ' '