Really enjoying this. Just started the 4th episode. Not a huge knowledge of basketball, but enjoy playing it in school, everyone knew MJ in the 90's I had my fair share of bulls kit growing up. Great doc so far
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Thread: The Last Dance
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17-05-2020 12:02 AM #31
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17-05-2020 12:36 AM #32This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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17-05-2020 03:47 AM #33
I don’t like basketball AT ALL but have been enjoying this show I must admit.
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17-05-2020 07:09 AM #34
Babe Ruth changed how athletes/sports men were viewed, as well as dominating a sport
Ali dominated his sport and showed that athletes could change how situations are viewed politically, and gave athletes a platform to express their views
jordan dominated a sport and paved the way for endorsements, multimedia domination, marketing, fundamentally changed how basketball was played and assessed by its fans/commentators/owners, and became the first black athlete to break the glass ceiling to majority ownership, after becoming arguably the first player to dramatically extend his business dealing beyond the sport whilst still competing and dominating that sport
the way the world is now, with social media, 24 hour news, internet access readily available, I think it will be hard for another athlete to have the impact that these three had. Pele has a somewhat similar impact on the world of international football, but not really club football.
i think the only way an athlete joins these 3, is to dominate a sport (probably has to be a different sport from these 3 in order to not simply be described as the next xyz or accused of riding their coattails), and then either become some kind of global humanitarian (Bill gates esque possibly), or to rise to the very top of politics (White House level) and be seen as a force for tremendous good
just my thoughts lol
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17-05-2020 09:40 AM #35
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A young Jordan approached Adidas as he wanted to wear their merchandise. They passed on this one & the rest is history.
Maybe he seen the iconic Hibs strip back in the day & thought this is the brand for me.
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17-05-2020 09:46 AM #36This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Closer to home, Jim Clark.
A sheep farmer from the Borders with supreme natural ability, humility and work ethic.
Even Fangio rated him the best.
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17-05-2020 10:00 AM #38This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Anyone know if that was around the time there was some split in the camp that lead to the creation of Adidas equipment? I may have got the story or the timelines wrong there but seem to remember hearing something about big fall outs internally at Adidas.
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17-05-2020 06:32 PM #40
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Both played American Football for a couple of seasons after 1968, at the conclusion of which Smith became a professional runner and in 1972 came to the UK and ran in Wakefield against ex Hibs player and World Class sprinter George McNeill fae Tranent. They ran 4 races and George won the series 3-1. Smith also took a trip to the Jedburgh Professional Sports but the fools wouldn't let him run because he hadn't entered 2 weeks before the event. Fools and rules comes to mind.
John Carlos came to Edinburgh in 2012 (was across for the Olympics) to give a talk about the civil rights movement and the podium incidents part in it.
Peter Norman's story is sadder. Appears to gone off the rails, marriage broke down and he became an alcoholic and died young. The blazers in the Australian Olympic movement would have disapproved of his part in the podium incident and there are stories about his non selection for the 1972 games in Munich. What is certainly true is that the Australian Olympic committee did not invite him to the Sydney games of 2000 unless he paid for his own tickets. The Americans eventually invited him.Last edited by CMurdoch; 17-05-2020 at 09:18 PM.
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