Two-sport Athletes

Usain Bolt
April 5, 2021

Where did these guys get the energy to play two sports. Each sport works different parts of the body. I remember Michael Jordan coming out of his first retirement in 1995, reports were saying he was in “baseball shape”, not basketball shape which may have contributed to the Bulls’ demise in the playoffs against the Orlando Magic.

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Competing with Faith

Stephen Curry [photo credit: Wikimedia Commons | TechCrunch]
April 3, 2021

As the nation observes holy week, in my 45 years of existence, I’ve seen athletes both professional and amateur, wear their faith on their sleeves.

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The Evolution of PH Volleyball

The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders were the special guests on Sports Bytes PH last Mar. 27, 2021.
March 29, 2021

BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Head Coach Rommel Abella mentioned the word positionless, which is a word you normally associate with professional men’s basketball. What Coach Abella meant was, and again, something I usually hear only in men’s basketball, more and more women’s players are becoming versatile.

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Wataru Misaka: ‘Wat a story’

Wataru “Wat” Misaka
March 26, 2021

Wataru Misaka was 5-foot-7 and was drafted by the New York Knicks of the then BAA (Basketball Association of America), the forerunner and precursor of the NBA or National Basketball Association.

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Tracking NBA Triple-Doubles

Wilt Chamberlain: The only player in NBA history to register a 20-20-20 triple-double.
March 17, 2021

The triple-double was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director Bruce Jolesch during the 1980s in order to showcase the multi-faceted skills of then-Lakers playmaker Earvin (Magic) Johnson.

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