Recently, one of my favorite blogs, "The Past and the Spurious," turned two. In honor of tPatS and its mastermind, Tibibord, I composed this post, brought to us by the number two.
So how has the number two inserted itself in sporting history?
- It's the number of Grand Slam titles Australian Pat Rafter won during his career. He won back-to-back U.S. Open titles in 1997-98.
- Two members of the original "Dream Team" of USA Basketball actually won what was their second Olympic Gold Medal in 1992. Michael Jordan and Chris Mullin won their first in the 1984 Olympics.
- Only two Filipino men have won the Bowling World Cup. The legendary Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno won a record 4 times and Christian Jan "C.J." Suarez took the trophy once.
- Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon took to long route in winning an NBA title, but he got two for himself and the Houston Rockets, winning back-to-back titles in 1994-95 and 1995-96.
- Slam dunking the ball through a basketball hoop may seem a common thing in the NBA, but it is quite an achievement in the WNBA. Only two women have done it. They are WNBA legend Lisa Leslie and one of From the Fifty Peso Seats' Most Beautiful Women in Sports Candace Parker.
- In just two years, WWE heel Sheamus has achieved what some take a lifetime to stumble into. Sheamus is the first Irish-born two-time WWE Champion.
- The Sta. Lucia franchise is leaving the PBA after this season, and it leaves its legacy of only two titles in almost two decades.
- Kobe Bryant got what he's always wanted, winning it all without Shaq. After last season, Kobe now has two "post-Shaq" NBA titles.
So, happy birthday to tPatS. Over 400 posts in two years? Darn it. I'm way behind.
photos courtesy of canoe.ca, hispano.wwe.com, sohh.com
1 comments:
if i may add, 2(TWO)!! number of bowlers removed in the 2007 SEA games. one because of arguing with the sec gen, the other because "he eats too much" as the official said!!
number of golds won by that team sent: ZERO
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