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Retired basketball star David Robinson to become a minister
Associated Press, Fox News, Various ^
| Septermber 23, 2003
| AP
Posted on 09/23/2003 7:24:16 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
Retired basketball star David Robinson to become a minister
(San Antonio-AP) -- Basketball star David Robinson, who retired from the San Antonio Spurs after leading them to this year's N-B-A championship, will reportedly become a minister at his longtime church.
The Reverend Max Lucado told worshipers at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio that Robinson will become a "minister at large," adding that he and Robinson may teach a weekly Bible study together.
Lucado told the San Antonio Express-News that Robinson "is a great teacher and a great builder."
During the Spurs' title run, Robinson said that he was considering ministry after his retirement.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Philosophy; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: basketball; biblestudy; davidrobinson; maxlucado; minister; nba; religion; sanantonio; sports; spurs; usna
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David Robinson and his wife also donated over $10 million to found
The Carver Academy, which is a private school that stresses Judeo-Christian values and academics, and is targeted towards underprivileged kids.
Not too many like him.
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posted on
09/23/2003 7:24:17 AM PDT
by
af_vet_rr
To: af_vet_rr
Robinson will become a "minister at large," Well, he certainly is a large minister!
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posted on
09/23/2003 7:26:25 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is slavery)
To: af_vet_rr
BTTT bump for one of the good guys.
To: BenLurkin
Well, he certainly is a large minister!lol. How would you like to have seen him squeeze into a subarmine, like he originally trained for?
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posted on
09/23/2003 7:30:46 AM PDT
by
af_vet_rr
To: af_vet_rr
Good for him, I think that it is refreashing to see a NBA player give something back to the community.
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posted on
09/23/2003 7:33:35 AM PDT
by
cpprfld
(Who said accountants are boring?)
To: af_vet_rr
He would have had a tough time in a submarine...most of the hatches and passageways are designed for persons 5-foot-9 and below; and the "racks" are miserable if you are above 5-foot-9. I know, I was on a "boat" in the 1960s.
Robinson has always been one of my sports heroes. I remember in his college days at the Naval Academy, how he kept the Mids in a game against top-ranked Michigan until the final five minutes...
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posted on
09/23/2003 7:34:38 AM PDT
by
meandog
("Do unto others before they do unto you!")
To: meandog
Oh boy, do I remember him at the Naval Academy. I was in college at James Madison '84-'87, while Robinson was a Middie, and we played them twice a year. The term "man among boys" comes to mind...he was a one-man wrecking crew. Imagine somebody with his size, power, and touch playing in a small conference like the Colonial, and it's not hard to see how he was totally dominant.
We almost beat USNA at Annapolis one of those years...if I remember right, The Admiral banked in a desperation forty-footer at the buzzer to give Navy the win.
I still like him though. :) It's hard not to like somebody who, almost singlehandedly, was swimming against the bling-bling tide in that cultural cesspool called the NBA.
}:-)4
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posted on
09/23/2003 7:45:20 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(I'm Southern. We've been refighting the Civil War for 138 years, you think we'll forget 9/11?)
To: af_vet_rr
Good news and good luck David.
To: Moose4
...while Robinson was a Middie.... Let me be the first to (gently) remind you that a "Middie" is a detestable skirt. Students at the United States Naval Academy are referred to as Midshipmen. :)
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posted on
09/23/2003 7:59:27 AM PDT
by
Tallguy
(Just taking life with a grain of salt....oh, and a slice of lime and a shot of tequila...)
To: af_vet_rr
My favorite pro athlete – David Robinson, the Roger Staubach of roundball! Congratulations to Mr. Robinson - a true champion, both on and off the court.
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posted on
09/23/2003 8:04:26 AM PDT
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: af_vet_rr
This is awesome! I had no idea he was conected to Lucado. If he hasn't already, I hope he gets some training.
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posted on
09/23/2003 8:20:07 AM PDT
by
bethelgrad
(for God, country, and the Corps OOH RAH!)
To: B-Chan
My favorite pro athlete – David Robinson, the Roger Staubach of roundball! Congratulations to Mr. Robinson - a true champion, both on and off the court.A bump for MY favorite pro athlete as well. HE is the ideal sports-role model for young people.
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posted on
09/23/2003 8:39:54 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(I dont believe in taglines, in fact, this tagline does not exist.)
To: BenLurkin
I'd like to see him squeeze into a baptismal!
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posted on
09/23/2003 9:26:35 AM PDT
by
LS
To: Moose4
JMU! 89-93
David Robinson went to my high school (northern VA) and his brother was in my graduating class. Class acts all of the way...
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posted on
09/23/2003 9:29:10 AM PDT
by
jawz
To: af_vet_rr
Great to hear of it. Some people are just born to be ministers. He is one.
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posted on
09/23/2003 12:14:53 PM PDT
by
My back yard
("We (at NBC) all hope and pray that Saddam escaped harm, and hopefully fled to Syria.")
To: af_vet_rr
He's a minister, a mathematician, a pianist, and a science fiction fan. He's also a great basketball player, and an all-around great guy.
He's not a man. He's Buckaroo Banzai.
To: RightWingAtheist
And a veteran, don't forget that!
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posted on
09/23/2003 4:22:58 PM PDT
by
jwalsh07
To: af_vet_rr
Was the Carver Institute named in honor of George Washington Carver?
To: af_vet_rr
Thanks for posting.
To: My back yard
Some people are just born [again] to be ministers. He is one.
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