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“Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.” 
                                                                                                                                                                       ― Knute Rockne

Knute Rockne:
Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach, both at the University of Notre Dame. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history.
                                                      

SPORTS FACT# 20

The average soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels and held together by 642 stitches.

                                                  

+Cricket South Africa Celebrate the day

SPORTS FACT#19

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Today is a memorable day for SOUTH AFRICA

Exactly 22 years ago, i.e., 10 November 1991, SOUTH AFRICA cricket team made a comeback to the Cricket after 21 years ( they played there last game before 1991 in 1970).

South African cricket was isolated from the rest of the world for 21 years - from 1970 to 1991 - because of the apartheid policies of the former government. Isolation came at a time when the country could fairly claim to be the top test-playing nation in the world after the Springboks had pummeled the powerful Australians 4-0 with ease.

 Indian people lined the streets of Calcutta in 1991 to welcome the South Africa team as it undertook its first tour of the country. When the first ODI took place a few days later at the famous Eden Gardens, the 100,000-seater was packed to the rafters. Previously known as the Springboks, the Proteas, after an initial settling-in period, adapted surprisingly quickly to the demands of the international game in 1991.

They lost their first two one-day internationals to India in India, but in the third match they showed what they were capable of, chasing down an imposing victory target of 288 in 50 overs, to win by eight wickets with 3.2 overs to spare.

BIRTHDAY BASH....!!!!

10th November 2013:

1962 - Cathy Boswell, Joliet Ill, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
Cathy Boswell (born 10 November 1962) is an American former basketball player who competed in the1984 Summer Olympics
Boswell was named to the team representing the USA at the 1980 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team ended with a 7–2 record, which was a three way tie for first place.

1933 - Seymour Nurse, cricketer (prolific WI batsman, 258 v NZ 1969)

Seymour MacDonald Nurse is a Barbadian former cricketer. Nurse played 29 Test matches for the West Indies between 1960 and 1969.

Born: November 10, 1933 (age 80), Barbados

BIRTHDAY BASH....!!!!

1980 - James Franklin, New Zealand Cricket player

James has been in the BLACKCAPS since 2001, making his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in Taupo in January of that year, followed by his Test debut against Pakistan in March in Auckland. His Twenty20 debut came in 2006 against the West Indies in Auckland. He says every game is special and he is thankful to be part of the BLACKCAPS line up.

Cricket was a huge part of James’ life from a young age. He grew up next to Henderson Park in Wellington and would play in the mornings before going to watch the seniors play in the afternoon.

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"Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps."

-TIGER WOODS

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Knute Rockne:Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach, both at the University of Notre Dame. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history.

"One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it."

BIRTHDAY BASH...!!!!

1979 - Lamar Odom, American basketball player
Lamar Joseph Odom is an American professional basketball forward who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.

SPORT FACT# 18

SPORT FACT# 18

The longest cricket match took place in 1939 between England and South Africa, after 14 days it ended with a tie.

The game started on 3 March 1939 and play continued on the 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th and the 14th. Play was scheduled for the 11th, but none was possible because of rain, giving 9 days of actual, and 10 days of scheduled play. By the evening of 14 March England were 316 and 654 for 5 chasing South Africa’s 530 and 481 needing just 42 more runs for victory. But England needed to leave Durban on the 15th to catch their boat home, so, despite being a ‘timeless’ Test, a draw was agreed. England’s 654 is the highest score ever recorded batting last (beating the next highest by over 200 runs) and is a record that is likely to never be beaten.

BIRTHDAY BASH....!!!!

Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace. Kohli was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia.

Born: November 5, 1988 (age 25), Delhi

BIRTHDAY BASH.....!!!!

5th November

1939 - Ken Walter, South African cricket pace bowler

Kenneth Alexander Walter (5 November 1939 in Johannesburg, Transvaal – 13 September 2003 inSandton, Johannesburg) was a South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1961.

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 “A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.”– Mary Lou Retton

Anything like that

For sports fans, sports are the epitome of hard work work and dedication. To get to the pinnacle of their sport, even the most naturally gifted athletes have to give it their all.
Yes, we watch sports for the excitement, but even more so, we watch it for the drama. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing a team come back to win that 4th series game after being down 0-3, a comeback after fans have already started to leave the arena, or a fighter getting off the canvas to score a come from behind knock-out. Sports are about those incredible moments where sheer human will and desire overcomes the odds. These are the moments we remember.

SPORTS FACT#17

SPORTS FACT#17
The game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920