Archive for July, 2009
Imagine There’s a Hero: Jim Brown, Tiger Woods, and the Challenge
On July - 2 - 2009
The first time I heard John Lennon's song "Imagine," I scoffed, spit, and pronounced it "Ono Pap." Just a dream like one of those things we had for Martin and Bobby, both dead, just frankly, irreversibly dead. Dead, dead, dead.
Who cares about impossible dreams? Someone will plant a bullet in them. Bulleted, slashed, sliced, dashed, nuked: this dream too will die.
Jim Brown's dream is sort of like Lennon's dream: a bunch of crap on fleeting review. Lennon penned a song asking people to think about a world without countries.
Jim Brown, the NFL Hall of Famer, and the greatest (there is ...
A Tribute to Jesse Owens: The Athlete Who Defied the Nazi Ideology
On July - 1 - 2009
In history, men existed who with their way of life have inspired many others to act for something better. Some used words, other actions. But all simply did not quit even when facing enormous obstacles in they way.
The American athlete Jesse Owens was one of those men.
James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens was born on September 12, 1913, to Henry and Emma Owens. In his early years, he suffered from health problems. In fact, he almost died while suffering from a recurrent pneumonia. His mother helped him to overcome his illness and get back to his feet.
It was a difficult time for ...
Livin’ The Dream: The Very First Bleacher Report Commercial
On July - 1 - 2009
I wonder what a Bleacher Report commercial would look like if Zander and the head honchos at B/R decided to make one. I wonder what it would look like if Billy Mays was presenting it...hmm...zzz...
This pitch was presented in front of a live studio audience.
Bored with sports? Is sports a passion that you can write about? Are your writing skills at least up to the minimum standards (i.e. at least eighth grade)? Think you can write about your hometown or favorite teams better than your local newspaper writers?
Hi, Billy Mays here with the solution. Welcome to the open source sports networking site ...
Speaking on HBO’s Real Sports, which is hosted by Bryant Gumble, Jim Brown said, "There are one or two individuals in this country that are black that have been put in front of us as an example. But they're under a system that says 'hey, they're not going to do a certain thing.' That disappoints me because I know they know better.”
Gumble asked Brown if he was referring to Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
"Yeah, I know they both know better, OK," Brown said. "And I know they both can do better without hurting themselves."
Maybe Tiger Woods missed the memo ...
