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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 started, beginni ...
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Blogging the Journey with 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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This Is Our Team: Deron Williams
01 October 2008
As Jason Kidd makes his heroic return as floor general, the future of Team USA’s point guard position belongs to Deron Williams.
Jason Kidd has long been the standard for leadership on the court, considered one of the greatest point gua ...
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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 ca ...
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This Is Our Team: Coach K
01 October 2008
The best coach in the game has been tasked with architecting the greatest comeback in history. But it will take more than just great players to get the gold.
It was a humbling moment. Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the man many people would argu ...
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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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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, Michael Redd ...
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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 in the ...
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The Competition: Manu Ginobili
01 October 2008
In 2004, Manu Ginobili became an icon by leading Argentina to their first basketball gold medal. Can he do it again four years later?
It all goes back to Bahia Blanca, Argentina. That’s where Emanuel Ginobili first learned the game, sta ...
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Blogging the Journey: Pau Gasol
01 October 2008
What’s at Stake: As Pau prepares to lead Spain against some of the world's toughest athletes, he looks back at his greatest inspirations and forward to his greatest challenges.
I guess it goes back to my dad, when I was growing up as a ...
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This Is Our Team: Tayshaun Prince
01 October 2008
Armed with deadly determination and brilliant versatility, Tayshaun Prince is the glue that holds it all together.
Tayshaun Prince is often thought of as the game’s most underrated player. And he intends to keep it that way.
Since 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, they are ...
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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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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 pride echoed fro ...
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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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