Michael Jordan: The story of success

 Michael Jordan was a famous basketball player that is known as one of the best to ever play this sport. He has won 6 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. However, did you know that, in High School, Michael wasn't selected for the team of the school because his coach said he was not good enought to play basketball? It's impossible for us to imagine this, but the truth is that Michael Jordan wasn't a talented player when he was young at all.

So, how he became the greatest basketball player? Basically with 2 words: effort and hard work. Michael Jordan dedicated his 100% to prove that he was good in this sport and he could be succesful. After a lot of time working on his game, finally MJ was selected in North Carolina University (USA) to play in the 1st team. That was his chance to prove how good he really was. After 1 year in the University, he decided to prove his talent in the NBA so he was selected in the 3rd pick in the draft by the Chicago Bulls. After that... well, the rest is history.

One of the Key Words for his success was his personality. In High School the coach told him that he was not talented enough to play basketball, so he work as hard as ever to prove him and to prove everyone that they went wrong. If you want to watch some of his highlights during his career, you cannot forget to watch this video! Click in this link and enjoy the magic of this amazing basketball player that is know as GOAT (Greatness Of All Times) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAr6oAKieHk

What about you? Do you have a story of overcoming where do you prove that someone was wrong with you? Do you believe in yourself? Why? Tell me in the comment section down below!

Dancing to the freedom: The history of Harlem Globetrotters

 

Today we are going to talk about the story of a team created in Harlem, a neighbourhood from New York (USA), that had to fight during the last century against racism with 2 of the most powerful items ever seen: we are talking about basketball and Jazz music.

During the 20th century, racism was a very big feeling. Black people were treated like animals, they didn't have rights so they had to be hidden because of the fear.

Our story begins in Harlem, USA. A group of friends (all of them were black) met in an abandoned ship, and there they could enjoyed the 2 things that they like the most, music and basketball. Some people played basketball while the rest were dancing Jazz music. The mix of these 2 things made basketball players play with moves that were have nerver seen, they were playing like if they were dancing of the court.

After a while, this small team of black people started to play in the courts of New York against local teams and they literally destroyed every single team on the court. The name of the Harlem Globetrotters started to become famous in USA.

After travelling around USA to play games against small teams, finally the NBA (at that team the league was called ABA) decided to make a match between Harlem Globetrotters and Minneapolis Lakers, the champions of that year. The lakers were on a 102-game W streak and nobody could stop them. We have to remember that, in that time, the league only had white players, so it was the 1st time that someone could see black players in an oficcial event in the history of basketball. The world was amazed about what happened in that game: Globetrotters 61 - 59 Lakers. That happened in 1948.

The world was amazed of that and, 2 years later, in 1950, the Boston Celtics drafted the 1st black player in history of basketball. That was a big step for black community.

After that chapter, the Harlem Globetrotters started to travel around the world to every single country to show their particular way to play basketball. And thnks to them, black athletes started to be recognized in the world.

Until our days, the Harlem Globetrotters make shows all around the world to show the powerful mix of basketball and Jazz. Wait a minute. Don't you know them? Oh my God! Go to this link and watch them! What are you waiting for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1VJk0blFx8

What do you think about racism. What do you think that we have to do to fight against them? Comment us down below in the comment section! Have a wonderful day and remember, don't forget the smila in your face.

Iker Casillas: The gloves of a Saint

 Iker Casillas Fernández (Móstoles, Spain, 20th of May 1981) is an ex-goalkeeper that has played football for aproximately 20 years in two differents teams: Real Madrid (Spain) and Oporto (Portugal).

He's know as one of the best goalkeepers of history of football, but, do you want to know how his life changed from one day to another? How one guy like you become the best goalkeeper in the history of the Spanish national team?

From a very young age, Iker Casillas was playing in the affiliate teams of Real Madrid (he started when he was only 9 years old!). He wasn't very tall to be a goalkeeper, but he was extremely intense and smart on the pitch, so that made him a very interesting player. 

The most interesting part of this story starts when he was 16. Casillas was studying in the High School of Mostoles and, while he was at class, the president of Real Madrid C.F. called to the main of the High School to ask if Iker Casillas could come with Real Madrid Team where they have to travel to Norway to plat the Champions League, the most important tournament in Europe in the world of football. 

So, in the middle of Chemistry class, Iker Casillas had to run to the Airport with his High School uniform, the football shoes that his mother took and their keeper gloves to travel with the 1st team with players like Morientes, Zidane or Raúl (they are actually legends of the team). Finally he didn´t play that game in Norway, but the story of this young guy started to be writting here, in the middle of a class of Chemistry.

Here, in this link you can find some of the greatest saves by this legend, I hope that you can enjoy this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUo8ngG7Js

Casillas fought for his dreams until them became true, but, what about your dreams? What do you want to be when you grow up? And what do you think that you have to do to become true? Comment me down below in the comment section!