Catching up on Strange New Worlds which is a bit like watching a Cheers prequel where they keep pointing at the guy sitting on Norm's stool and going 'Man, imagine how great the next guy sitting there's gonna be'.
@popcorn_girrl He popped into the bar I was working at a few months back, right around when THE RIP dropped. Super nice, funny, laughed at our dumb Olympics jokes. Leather jacket, motorcycle, effortlessly cool
Sam Raimi depicted the deposition from the cross. In a Spider-Man movie. This was, obviously, completely lost on me as a kid. Sam Raimi depicted the deposition from the cross in a Spider-Man movie.
I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
Kobe Bryant on Russell Westbrook:
“I don’t know what the media is doing out here, but everybody just needs to lay off Russell. That’s a bad lil dude, man.”