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Payne's motor is her best asset

By Glenn Nelson
HoopGurlz

Monday, June 22, 2009

Erica Payne doesn't rest so much as she pauses. Or recharges, like a battery. She seemed drained after a recent, typically hell-bent stint on the basketball court, and was asked if she could play again that day. "Just give me a few minutes," Payne said, matter-of-factly. The bunny could and would start banging the drum again shortly. Just emerging from her sophomore season at Carondelet High School in Concord, Calif., Payne plays and talks -- heck, lives -- as if time were about to run out ...

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