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01/11/21

Buon compleanno, NBA

#november1st #1946 #2021 #nba #nba75 #happybirthday

16/05/21

"I do know that he would thank everyone that helped him get here, including the people that doubted him, and the people that worked against him and told him he couldn't attain his goals. He would thank all of them for motivating him to be here. After all, he proved you wrong."

(Vanessa Bryant's speech)

21/04/21

TAFKAP

"There's an ocean of despair

There are people livin' there

...

Everybody wants to sell what's already been sold

Everybody wants to tell what's already been told

...

Even at the center of fire there is cold

All that glitters ain't gold"

Prince (June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016)

13/04/21

13 aprile 2016

April 13, 2016. 5 anni fa un 37enne Kobe Bryant salutava la Lakers Nation con 60 punti contro i Jazz.

"Man, I can’t believe how fast twenty years went by. This is crazy. This is absolutely crazy. And you know, to be standing here at center court with you guys, my teammates behind me, and appreciating all this journey that we’ve been on. You know we’ve been through our ups and we’ve been through our downs, and I think the most important part is we all stay together throughout.

I grew up a die-hard, I mean a die-hard Laker fan, die-hard. I knew everything about every player that has played here. So to be drafted and then traded to this organisation and to spend 20 years here, you can't write something better than this.

I’m more proud about … it is not about the championships, it is about the down years. I mean we did it the right way, we got our championships, all I can do is thank you guys, thank you guys for all the support, thank you guys for the motivation, thank you guys for the inspiration.

It’s funny … the thing that had me cracking up all-night long was that I go through 20 years of everybody screaming pass the ball and on the last night everybody's like don't pass it!

This has been, this has been absolutely beautiful, I can't believe it comes to an end. You guys have been absolutely, absolutely beautiful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you guys, I love you guys.

My family, to my family, my wife Vanessa, our daughters Nathalia, Gianna, thank you guys for all your sacrifices. All the time I spend in the gym and training, Vanessa holding down the family like the way you have, Vanessa I can't thank you enough, there is no way I can thank you enough for that. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

What can I say, Mamba out."

But in the words of us, not forgotten: ci manchi, Bean.

10/04/21

Rip DMX

"Parlare dei tuoi problemi è considerato un segno di debolezza, invece è la cosa più coraggiosa che puoi fare."

(DMX, 18/12/1970 - 09/04/2021)

22/03/21

Rip to the legend Elgin Baylor

16 settembre 1934 - 22 marzo 2021.

Se n'è andato uno dei giocatori più sottovalutati della storia della NBA.

Pick #1 al draft del 1958, Rookie of the Year l'anno dopo, 14 stagioni tra Minneapolis e LA condite da 8 Finals, 11 convocazioni all'All Star Game e 10 selezioni nell'All-NBA First Team.

Tra gli unici 2 giocatori della storia ad aver chiuso almeno 2 stagioni con 30+ punti e 18+ rimbalzi a partita. L'altro è stato Chamberlain. Piccolo particolare: Wilt era alto 216 cm, Elgin solo 196.

Una partita da 71 punti in regular season e una da 61 nelle Finals, in un'epoca in cui a dominare erano i big men come Chamberlain e Russell.

Come ha ricordato mezz'ora fa Jeanie Buss: "Elgin was THE superstar of his era".

Riposa tra gli dèi, fenomeno.

26/02/21

Dica 104

Per Il Dottore - ancora il miglior kickboxer del pianeta - è arrivata la vittoria n. 104 in carriera. Decisione unanime dei giudici, otto anni e mezzo dopo il primo incontro con Kiria.