Comments on: LeBron James need to know this http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/08/11/lebron-james-need-to-know-this/ Musings on the world of sports Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: alan t. http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/08/11/lebron-james-need-to-know-this/comment-page-1/#comment-6701 alan t. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:07:20 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/?p=3793#comment-6701 I did some research as a follow-up to Rory's post. I had my doubts, but as it turns out, he was telling the truth. Indeed, 20% of his male students in China had chosen 'James' for their English moniker. The other 80%? 'Leon.' Not surprisingly, Leon Fan Dong and Leon Sun Fang were Rory's class co-valedictorians. I did some research as a follow-up to Rory's post. I had my doubts, but as it turns out, he was telling the truth. Indeed, 20% of his male students in China had chosen 'James' for their English moniker. The other 80%? 'Leon.' Not surprisingly, Leon Fan Dong and Leon Sun Fang were Rory's class co-valedictorians.

]]> By: Pat McManamon http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/08/11/lebron-james-need-to-know-this/comment-page-1/#comment-6697 Pat McManamon Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:46:29 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/?p=3793#comment-6697 Come on now Rory ... this blog is no place for logical, well-thought out and insightful comments. (Rory happens to be my cousin, folks. He obviously raises the IQ level of the family.) Come on now Rory … this blog is no place for logical, well-thought out and insightful comments. (Rory happens to be my cousin, folks. He obviously raises the IQ level of the family.)

]]> By: Rory Keane http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/08/11/lebron-james-need-to-know-this/comment-page-1/#comment-6696 Rory Keane Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:37:52 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/?p=3793#comment-6696 I remember seeing the ragtag assembly of Ireland's junior Basketball team when I was taking an early morning flight out of Dublin Airport. They were a ginger looking bunch of gangly teens; but maybe they would be most informed about the superstar sensation from Akron. Although I think Steve Nash would have huge cross-over appeal, 1) he is Canadian and 2) he's also a world-class soccer player. Most any sport (save the Gaelic games) is going to take a backseat to soccer over there. Interestingly enough, Lebron IS making major headway into the global icon status. Take for example the majority of young men in Chinese university classrooms who take, as homage, the given name 'James' for their English moniker. About 20% of my male students from this last year in China had taken James as their chosen English handle (otherwise, a lot of boys over there choose to emulate their favorite athlete from other sports such as soccer with names like Rooney, Kaka and Ronaldo...goes to show the huge appeal of sports all over the globe). And LBJ is only going to get more popular over there, what with the Chinese business interests that have recently purchased a substantial chunk of the Cavs franchise. I remember seeing the ragtag assembly of Ireland's junior Basketball team when I was taking an early morning flight out of Dublin Airport. They were a ginger looking bunch of gangly teens; but maybe they would be most informed about the superstar sensation from Akron. Although I think Steve Nash would have huge cross-over appeal, 1) he is Canadian and 2) he's also a world-class soccer player. Most any sport (save the Gaelic games) is going to take a backseat to soccer over there.
Interestingly enough, Lebron IS making major headway into the global icon status. Take for example the majority of young men in Chinese university classrooms who take, as homage, the given name 'James' for their English moniker. About 20% of my male students from this last year in China had taken James as their chosen English handle (otherwise, a lot of boys over there choose to emulate their favorite athlete from other sports such as soccer with names like Rooney, Kaka and Ronaldo…goes to show the huge appeal of sports all over the globe). And LBJ is only going to get more popular over there, what with the Chinese business interests that have recently purchased a substantial chunk of the Cavs franchise.

]]> By: alan t. http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/2009/08/11/lebron-james-need-to-know-this/comment-page-1/#comment-6674 alan t. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:18:37 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/mcmanamon/?p=3793#comment-6674 I would have thought your big gun would have been Kevin McHale. Oh, and I think you meant Portuguese, not Brazilian. Unless you're talking about the other kind of Brazilian. Do the Irish ever get a Brazilians? Do they even know what a Brazilian is? If Adriana Lima traveled to Ireland on an assignment and she required some immediate landscaping, would she be able to pick up the phone, look in the Green Pages, and call somebody up to get the job done? This may require another informal poll. I would have thought your big gun would have been Kevin McHale.

Oh, and I think you meant Portuguese, not Brazilian. Unless you're talking about the other kind of Brazilian. Do the Irish ever get a Brazilians? Do they even know what a Brazilian is? If Adriana Lima traveled to Ireland on an assignment and she required some immediate landscaping, would she be able to pick up the phone, look in the Green Pages, and call somebody up to get the job done? This may require another informal poll.

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