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Obama to Kobe, Lakers fans: Michael Jordan is the greatest!
Los Angeles Times / Blogs ^ | July 3, 2009 | Andrew Malcolm

Posted on 07/04/2009 10:42:56 AM PDT by real_patriotic_american

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To: Alberta's Child

Well, the Big O was good! Didn’t he average the Triple-Double for the entire season?


21 posted on 07/04/2009 12:40:59 PM PDT by real_patriotic_american
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Don't recall that Jordan ever raped a woman.

Doesn't mean it didn't happen but it never made the news that I know of.

22 posted on 07/04/2009 7:50:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("A new Dark Ages made all the more terrible and prolonged by the sinister powers of science.")
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To: RayChuang88

Didn’t ESPN name Michael Jordan as Athlete of the 20th Century (over Babe Ruth)?


23 posted on 07/04/2009 8:21:15 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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I would actually name three different "Athletes of the Century" if you're talking 20th Century:

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.

24 posted on 07/05/2009 7:53:05 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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