Title: Like A Rock! The Life Of Peter (1)
Series: Follow Me: The Story Of Discipleship
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Matthew 4:18-20, Matthew 16
In 1992, a man by the name of Jerry Colangelo, an incredibly wealthy businessman from Arizona, and the owner of a couple sports franchises, was given the task of taking over USA Basketball, which is different than NBA Basketball. USA Basketball is the official Olympic basketball association that puts together the team that will represent the United States in what was the upcoming 1992 Olympics.
Jerry Colangelo was tired of watching the Americans lose badly. Here we are, a super power; the nation that invented the game of basketball. But as we went out on the world stage, we repeatedly lost and lost badly. Jerry Colangelo said this: "The reason is because we're playing the world's best without playing our best."
He did something nobody ever thought was possible-he talked the NBA into waiving their players' inability to enter into Olympic play. In the days before the 1992 Olympics, he did something sports fans will never forget. He formed the team we know as the "Dream Team." This team was made up of 12 individuals, 11 of whom are now Hall of Famers. Many believe it was the best sports team ever assembled.
Even some of you who are novices when it comes to basketball will know the names of some of these players. They're the "Who's Who" of basketball: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Chris Mullin, Clyde Drexler and John Stockton. By the way, that sole player we probably don't know was Christian Laettner, the only college basketball player on the Dream Team.
This team was so great, was so amazing, that they won against all their competitors during the 1992 Olympics by an average margin of victory of over 50 points. Their largest margin of victory was in the quarter finals of the medal round, when they beat a team by over 90 ...
Series: Follow Me: The Story Of Discipleship
Author: Tim Badal
Text: Matthew 4:18-20, Matthew 16
In 1992, a man by the name of Jerry Colangelo, an incredibly wealthy businessman from Arizona, and the owner of a couple sports franchises, was given the task of taking over USA Basketball, which is different than NBA Basketball. USA Basketball is the official Olympic basketball association that puts together the team that will represent the United States in what was the upcoming 1992 Olympics.
Jerry Colangelo was tired of watching the Americans lose badly. Here we are, a super power; the nation that invented the game of basketball. But as we went out on the world stage, we repeatedly lost and lost badly. Jerry Colangelo said this: "The reason is because we're playing the world's best without playing our best."
He did something nobody ever thought was possible-he talked the NBA into waiving their players' inability to enter into Olympic play. In the days before the 1992 Olympics, he did something sports fans will never forget. He formed the team we know as the "Dream Team." This team was made up of 12 individuals, 11 of whom are now Hall of Famers. Many believe it was the best sports team ever assembled.
Even some of you who are novices when it comes to basketball will know the names of some of these players. They're the "Who's Who" of basketball: Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Chris Mullin, Clyde Drexler and John Stockton. By the way, that sole player we probably don't know was Christian Laettner, the only college basketball player on the Dream Team.
This team was so great, was so amazing, that they won against all their competitors during the 1992 Olympics by an average margin of victory of over 50 points. Their largest margin of victory was in the quarter finals of the medal round, when they beat a team by over 90 ...
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