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di Gianni Brera (1974) Dal 1966-67 il calcio italiano si chiama Riva: per i suoi gol ha vinto un campionato d'Europa nel '68 ed ha potuto qualificarsi ai mondiali nel '70. Riva è stato battezzato come Luigi a Leggiuno, dov'è nato, il 7 novembre 1944. Oggi lo chiamano Gigi, che è una patente offesa al suo eroismo d'atleta. Per ovviare a questo equivoco grottesco mi sono ingegnato di trovargli soprannomi un po' enfatici ma schietti come "Rombo di tuono" e "Re Brenno". Normalmente lo chiamo Luis o anche Luison, che ha senso vezzeggiativo come in francese. Qualche volta mi accade di parafrasare i sardi unendo nome e cognome in un Gigirriva che almeno ha il pregio di evitare il lezio di Gigi, vezzeggiativo adatto persino a Didi, un nero che arrossisce (!) per timidezza, non certo a Rombo di tuono. Gigirriva è stato acquistato appena diciassettenne dal Cagliari per 37 milioni di lire. Era in forza al Legnano e giocava ala sinistra-centravanti. Era ...

https://www.veja.it/2013/09/13/tito-tacchella-dai-jeans-ad-congo-migliore/ Category: Mondo , Verona cultura varia , Verona lavora — giorgio @ 07:24 Il fondatore della Carrera e il suo impegno per un pezzo di Africa «Se ti mettono un aratro in mano, cosa fai… VUOI non lavorare?». Risponde con la spontaneità di chi è abituato a rimboccarsi le maniche e a darsi da fare, senza perdersi in eccessive chiacchiere Tito Tacchella. La curiosità, comunque, rimane. È quella di sapere che cosa può spingere un imprenditore di successo, fondatore del marchio di abbigliamento Carrera Jeans, a dedicarsi al volontariato in Africa. «Ha cercato una terra ancor più grande nella quale andare», dice, scherzando, il figlio Gianluca al quale l’intraprendente padre, oggi “tecnicamente” in pensione seppure non disdegni di trascorrere qualche ora della giornata in ufficio nella sede di Caldierino, ha lasciato ormai le redini di amministratore delegato dell’ azienda creata nel 1965 in Valpantena assieme ai fra...

https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/when-stephen-roche-was-king-of-cyclo-cross/a912202376.html? Mon 20 Nov 2023 at 03:30 In December 1979, the Irish cycling legend lined up in the colours of Dundrum club Orwell Wheelers and took the honours in Balbriggan against some other soon-to-be-famous headline-makers As Stephen Roche took the title by over three minutes, Raphael Kimmage took bronze ahead of brother Paul Stephen Roche was Irish national cyclo-cross champion in 1979 While Stephen Roche lost traction and time to the lead quartet on the muddiest part of the course in the early laps, he always fought his way back to the front. As Stephen Roche took the title by over three minutes,  Raphael Kimmage took bronze ahead of brother Paul Stephen Roche was Irish national cyclo-cross champion in 1979 While Stephen Roche may be best remembered for being the first and only Irishman thus far to win the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia or world professional road race championshi...

OPINIONS? HE’S GOT A FEW … … and Gary Lineker just can’t help sharing them. The football legend turned culture warrior talks punditry, podcasts and politics  with Charlotte Edwardes ‘THE MINUTE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH, IT’S SO TOXIC.  HOW COULD IT BE CONTROVERSIAL TO WANT PEACE?’ 20 Jan 2024 - THE GUARDIAN - Saturday Magazine  Portraits: Shamil Tanna GARY LINEKER HAS asked me to meet him at his house in Barnes at 2.30pm. It’s a miserable wet day in London, so I give myself time and arrive just before 2pm. As I turn into the narrow lane that loops round to his address, who should I see trying to squeeze past my car in a black Mini? His eyes slide towards me, then quickly back to the road. Gary Lineker! Where the hell are you going? I glance in my rear-view mirror to see his indicator blinking before he accelerates into a speedy getaway. I stop and check my phone. Sure enough, he’s crying off. “Could you do tomorrow?” he’s messaged. But I just saw you, I protest. Thirty seconds...

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/when-darryl-dawkins-tried-scaring-chuck-daly-into-giving-him-playing-time Chuck Daly handled Darryl Dawkins' threat the very next day before the Pistons practice. STEPHEN BESLIC  - SEP 17, 2021 Whether you remember Darryl Dawkins for being the league's ultimate backboard shatterer (he broke two of them in the span of three weeks) or for his powerful throw-downs, everyone would agree on one thing - Dawk was one of the NBA's most intimidating forces. At 6-11, 251 lbs, his physical presence in the paint, in an era that allowed its manifestation, was a nightmare to deal with for every NBA team from the '70s and '80s. Unfortunately, his basketball legacy stopped at that. Instead of translating his gifts into numbers, Dawkins settled for being nothing more than a reliable NBA contributor. That's something even Kareem Abdul Jabbar holds against him . "Darryl spent so much time being a clown and not focusing on the fin...

https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/03/26/the-team-of-64-ucla-was-just-one-more-school-with-a-basketball-team-until-seven-players-introduced-the-bruins-to-the-art-of-winning-by-going-30-0-and-taking-the-ncaa-title UCLA WAS JUST ONE MORE SCHOOL WITH A BASKETBALL TEAM UNTIL SEVEN PLAYERS INTRODUCED THE BRUINS TO THE ART OF WINNING BY GOING 30-0 AND TAKING THE NCAA TITLE FRANK DEFORD Sports Illustrated -  MARCH 26, 1979 TABLE OF CONTENTS ORIGINAL LAYOUT Anyway, does it matter, this winning of games? Of course, for the moment, for the glory, for the fun of it, it is somewhat better than losing games. But does it count in the way that coaches—most of them, at least—swear that it does? Does it add to the quality of life, make for better Americans? Should we get bumper stickers made up saying: WINNERS MAKE BETTER.... What? What exactly do winners do besides win? This is not an original puzzlement. As far back as 22 centuries ago, one of the wiser Greeks concluded, "Those who know how to win ...