Category Archives: Lo Sport

Gino Bartali: An Icon of Sports and Humility

Posted on January 28, 2021 by babbityjean

The year was 1937.  Gino Bartali (1914 – 2000) won the Giro d’Italia for the second straight year.  He was Italy’s and Europe’s biggest sports idol.  By this time, Benito Mussolini had ruled Italy with violence and intimidation for 15 … Continue reading →

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Un italiano di nome Kobe

Posted on February 27, 2020 by babbityjean

Calcio, sì, ma basket? Raramente si associa questo sport all’Italia.  Era in Italia, tuttavia, che Kobe Bryant appreso i primi rudimenti di basket, si esercitava incessantemente e sognava di diventare un giocatore della NBA. Nel 1984, il padre di Kobe, … Continue reading →

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An Italian by the name of Kobe

Posted on February 27, 2020 by babbityjean

Soccer, yes, but basketball?  One rarely associates this sport with the country of Italy.  It was in Italy, however, that Kobe Bryant first learned his skills, practiced incessantly, and dreamed of becoming an NBA player.  In 1984, Kobe’s father, Joe … Continue reading →

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