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Yeah it's a miracle he was able to get up there and speak. Cancer got my Mom and is an insidious horror.
Any translations of what he said about his folks
Yeah it's a miracle he was able to get up there and speak. Cancer got my Mom and is an insidious horror.
Yeah the speech and ceremony was wonderful. Looks like RC? Haha....I dunno.
This
I don't know what he said, but it made me tear up, lol. You could really feel the emotions when he talked about his papa.
This is the best I could find:
https://nationworldnews.com/manu-gin...-his-children/Although the most emotional moment was when Asked for “a minute” to speak in Spanish and decided to address his family in his native language. ,Seppo and Lee, my brothers, thank you for clearing the way for me, thank you for the inspiration, They pushed me when I was little because I wanted to be like you”, he began before showing a lump in his throat and tears in his eyes.
“Dad, I wish you were here, that you could understand what was happening today. My first faithful and biggest follower, I miss you so much old man, I miss you…”They told yuyo, his father who is going through a delicate health problem. ,Mom: I know you’re looking over there, It took me three sons to understand the sacrifices you made for us for so long. Effort, dedication, love in acts, freedom to choose, thank you mom”, he added enthusiastically.
Uh...you're shorting him an NBA le.
Edit...sorry...just saw your date parameters.
Here's a decent list.
- 4× NBA champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
- 2× NBA All-Star (2005, 2011)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2008, 2011)
- NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2008)
- NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2003)
- No. 20 retired by San Antonio Spurs
- Argentina's No. 5 retired by the CABB[1]
- EuroLeague champion (2001)
- EuroLeague Finals MVP (2001)
- 2× EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (2001, 2002)
- All-EuroLeague First Team (2002)
- Italian League champion (2001)
- 2× Italian Cup winner (2001, 2002)
- 2× Italian League MVP (2001, 2002)
- Italian Cup MVP (2002)
- Italian League steals leader (2002)
- 3× Italian League All-Star (1999, 2000, 2001)
- Italian League All-Star Game Dunk Contest Champion (2001)
- FIBA AmeriCup MVP (2001)
- FIBA 2004 Summer Olympics MVP (2004)[2]
- 2× Olimpia de Oro (2003, 2004)
- Diamond Konex Award (2010)
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
You forgot
First NBA player to swat a bat out of the air during a game
First to sacrifice a bat and a ball.
True, but if DeRozan so much as receives serious consideration, the entire thing loses all credibility.
Aldridge, if the standards were what they should be, would just miss but given what they are, should just make.
S bag will obviously get in, but has among the thinnest bodies of work and the majority of his accolades are dubious and tainted.
Nah, 'twas just a subtle troll job by him to rankle the likes of ducks and a couple others prolly.
Damn that brings tears to my eyes. That right there is beautiful. Manu is just all heart
Muchisimas gracias Dex! Beautiful stuff.
If Manu doesn't end up on NBA on TNT it will be a travesty.
He has interests outside of basketball. He’s a family man with relatively young kids, and way too smart for that crew.
Yup. I don't see it happening until he and the Mrs. have an empty nest.
I can't see Manu joining TNT full time, but as a guest for one or two nights per season maybe.
Lol he won’t get an invite and probably doesn’t want to be there anyways.
I should have said once or twice in his life, not per season. That was unrealistic.
I can also understand why he might not want to be there, but why would they never invite him ever? I'd think they would want one appearance with Barkley just so he can yell "GINOBILI!" to him on the set in person.
It’s not an open invite for great basketball players and Manu has no experience doing this. Why would they invite him? DWade, Candace Parker and Draymond all have deals with TNT.
Yes^
I thought they had done one-time invites with big name players in the past, but the fact that I can't remember any one-offs means my point is even weaker. KG had his own segment at some point but that wasn't a one-off.
People like Manu who have immense likeability, peer respect, compe ive nature, ability to build camaraderie, smartness and verve are generally good coaching material. Except that Manu is extraordinarily compe ive and doesn't like to lose. Which is perhaps why he hasn't chosen to be a full time coach. But if he does, he would be a great one if he gets the right team built for him. One guy who could prosper with Manu at the helm would be Keldon, who seems to be as passionate as Manu was, if not as talented or as natural.
I haven't seen anything that indicates that Manu WANTS to go into coaching, nor has he really shown any interest in going into the media.
Yes, he is very personable and probably could succeed at whatever he puts his mind to, but he seems content to just be with his family, travel, and enjoy retirement right now...especially given the health issues with his father.
But that crew could change if Ernie retires, and the honest goofiness of Chuck can't be reverse engineered. He had young kids before he turned 40. People said the same about Tim, and he tried to be an assistant coach but found out he had to actually be at the arena.
Great players are driven, they might go on a hiatus for a year or two but they seem to stay involved in something somewhat challenging.
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