His right wrist throbbed, his 36-year-old legs grew rubbery and his bloodstream needed an IV or two.
Yet even in the waning moments of his pursuit of the world record for 3-pointers in a 24-hour span, Teddy Dupay's touch and tenacity remained intact.
The former University of Florida sharpshooter's quest ended Thursday afternoon in a tiny Ybor City gymnasium with his 5,000th NBA-length 3-pointer, less than half the Guinness World Record total (10,381) amassed by Daniel Loriaux in Tigard, Ore., in the summer of 2012. Dupay's 12-year-old daughter, Hannah, was retrieving balls for him when he finished to an ovation from an audience of several dozen.