(Hi, I'm Steve Smith of the NBA.)  My boyhood idol, George Gervin, had this nickname because he always kept his cool
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George Gervin - Wikipedia  George Gervin (born April 27, 1952), nicknamed "The Iceman", is an American retired ... Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA .... Nicknamed Iceman for his cool demeanor on the court, Gervin was primarily known ... He had also received the nickname because of his rare ability to play the...
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Who was the coolest player you ever met? : nba - Reddit  Jul 29, 2016 ... In October 2001, Steve Blake met with the families of 9/11 victims. .... Talked about the nba, and how my brother had bigger feet than him, he ...... All Boogies friends were ripping him because he couldn't handle his ..... George Gervin ... on the other hand felt like I was talking to that cool uncle who always...
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jeopardy/1293_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  SPORTS LEGENDS | (Hi, I'm Steve Smith of the NBA.) My boyhood idol, George Gervin, had this nickname because he always kept his cool | "The Iceman".
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NBA.com: The NBA at 50: George Gervin  Q: How did you get the nickname "Iceman"? Gervin: You ... When I meet kids, I go "Hi, I'm George Gervin," and they'll say, "Who are you? ... I practiced hook shots, I practiced my finger roll, I practiced jump shots. .... He always had the big afro and his hair would always be flying in the back as he was flying through the air.
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Spurs' Where Are They Now? Steve Smith - San Antonio Express ...  Feb 17, 2016 ... Smith has always been a great shooter, dating back to his days at Detroit's Pershing High School and Michigan State, where he finished his four-year ... Today at 46, Smith is a basketball analyst for Turner Sports and NBA TV, ... up in Detroit in the 1970s who idolized native son George Gervin. .... I'm lucky.
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Origin of Athlete Nicknames - Fact Monster  Willie The Say Hey Kid Mays. Willie Mays was one of the most famous baseball players of all time. As a rookie, he would often shout Say hey over there to...
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jeopardy/3 at master  towski/jeopardy  GitHub  ... of Famer Dan Hampton.</a>) My Hall of Fame biography mentions this beatly nickname that came from my first name &amp; my fierce attitude","category":"BIG...
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Free Flashcards about WOMEN IN SPORTS - StudyStack  THIS BASKETBALL STAR WHOSE NAME RHYMES WITH HOOPS, NAMED HER SON JORDAN, AFTER MICHAEL JORDAN, SHERYL SWOOPES. SHE'S THE...
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NBA: 21 Best Ever Raps about Players | Bleacher Report  May 19, 2011 ... Some of the most common refer to Michael Jordan, the L.A. Lakers the ... slamming like someone or equating taking shots (hoops) with taking ... I researched hundreds of songs that mention basketball and put ... (Note: Didn't include the headline rhyme because it is not from a ... Song Name: The Glory.
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Jeopary Questions page 812 - THE ROCKETS - TriviaBistro.com  GRAVE MATTERS: Once the "Greatest Athlete in the World", he now rests in the Pennsylvania town that's named .... SOAP WORLD: "Aren't You Glad You Use" this? Because now it comes in mountain fresh & tropical escape formulas as well.
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10 Most Superstitious Athletes | Men's Fitness  But for some stars, a little superstitious reasoning is the added edge they ... You wouldn't think the greatest professional basketball player of all time would rely on superstition, but even Michael Jordan himself was known for a specific quirk. ... eating chicken before each game (earning him the nickname "Chicken Man"),...
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Joe Montana - Wikipedia  Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed Joe Cool, The Comeback ... While a member of the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and ... Player (MVP), and Sports Illustrated magazine named Montana the 1990 ... in 1986, Montana won the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.
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They Said It - SI.com  Sep 27, 2004 ... They Said It. Think of the people quoted here as .... "He's just like me--except he's 7'6" and Chinese." STEVE FRANCIS, 2002. Houston Rockets point guard, on his similarities to teammate Yao Ming. COLOR PHOTO DONALD...
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Thirty Minutes with a NBA Style Icon: Walt "Clyde" Frazier | GQ  Feb 17, 2011 ... In 1967, upon entering the NBA, Walt quickly earned his nickname, thanks to a ... Soon after that, the nickname became a full-fledged persona: the ... "You guys never used me. ... Right, it was my fashion. ... I'm prospering from that today. ... So I stuck to my guns and two weeks later the movie Bonnie and...
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SAYING GOODBYE, WITH PASSION | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ...  COMMUNITY ... It was in the early years of the arena and my daughter and I were way up in the nosebleed seats. .... The crowd was so loud, no one in the building heard the buzzer. .... Chuck Person and Larry Bird running down the court and trash talking to .... The Indiana Pacers team and MSA will always be in my heart!
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What are the best raptor nicknames???? - Raptors Republic  I read alot of threads and I see alot on nicknames for Raptors, and ... He pulls off crazy shit for a guy who is 7ft that makes you go "wow," and prone to disappearing acts on D ... Vinsanity, Half-Man/Half-Amazing, Air Canada (you know the guy) ... and how is Sonny's REAL name considered his nickname?
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Jeopary Questions page 2145 - "R" TOWN - TriviaBistro.com  LABOR: Members of the Industrial Workers of the World were sometimes called by this "shaky" nickname  1970s POP MUSIC: ... 1970s POP MUSIC: It was Mike Love who gave Daryl Dragon this nickname  I'M JUST A "BILL": The top of this recreation item is called the bed & may be 800 pounds of slate  FILL IN THE TITLE:...
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The Greatest Shaq (Shaquille O'Neal) Quotes of All Time | BSO  Jun 1, 2011 ... Shaq evidently applied the tape himself, but the Big Crime Fighter ... an incident that earned him the nickname The Big Moses by Suns ...... That includes being a part of the music industry as an MC. ..... O'Neal's abrupt free-agent defection to the Lakers in the summer of ..... He's like a little version of me.
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Hall of Fame Full Names & Nicknames by Baseball Almanac  Baseball Almanac present a comprehensive list of Hall of Fame full names and ... Nicknames of Hall of Famers ... Steven Norman Carlton ... Robert Moses Grove .... had another great nickname which was probably better suited to his pitching ... If so, share them with us via our feedback section and share with other fans of...
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Julius Erving - Famous Basketball Players - Biography.com  Feb 4, 2016 ... Hall of Fame basketball forward Julius Erving, or "Dr. J," was an ... before switching to the NBA and joining the Philadelphia 76ers. ... He was a solid player at Roosevelt High School, where the nickname "Dr. J" is said to have originated. ... When the ABA was folded into the NBA in 1976, the cash-strapped...
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Presidents' Nicknames - Classroomhelp.com  President. Nickname. George Washington. Father of His County; The Sage of ... The Master Spirit; The American Talleyrand; King Martin; Matty Van; Martin Van...