Friday, December 28, 2018
Athlete of the Year
From the Guardian -
My picks for athlete of the year are the ones who carried that weight
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today’s athletes have to carry a lot more baggage than a smelly gym bag and the giddy dreams of their parents. If they hope to achieve true greatness (or GOAT-ness) – and not just fleeting athletic notoriety – they also have to shoulder the leg-wobbling weight of responsibility to the community. This responsibility can come in different forms: charity work, as a role model and/or political activism. At the same time as they’re pushing the boundaries of their sport, they have to help define and promote the values of their community, even if that goes against some of the members of that community. That kind of athlete needs as much courage off the court as they do on it. Maybe more. With that in mind, in no particular order, here are my picks for athlete of the year, based on conduct most becoming a professional athlete.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/27/kareem-abdul-jabbar-kaepernick-nichols-serena
My picks for athlete of the year are the ones who carried that weight
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today’s athletes have to carry a lot more baggage than a smelly gym bag and the giddy dreams of their parents. If they hope to achieve true greatness (or GOAT-ness) – and not just fleeting athletic notoriety – they also have to shoulder the leg-wobbling weight of responsibility to the community. This responsibility can come in different forms: charity work, as a role model and/or political activism. At the same time as they’re pushing the boundaries of their sport, they have to help define and promote the values of their community, even if that goes against some of the members of that community. That kind of athlete needs as much courage off the court as they do on it. Maybe more. With that in mind, in no particular order, here are my picks for athlete of the year, based on conduct most becoming a professional athlete.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/27/kareem-abdul-jabbar-kaepernick-nichols-serena
Busted!
Lmfao should i whoop him now or later pic.twitter.com/mZEJsWWn4W— Yerelyn (@spanishbarbie22) December 20, 2018
Thursday, December 27, 2018
12 Minutes
From the New York Times -
In 12 Minutes, Everything Went Wrong
How the pilots of Lion Air Flight 610 lost control.
BY MIKA GRÖNDAHL, ALLISON MCCANN, JAMES GLANZ, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI AND UMI SYAM
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/26/world/asia/lion-air-crash-12-minutes.html
In 12 Minutes, Everything Went Wrong
How the pilots of Lion Air Flight 610 lost control.
BY MIKA GRÖNDAHL, ALLISON MCCANN, JAMES GLANZ, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI AND UMI SYAM
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/26/world/asia/lion-air-crash-12-minutes.html
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