Photo courtesy of zimbio.com. One year ago to the day, I predicted Kemba Walker (pictured above) would win the Naismith National Player of the Year Award in College Hoops. I was wrong, but Kemba currently is outdoing Jimmer Fredette at the professional ranks.
By Josh Kramer
“To know your future, you must know your past.” Welcome to the second edition of “Throwback Saturday.” It is always fun to look back and reminisce. And if you are not a fan of looking back, well, this post is not for you I guess. So what was happening in the wide world of sports on January 28, 2011? What was happening on January 28, 2010? Let’s take a trip back and find out.
Two years ago..
23=Amazing
Here is a little snippet.
Roger Federer last evening clinched a birth in the Australian Open semifinals. He did not play his best tennis, but woke up when he needed to and took care of the very talented Nikolay Davydenko. Federer was the only player ranked in the top 4 to take care of business and stay alive. Djokovic and Nadal both were unsuccessful in their quests to make it to the semis of the first Grand Slam of the year.
But isn’t consistency Roger’s middle name? The man has made 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals! Now take that in for a minute. That means that Federer has not been knocked out of a Grand Slam tourney before the semifinals for 6 years. No wonder he holds the all time record with 15 Grand Slam titles.
So is the number 23 synonymous with greatness? Arguably the greatest basketball player of all time Michael Jordan sported the number 23. Arguably, the best basketball player on the planet now sports the number 23, Lebron James (To finish reading the post, click this link). Continue reading
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