Bobby Orr This is a picture of Bobby Orr’s famous goal. The goal is famous because it is the moment that Bobby Orr scored the winning goal of the Stanley Cup. In this photo Bobby Orr was in his 4th NHL season, scored his 4th goal of the 4th game in the 4th period of the Hockey Stanley Cup game on May 10, 1970. The Bruins won their 4th Stanley Cup in a 4 game sweep. Forty years ago Bobby Orr, number 4, played for the Boston Bruins and got tripped by Noel Picard, number 4, who played for the St. Louis Blues.
He is considered one of the most complete players in the NBA, has been selected to every All-NBA Team since 1999, and has been featured in the last twelve NBA All-Star games. Sports writers and sports casters have frequently compared Bryant to Michael Jordan, a comparison Bryant dislikes. In 2007, an ESPN poll of sportswriters voted him as the second best shooting guard in NBA history behind Jordan. Bryant is a prolific scorer, averaging 25.3 points per game for his career, along with 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.5 steals as of the end of the 2009-2010 regular seasons. He is known for his ability to create shots for himself and is a standout three-point shooter, sharing the single-game NBA record for three pointers made with twelve.
She was born on the 16th of February 1973 in Mackay, Queensland. Freeman specialises in the 400m event and was the first ever Aboriginal Commonwealth gold medallist at the age of 16 in 1990. In 1991, Cathy was awarded Young Australian of the year. In 1992, she was the first Aboriginal to represent Australia at the Olympics. In 1994, Cathy received gold in the 200m and 400m race.
Celina Soliz April 17, 2014 Evaluation Essay ENG 1213-TR23S Tuesday &Thursday 11:00- 12:20 1125 Words King James LeBron James is arguably the greatest basketball player in the world today. In his ten years with the NBA, LeBron has won two back-to-back NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, two NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, a NBA scoring title, and the NBA “Rookie of the Year Award”. These achievements are extremely impressive, but there is still a lot of controversy towards LeBron. What makes LeBron James such an interesting player to discuss? Is it his gifted ability to play the game of basketball, or his ego?
(born January 17, 1982) nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league. He had the top selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years, as he led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2005 NBA playoffs, until the mid-point of the 2006–07 season. [1] After entering the league as the fifth pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Wade was named to the All-Rookie team and the All-Star team the following eight seasons. In his third season, Wade helped lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA Championship in franchise history.
American professional boxer Floyd Mayweather was born on Feb. 24, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He three national Golden Gloves and a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics. He became a professional boxer in 1996. By 2007, he was considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and had 38 undefeated bouts. He retired in 2008, but returned to the ring in September 2009.
Male and female Canadian athletes won several golds at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The Bluenose schooner won the hearts of Canadians by winning the International Fisherman’s Trophy 17 consecutive times (1921-1938). Hockey emerged as one of Canada’s favourite sports and pastimes – a popularity that soon spread to the United States. In medical field, Mr. Canada has also made a great contribution. In 1922, the Canadian doctors Frederick Banting and Charles Best injected a 14-year-old diabetic with insulin to control his blood sugar.
He has become one of the most recognized people in the entire world. (http://www.africanaonline.com/michael_jordan.htm) Already having his popularity soar in the United States since being drafted into the National Basketball Association, Michael’s worldwide popularity began at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He and his teammates were dubbed the “Dream Team,” as all of the players were NBA all-stars and destined hall-of-famers. Coming off his second consecutive NBA championship, the world began to take notice of his talents and marketability. His second trip to the Olympics would be his last Olympic performance and undoubtedly his greatest.
Irving Maretzky is a silver medalist for Canada in basketball. Garard Blitz is a bronze medalist for Belgium in water polo. Ibolya K. Csak did high jumps for Hungary and was a gold medalist. Weightlifting Robert Fein was a gold medalist for Austria. Germany had silver medalist Helene Mayer.
A few weeks ago, one of the president's advisors told NPR that Mr. Bush never wanted to burden the public with the war; that, in his mind, he was hired by the American people to do the job on their behalf. Gingrich says the President is placed in an awkward position. "I think the President is torn between reassuring us that he's managing the war and warning us that it's a real war," says Gingrich. "You have organized opponents who want to kill you — they're gathering resources and coordinating to try to kill you — and I think to try to describe it as anything but a war, is remarkably misleading." The War with No