Posts Tagged Sports
2011 Edition NU Bulldogs Barking Loud
It seemed only yesterday when my brothers and I were watching then PBA import Bobby Parks and idolizing local talents like Allan Caidic, Vergel Meneses, Bong Ravena and a host of others strut their stuff in the country’s oldest professional cage league.
Parks, a 6′3″ resident import of the now disbanded Shell franchise, was a seven-time [...]
Product of Decision
For the nth time, another former NBA All-Star dropped out of his once lofty status in the planet’s greatest basketball league.
His name is Antoine Walker.
A vital piece in the Miami Heat’s NBA championship conquest in the 2006 season, the 6′8″ Walker, who has earned more than US$110 million in over 11 years of playing in [...]
Lakers Going For Three
Have only written two blogs in more than a month, so I thought of starting again–this time with the NBA.
In less than a month, the world’s biggest basketball spectacle will be kicking off with a lot of players donning new uniforms after the numerous trade movements during the off season.
Of course, every basketball aficionado have [...]
Small Is The New Big With The NU Bulldogs
New management. New players. New hope.
These are proper descriptions for the National University Bulldogs, who are in the rebuilding mode in the 72nd UAAP season.
What’s exciting is the fact that head coach Manny Dandan and his assistant Chico Manabat made a decision to combine physical-mental preparation with the spiritual feeding of their players.
Pastor Bong Navarro, [...]
Ever Been Struck By A Thunderbolt?
Posted by Rich in Mind blogging on July 24th, 2009
Multi-titled NBA coach Pat Riley, in his book, The Winner Within shared a story of how the Los Angeles Lakers ended their 1983 supposed dream season into a nightmarish ending.
The Lakers were slapping high-fives and were expected to bowl over their opponents every game until rookie forward James Worthy suffered a leg injury during [...]