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Sweaty palms? Cold feet? An occasional case of the yips?

Not for Tom Steury. Each time the 81-year-old Eastside man steps up to a free throw line to shoot a basketball, he鈥檚 armed with nerves of steel 鈥� and a darn fine follow-through.

It comes in handy because, as Steury told The Dori Monson Show Friday, he shoots at least 100 free throws every day. In fact, he鈥檚 been shooting dozens and dozens of buckets daily 鈥� and tracking them on a spreadsheet 鈥� since he was 66.

Now it鈥檚 all adding up. Steury told Dori鈥檚 listeners that he鈥檚 closing in on shooting his one-millionth free throw. As in 1,000,000.

After seeing Eric Johnson’s profile, the octogenarian on KOMO TV 4, Dori told Steury, it gave him 鈥渘ew hope鈥� for staying active in sports as he ages.

A former high school and college intramural basketball player in Indiana, Steury said he competed regularly with guys about his age until about 15 years ago. Once those weekly games disappeared, he randomly picked up a basketball at his local gym one afternoon and started shooting.

鈥淭he next day, I went a shot a hundred more and put it on my calendar,鈥� Steury said. Back then, he said his accuracy was between 80-82%.

Once his numbers grew, the Eastside hoop-aholic started tracking his string on a spreadsheet. In 2010, he also reached out to the Florida man considered the world record holder for free throws: Ted St. Martin, author of 鈥淭he Art of Shooting Baskets.鈥�

鈥淚 actually found his number in the White Pages. That鈥檚 back when we had White Pages,鈥� Steury said.

As impressive as others consider Steury, Steury reveres St. Martin.

The Florida hoops coach once sunk 5,221 consecutive free throws, Steury told Dori鈥檚 listeners.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 an awesome number. It took him seven hours and 20 minutes to do that without a miss,鈥� Steury described. 鈥淯nbelievable. So, he鈥檚 my hero.鈥�

What鈥檚 your best string? Dori asked.

鈥�222, so I鈥檓 only 5,000 short,鈥� Steury replied with a laugh.

But Steury鈥檚 spreadsheet also shows that his own overall accuracy has improved to 95%. In one stretch, he said, he was shooting 98% during a 400-shot hot streak.

Now, by Dori鈥檚 calculations, Steury is closing in on hitting 925,000 free throws. How鈥檚 he going to celebrate his million-shot milestone?

Steury said his family told him relatives wanted to fly to Seattle 鈥渁nd watch this happen,鈥� so he set a date.

鈥淎ug. 18,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat will be my 82^nd 产颈谤迟丑诲补测.鈥�

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