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Blogging the Journey #1: Deron Will ...

01 October 2008

What’s at Stake: This week, Deron writes about the goals, sacrifices, and ultimate challenges of the 2008 National Men’s Team. The Dream Team was probably the best team ever assembled on one court. Those guys were legends. ...
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This Is Our Team: Michael Redd

01 October 2008

He’s one of the most prolific scorers in the game, his reputation growing fiercer by the day. Has Team USA finally found its straight shooter? They call him the Left Handed Assassin for a reason. Over the last seven years, Michae ...
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Blogging the Journey #1: Coach K

01 October 2008

What’s at Stake: This week, Coach K talks about the Team USA selection process, the guys who made the cut, and what it’ll take to win. I am so proud to be the coach of this team. This past week really got this summer star ...
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Blogging the Journey #2: Deron Will ...

01 October 2008

Igniting the Blaze: From Jason Kidd to Grandpa Williams, D-Will writes about how his childhood heroes have inspired his game. Some people are born leaders, and I think I was one of them. I was always a point guard growing up and I just ...
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The Competition: Pau Gasol

01 October 2008

In 2006, behind the strength of Pau Gasol, Spain shook up the world. Can he do it again in ’08? Since joining the international basketball federation, Spain has been a dominant force in the European game. With sixteen appearances ...
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Blogging the Journey #3: Coach K

01 October 2008

At the Starting Line: As the moment of truth approaches, Coach K writes about the heroes who inspire him to reach for the stars. On my way out to Las Vegas for the first meeting and practice of our Olympic team, I was fortunate to be ab ...
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The Competition: Andrei Kirilenko

01 October 2008

When the Soviet Union collapsed, its basketball team went with it. But now, seventeen years later, Andrei Kirilenko is leading the Russian revival. For decades, the U.S.S.R. posed a major threat to the United States, both on and off the ...
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Blogging the Journey #2: Coach K

01 October 2008

Team DNA: Coach K talks about the importance of having a team that works together, plays together, and has the same unstoppable passion for the game. There is no question that we’ve assembled a deep, talented team. Physically, the ...
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The Commitment: Mobile Gallery

01 October 2008

The Commitment exhibit tells the Team USA history at a gallery in Harlem, NYC and on iPhone and iPod Touch devices around the world. The exhibit, entitled The Commitment, opened in New York City on July 10, giving the public a look at t ...
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Marvin Gaye Brings Soul to the Amer ...

01 October 2008

As the new Team USA looks forward to claiming victory in Beijing, Coach K looks back twenty-five years for new inspiration from our national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner is played before every game to inspire the players and the fans ...
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Blogging the Journey: Manu Ginobili

01 October 2008

What’s at Stake: He’s going with a gold medal around his neck and the hopes of an entire country on his shoulders. Manu talks about what this year’s Games mean to him. There was an unbelievable generation of basketball ...
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The Commitment: Exhibition Tour

01 October 2008

This summer, as members of Team USA prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games, Nike has chosen to honor their dedication with a special tribute. For those elite few who are chosen to represent their country, commitment is not just a choice. I ...
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This Is Our Team: LeBron James

01 October 2008

At 23, LeBron has led Team USA into international battle twice. Now, with a team of dedicated veterans and superstars, his third time could be the charm. Before LeBron James ever stepped foot on the professional hardwood, he was being c ...
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This Is Our Team: Kobe Bryant

01 October 2008

Kobe Bryant has been working his entire life for an opportunity like this. Is he the missing link between Team USA and the gold? In 1992, the world watched as the Dream Team changed the game forever. Boys across America dreamed of great ...
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This Is Our Game: Commitment

01 October 2008

This is our story. The story of us as a country, played on a court and erected on a podium. The journey of us told on the hallowed courts of the 1920’s New York and Boston, the 1930’s Chicago and Detroit. The tale of our prid ...
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