The Amazing Case of Jabari Parker, the Nation’s Top Basketball Prospect
This week’s cover of Sports Illustrated boldly proclaims that 6’9″ junior Jabari Parker of Simeon Career Academy in Chicago is not only the nation’s best prospect in hoops, bu that Parker is the best prospect in the game since LeBron James. That’s a pretty strong claim. So I called up the writer of the article … Continue reading
Adversity Drives Great Athletes
People always ask me about the so-called “intangibles” that we (and our kids) take away from sports. And most of the time, I rely on the usual platitudes: teamwork….setting and reaching goals…sportsmanship…and so on. But of all the life-long lessons that sports provides, I truly think that the one lesson that stands above them all … Continue reading
The Lesson of Jeremy Lin: A Personal Reflection
First, let me start with this: if you haven’t seen Jeremy Lin, the sensational new point guard for the NY Knicks, play yet, do yourself a favor and make sure you do. Your impressions will be just like mine: Wow, is this kid quick! It’s amazing how fast he is when he drives to the … Continue reading
The Five Most Inspiring Youth Sports Stories of 2011
By Doug Abrams As the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics prepared for game four of the 2008 National Basketball Association finals, the coaches – the Lakers’ Phil Jackson and the Celtics’ Doc Rivers – wrote an editorial in the San Jose Mercury News. The joint editorial offered no insights into the NBA playoffs. … Continue reading
A Moment to Reflect on 9/11…the Mike Weinberg story
I never actually met Mike Weinberg. But back in the late 1980s, Mike was a slugging outfielder for St. John’s University. I recall him vividly, because in 1987, I was serving as the color commentator on the Madison Square Garden Network’s coverage of Big East Baseball, and Weinberg was one of those players who stood … Continue reading
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