Posted on 07/04/2009 10:42:56 AM PDT by real_patriotic_american
Noted Chicagoan and basketballophile Barack Obama appears to be writing off the California vote in 2012, at least the basketball fans around Los Angeles. In a pre-holiday interview with the Associated Press, Obama was asked who was the better player -- six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan or four-time champion Kobe Bryant? Without even a moment's hesitation, the ex-senator from Illinois blurted out, "Oh, Michael!" Then, apparently realizing what he'd just said and the profound impact on any 2012 election, the new president hastened to add: "I mean, Kobe's terrific. Don't get me wrong. But I haven't seen anybody match up with Jordan yet." Too late. Obama correctly picked the Los Angeles Lakers to thump the Orlando whatevers in the NBA Finals this year. And he was also right in picking North Carolina to win the NCAA championship this spring. But then he also picked tax delinquent Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services. Now, we'll see how the left-handed White Sox fan does on the mound at the upcoming All-Star Game in St. Louis.
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Well, the Big O was good! Didn’t he average the Triple-Double for the entire season?
Doesn't mean it didn't happen but it never made the news that I know of.
Didn’t ESPN name Michael Jordan as Athlete of the 20th Century (over Babe Ruth)?
International--Edison Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his nickname Pelé. Pelé is easily the best-known player in the modern history of soccer, the #1 most popular sport in the world.
USA 1901-1950--George Herman "Babe" Ruth. In his heyday, Ruth was easily the most recognized and popular baseball player in the major leagues, and his success and popularity single-handedly saved baseball from the throes of the Black Sox scandal.
USA 1951-2000--Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Like Ruth earlier, Jordan was easily the most recognized and popular player in his sport, but unlike Ruth, Jordan took advantage of new opportunities in multinational advertising and became a true worldwide sports icon that came close to rivalling the popularity of Pelé at times.
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