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Stuff I Like: Fabio Quagliarella

This doesn’t have much to do with my typical topics here, but I guess you could say moments of brilliance in sports are a key piece of my daily struggle for sanity. And this one is almost off the scale of brilliance.

This is a golazo, or wonder goal, by Fabio Quagliarella, in a match in Serie A, Italy’s top soccer league, between Sampdoria and Napoli. I have been a fan of Napoli’s new coach, Carlo Ancelotti, since his days as the coach of AC Milan when I first started watching soccer. So while I am very much pulling for him in his new position, I was absolutely in awe when Napoli’s opponent on the day went up 3-0 after this incredible strike from Quags. He has a history of scoring incredible goals, and this one fits right in with his greatest hits. So just take this in, and then go look for his career highlights because they are amazing as well. 🤭

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Stuff I Like: Maurice Cheeks

Sports have always been a big part of my life, but I got all the way caught up around 4th grade, when I fell head over heels for basketball. I played it at every opportunity and watched every game I had access to. I bought used copies of old basketball-themed VHS tapes from the local rental shop and watched retrospectives on teams and players I loved. I had one that recounted the story of the Lakers in the 80s called “The Drive For Five” about their incredible run of championships during that decade. I had another one called “Michael Jordan’s Playground,” a movie which was essentially an MJ highlight reel book-ended by a cheesy story of a boy being cut from his high school basketball team. I remember watching this one with my sister while eating elbow noodles with parmesan cheese. When she got mad at me for brushing my crumbs onto her lap, she yelled, “You’re getting that on my nerves!” Dork. Continue reading “Stuff I Like: Maurice Cheeks”