Marc-Eddy Norelia went from son of a metal welder in Haiti to pro basketball player while overcoming a million obstacles along the way The Florida TNT forward was born in Port-au-Prince Haiti - his father was a metal worker and mother sold charcoal on the streets. Norelia spoke only Creole and knew no English while his family worked to move them out of the country. They eventually relocated to Deerfield Beach, Florida, when Marc-Eddy was three years old and lived there for the majority of his life. Norelia started playing organized basketball after his sister told him he should give it a try. Despite this, Norelia was cut from his middle school team in 7th grade after measuring in at only 5-foot-5. "That gave me that drive of every day, every day," Norelia said in a 2016 interview with the Naples Daily News. He continued to work on his game and grew ten inches over the next year -- Norelia even has scars from the immense growing pains. Norelia would go on to star at Olympia High in...