Sports Poets Society

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/don-nelson-golden-state-warriors Don Nelson Retired NBA The Players Tribune - Jul 20, 2016 Fifty years ago, a wise man said something to me that I never forgot. “We are going to play fast.” That quote may come off as little more than a general statement. But coming from coach Red Auerbach of the world champion Boston Celtics, it meant a great deal to me because it meant that I was going to be part of a new and exciting brand of basketball. It was 1965 and I had just signed as a free agent with the Celtics after struggling through my first couple of years in the league. I was drafted in 1962 by the Chicago Packers , who later changed their name to the Chicago Zephyrs — and who also waived me after my rookie season. The Lakers claimed me shortly after and I played in L.A for two years, averaging a little more than six minutes a game in my final season. I was excited to sign as a free agent with the Celtics because I had always admired the way ...

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/endrick-palmeiras-brazil-football?fbclid=IwAR2I5b2m3qqX98aZN_CC5t6LFctaqIG8XAvlJKL7bD4-OY8DQHAMKq7d968 Para ler em Português, clique aqui. Para leer en Español, haz click aquí. Endrick Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | Brazil The Player's Tribune - Mar 25, 2024 Dear Noah, I love you. This is the first thing, above everything else. Since day one, I feel that we’ve had a special connection. I have never told you this, but when you were about to be born, you actually waited for me to score a goal. It’s true, brother. I was playing an important match at the time, just 13 years old, but you did not want to enter this world yet. The clock ticked and ticked, and Mom and Dad were wondering what you were waiting for. Then all of a sudden Dad got a call from his friend who was at the game. He said, “Douglas!! Douglas!! Endrick just scored!!” And then at that exact moment, all you heard in the hospital room was Wwwwwwaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! You finall...

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/shawn-kemp-seattle-supersonics by Shawn Kemp - retired THE PLAYERS' TRIBUNE - APR 24 2018 People will came up to me when they see me in Seattle and say stuff like, "Hey, where you living these days, man?» "Seattle, man. I never left." Nobody believes me when I tell them I’ve pretty much stayed here since 1989 . I mean, after I left the Sonics for Cleveland — that was around ’97 — I bounced around a little bit before my career was over. But even when I was playing in Italy, I always kept my house in Seattle . There was never a doubt in my mind that I’d be back someday. And, you know, a lot has changed here. The heart of the culture is still the same. But a lot has changed. But man, the city’s just not the same without basketball . It’s not like it used to be. This is funny to think of now, but in ’89 I was the youngest person in the NBA. A 19-year-old kid — and I’m the first one to admit that I ...