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D Curtis Managing Editor any other idol of millions millions mil mil- LIKE lions there is a lot more to Karl Malone than the giant who slam dunks the basketball H His is Ii life fe isn't the game The game is a part of his life Born and raised by his mother in Louisiana Malone now makes his home is Utah with his wife and two daughters Even in the smallest of the markets Malone is one of the leagues most popular x players But the essence of Malone isn't fame and glory He is a businessman who happens happens happens hap hap- pens to have one of the most t- t recognizable positions in the world of sports Basketball isn't his only busi busi- ness nor is it his only sport Malone the man not the Mailman enjoys hunting fishing and trucks Recently he took time to talk with me in the office of his new trucking company about his life outside of basket basket- ball Dressed in jeans boots and a western shirt Malone said this style is typical for him and that his tailor does all his western clothes Few know the man inside the basketball uniform Malone admits that he worries about the motives of those who want things from him You think about that all the time That's people They come cometo cometo cometo to you with a great idea and all of the sudden it turns out to be something else That is is' some some- thing Ive I've learned to expect he said Malone Malon says he he does have some fun and people that he can trust But can he do things that others do without sacrificing his privacy or exposing his family to his fans If we go to the movies we mostly go late night Everyday is not fun like people think I think people expect you to be a different way and everybody wants a piece of your time but that's part of it and I have no gripes about that There comes a time when I go out with my wife and my kids and that's what I want to do There is the excitement of seeing your idol but also you want that privacy too That's just part of life he explained Part of Malones Malone's recreation includes listening to music Since Ive I've been in Utah Ive I've adjusted and I listen to everything I just dont don't listen to one particular kind of music I listen to country western jazz reggae soul I 1 listen to all of it I am not programmed to listen to one particular kind Although Malone and his family make their home in Utah plan to retire here and will raise their family here they also have a ranch in Arkansas and some property in Idaho Falls I have the ranch back in Arkansas that 1 I g getaway t. t away to hunt and fish on Th That's ts t's what I really love more than anything else My liMy time all-time favorite is stream fishing I like the waters and I like the fly rods and stuff I dont don't love large bodies of water even though I Ido Ido Ido do fish some I 1 love the stream fishing that is my most fun I get a kick out of that Malone loves to hunt anything anything anything any any- thing but listed deer elk turkey and wild boar as some of his favorites Another hobby Malone developed is acting Chris Hicks movie critic for the Deseret News said that Malone has screen presence that mary many experienced actors never have Despite this Malone isn't making it his priority Its lilts something I want to keep trying but it is not going to be something that I just have to have no matter what he said Despite his many years in inthe inthe inthe the Malone says the excitement excitement excitement ex ex- ex- ex is still there I think it will always be exciting to turn on the TV and see yourself there or pick up the newspaper and see yourself yourself yourself your your- self on the cover absolutely Think what you want but were we're still little kids ourselves Absolutely it is exciting he said Another part of Malones Malone's childhood dream that he has carried over into his adult life is his lifelong dream to be a trucker Mal Malone ne has been long famous for his painted custom-painted wheeler 18 that shows him on ona a horse riding through the sagebrush country but that has grown into something much bigger For about three months now Malone Enterprises and Trucking has been in business Ive always dreamed of having a trucking company he said In the late April Malone had just driven in the newest truck in his fleet bringing the total to seven He is optimistic about further growth A A. A lot of times people call you up and say we want X- X amount of trucks for our stuff and we have to accommodate them That's how you go into the trucking business and get geta a reputation he said Malone says his trucks and other equipment are great but they are still in the process of hiring drivers Malone is an internationally internationally internationally ally respected basketball player is an actor owns his own chain of sports clothing stores and now a trucking business Perhaps one of the things that makes Malone able to be successful at so many things is his ability to put all of his life in into to perspective I Family first then basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball and then trucking Basketball Basketball Basketball Bas Bas- enables me to do this What's important to me is that when I do something I want to make a good statement statement statement state state- ment and do the best job I Ican Ican Ican can do |