Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: beauty, championship, excitement, friends, game, happiness, heart, inspiration, instruction, joy, kindness, life, love, moment, performance, power, result, season, smiles, sports, success, team, voice, winner, world
Kevin is a boy who might be described as “slow.” He didn’t learn his
ABCs as fast as other kids. He couldn’t compete in schoolyard races.
But Kevin had a way with people. His bright smile and big heart won
him plenty of friends.
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My friend Randy, the pastor at Kevin’s church, decided they needed a
basketball team for boys. Kevin signed on and soon basketball became
a center of his life. He practiced hard. While the other boys worked
at dribbling the basketball and shooting lay-ups, skills Kevin would
never master, he simply shot baskets. Or more correctly, he threw
the ball AT the basket. He had a special spot near the free throw
line. He threw and threw, and it occasionally went in. On the rare
times that he succeeded, Kevin raised his arms and shouted, “Look at
me, Coach! Look at me!” Randy looked at him. And smiled.
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The day before their first game, Coach Randy gave each player a
bright red jersey. Kevin was number 12. He scrambled himself into
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Jan 31 2010
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, America, anniversary, Caribbean, celebration, champion, championship, China, competition, country, effort, fans, flag, Games, Germany, gold, happiness, home, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, legend, medal, nation, northcoast, Olympics, pride, record, smiles, sports, sprinter, stadium, success, team, time, Usain Bolt, winner, world
Aug 16, 2009
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Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.
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World record holder Usain Bolt has shattered the world record on the first anniversary of when he set it in Beijing , China. Bolt ran a superb 9.58 to win, removing the 9.69 record he set last year at the Olympic games. This the third world record Bolt has set in the 100m.
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American Tyson Gay was second while Bolt’s Jamaican team mate Asafa Powell was third in the final, which ended today’s track events at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
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Gay ran 9.71 to place second setting a new national record for the US, while Powell ran 9.84 to get the bronze medal. Both athletes have given Jamaica its first two medals at this World Championships.
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Both athletes celebrated with dance moves inside the stadium while the crowd cheered.
Posted: under Daily Quotes.
Tags: award, champion, championship, contestant, expectation, faith, game, gold, Jamaica, Jamaican, leader, Lord, pride, quotes, sports, sprinter, today, trophy, trust, Usain Bolt, winner
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“In order to win, you must expect to win.”
–Richard Bach
Jun 15 2009