schneider@2littl.DEC (DANIEL SCHNEIDER) (12/20/85)
Congratulations are due to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the finest
basketball player of our lifetimes, if not all lifetimes.
From Sports Illustrated's Gary Smith, where he was recently
honored as Sportsman of the Year:
His sky hook, of course, is eternal. Of all the
weapons in sports, none has ever been more dependable
or unstoppable, less vulnerable to time, than that
little stride, turn, hop and flick from far above his
head. Perhaps the greatest tribute to its complex
simplicity is that the sky hook never became a trend.
It will always be his.
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Daniel Schneider
{decvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-2littl!schneiderplw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) (12/23/85)
> >Congratulations are due to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the finest >basketball player of our lifetimes, if not all lifetimes. > I couldn't agree more ... sure wish we had had a chance to see Kareem more than twice during the regular seasons. > > His sky hook, of course, is eternal. Of all the > weapons in sports, none has ever been more dependable > or unstoppable, less vulnerable to time, than that > little stride, turn, hop and flick from far above his > head. Perhaps the greatest tribute to its complex > simplicity is that the sky hook never became a trend. > It will always be his. > He's also one of the true clutch players of our times. Incredible how well he adjusted to the NBA and how well he's adjusted with age. Sure hope the Celts get another chance at him in May !! -- Pete Williamson "By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2