David Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in his career and won two NBA titles with the Spurs.
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One of the top centers of his era, David “The Admiral” Robinson was a marvel on the court and a respected figure off the court. A lean, muscular athlete, Robinson was fast, strong and agile at 7-foot-1. In his first six NBA seasons, Robinson won Rookie of the Year, MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards, in addition to a rebounding title, a scoring crown, six All-Star bids, three selections to the All-NBA First Team and three selections to the All-Defensive First Team.
A contemporary of Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing, Robinson posted career averages of 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks and won two championships — the second in his final season — to stake his claim as one of the NBA’s greatest legends.
Robinson’s lasting legacy was also defined by his status as one of the preeminent philanthropists in all of professional sports. On March 23, 2003, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that future winners of the NBA Community Assist Award would receive the David Robinson Plaque, with the inscription, “Following the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece.”
David Robinson began the Spurs' dynasty and was a superstar in his own right, earning an MVP and 10 All-NBA seletions.
Among Robinson’s charitable achievements was his $9 million commitment toward the construction and operation of The Carver Academy, an independent school for San Antonio students from a culturally diverse community.
Teammate Steve Kerr said Robinson was quick to remind the Spurs that “Winning a championship doesn’t make you a better person. It doesn’t validate you.” But championships were part of Robinson’s journey through the NBA, his first one coming in his 10th year, during the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season, with a convincing five-game Finals win over the New York Knicks.
By that time, Robinson had become the Spurs’ second option behind a rising star named Tim Duncan. In their first season together in 1997-98, Robinson and Duncan shared the load equally as Robinson averaged 21.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.63 blocks, while Duncan averaged 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds and 2.51 blocks.
In their second campaign together, Robinson unselfishly redefined his game to accentuate the skills and strengths of Duncan. Robinson began to play away from the basket at the high post, allowing Duncan the freedom to maneuver down low. Robinson’s regular-season production slipped to 15.8 points and 10 rebounds, but the team prospered and Robinson was still an integral part of the Spurs’ championship effort.
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At the end of a long and distinguished career, Robinson won his second ring in 2002-03. That season, the Spurs tied division rival Dallas for the league’s best record (62-20).
In the playoffs, San Antonio stopped Phoenix, three-time reigning champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Mavericks on the way to a matchup against the New Jersey Nets in The Finals.
The Spurs clinched the championship in Game 6 by rallying from a fourth-quarter deficit to take a thrilling 88-77 victory over the Nets in San Antonio. Robinson, less than two months shy of his 38th birthday, reached back for a dominant effort, finishing with 13 points, 17 rebounds and two blocks. Robinson and Duncan teamed up to outrebound New Jersey by themselves as the Spurs enjoyed a 55-35 advantage on the boards.
“My last game, streamers flying, world champions. How could you write a better script than this?” Robinson asked.
“I’m just thrilled that David ended his career with a game like that,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “His effort was really wonderful. He really dug down deep and showed how important it was to him to help us get this victory.”
“For a second there on the court,” Duncan said, “I really thought, ‘You know what, I’m not gonna play with this guy again.
I’ll have to come out on this court without him.’ It’s going to be weird.”
Robinson is living proof of the old adage that good things come to those who wait. A 1987 graduate with a mathematics degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, Robinson honored a commitment to serve two years in the Navy before joining the NBA.
Robinson was the best thing that ever happened to Navy basketball. A 6-foot-4 player with one year of prep experience when he joined the team, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds as a freshman, but Robinson grew seven inches while at the Academy and became a devastating force.
As a junior, he averaged 22.7 points, led the nation in rebounding (13.0) and set an NCAA Division I record by averaging 5.91 blocks. Robinson blocked 14 shots in a single game that season to set a collegiate record and he tallied more blocks in one season (207) in the history of college basketball.
As a senior, he averaged 28.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks to unanimously win Player of the Year.
Robinson scored 50 points in his final college game, a loss to Michigan in the NCAA tournament. Robinson also played on the 1988 U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the bronze medal as the last purely amateur team to represent the U.S. in Olympic competition.
Robinson was certainly the best player available in the 1987 Draft, but he also had a military commitment to the Navy and thus would not be able to join an NBA team until 1989.
The Spurs, who won the Draft Lottery and owned the first overall pick, looked at Robinson’s college accomplishments and decided he was worth the wait. According to plan, Robinson entered the NBA as a 24-year-old rookie with the Spurs in 1989-90. One of the most gifted and versatile athletes in the NBA, the former Navy midshipmen was the Rookie of the Month all six months of the season, an All-Star and then an easy choice for Rookie of the Year Award at season’s end.
David Robinson reflects on his time with the San Antonio Spurs.
Robinson averaged 24.
3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.89 blocks, shooting 53.1% from the floor. He set Spurs rookie records in nearly every category, leading the team in scoring 46 times and rebounding 61 times. One of only two Spurs to play in all 82 games, Robinson ranked 10th in the league in scoring, second in rebounding and third in blocks. Robinson had a career-high 12 blocks against the Minnesota Timberwolves and was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
Robinson’s success as a rookie was a major factor in the then-greatest one-year team turnaround in NBA history. After the Spurs posted a 21-61 record in 1988-89, they drafted Sean Elliott, traded for Terry Cummings and Rod Strickland and welcomed Robinson. The result was a remarkable 35-game improvement to a 56-26 record and the Midwest Division title. San Antonio then advanced to the Western Conference semifinals before losing in seven games to the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Admiral had a spectacular postseason, averaging 24.3 points, 12.
0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in 10 playoff games.
Within his first three seasons, Robinson established himself among the best in the league. His early achievements included All-NBA First Team selections in 1991 and 1992, All-Defensive First Team berths in 1991 and the 1992 Defensive Player of the Year.
But the ending to Robinson’s third season was disappointing. A torn ligament in his left hand sidelined him on March 16. The injury forced him to miss the rest of the regular season and the entire postseason. Without Robinson the Spurs struggled, posting a 5-9 record to end the regular season and then suffering a first-round playoff sweep by the Phoenix Suns.
However, Robinson joined elite company by becoming the third player in NBA history to rank among the league’s top 10 in five categories, joining Cliff Hagan (1959-60) and Larry Bird (1985-86). Robinson was seventh in scoring (23.2), fourth in rebounding (12.2), first in blocks (4.49), fifth in steals (2.32) and seventh in field-goal percentage (55.
1).
Robinson also was the first player in NBA history to rank among the top five in rebounding, blocks and steals in a single season. His excellence earned him a second consecutive All-NBA First Team selection and his third straight All-Star berth. The end to that season was highlighted with his selection as the Defensive Player of the Year.
After the season, Robinson traveled to Barcelona with the Dream Team, a spectacular collection of NBA stars including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Bird that would go on to win the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games.
Robinson was a workhorse for the Spurs in his fourth season. He appeared in all 82 games and played a then franchise-record 3,211 minutes. After averaging 23.4 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.22 blocks and 1.55 steals, he was named to the All-NBA Third Team and the All-Defensive Second Team. He was voted to start in the All-Star Gamefor the third straight season and he scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the game.
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The Spurs had the misfortune of meeting the NBA’s best team, the Phoenix Suns, in the Western Conference semifinals. Phoenix, led by league MVP Charles Barkley, eliminated San Antonio in six games, though Robinson averaged 23.1 points and 12.6 rebounds in the postseason.
Robinson’s game was at its best in the open court. Robinson ran the floor like no 7-footer before and could grab a defensive board to ignite a fast break and finish with an authoritative slam. And in the half-court offense, Robinson had a soft left-handed jumper. Already recognized as one of the league’s better players, the best was yet to come in 1993-94 and beyond.
With the arrival of the NBA’s designated rebounder, Dennis Rodman, taking some of the frontcourt load off his shoulders, Robinson enjoyed his highest scoring (29.8) and assist average (4.8) as a pro in 1993-94. That season, Robinson became the fourth player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double.
Against the Detroit Pistons in a 115-96 victory, Robinson had 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks.
Robinson carried San Antonio to a 55-27 record, the team’s fifth consecutive season of at least 47 victories. However, the Spurs lost to the Utah Jazz in the opening round in four games. Robinson averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in the series.
Robinson also made history with his 71-point explosion against the Los Angeles Clippers on the last day of the season to win the scoring title at 29.8 points, edging Orlando Magic center Shaquille O’Neal (29.3). That romp made Robinson just the fourth player ever to score 70 points in an NBA game, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and David Thompson. Robinson also finished that season as MVP runner-up to Olajuwon.
In 1994-95, Robinson had another great season, winning the MVP award while posting numbers of 27.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 3.23 blocks and 1.65 steals and pacing the Spurs to the NBA’s best record at 62-20.
And at midseason he played in his sixth consecutive All-Star Game.
As the No. 1 seed, the Spurs swept Denver and then got past the Lakers in six games, setting up a meeting against the defending champion Rockets in the conference finals. However, Robinson’s selection as MVP seemed to motivate Olajuwon, the past season’s winner, as Olajuwon got the better of Robinson in the clash. In the series, Robinson averaged 23.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.17 blocks while Olajuwon averaged 35.3 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.17 blocks and the Rockets won in six games.
Following the season, Robinson played for 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, which won a gold medal at the Summer Games in Atlanta.
David Robinson leads the San Antonio Spurs to their first NBA championship.
The next season, while at the peak of his game, Robinson would suffer the darkest moments of his career. Robinson suffered a back injury prior to the 1996-97 season and returned to play in six games before suffering a fractured left foot.
The Spurs slumped to 20-62, but the silver lining for the Silver and Black was a chance to grab the No. 1 selection in the 1997 Draft Lottery.
The prize of that Draft was Tim Duncan. The Spurs won the right to draft Duncan and San Antonio’s version of the Twin Towers would win two rings over the next five seasons.
Robinson and Duncan played exceptionally well together in their first season and the team achieved a 36-game win improvement, which surpassed the Spurs’ previously greatest NBA turnaround in the 1989-90 season by one game. Robinson led the team in scoring with 21.6 points and Duncan in rebounding with 11.9 rebounds and both averaged more than 2.5 blocks per game. However, the team lost to the Utah Jazz 4-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.
In their second season as teammates, the Robinson-Duncan-led Spurs put it all together. They finished atop the Midwest Division and, along with the Jazz, held the league’s best record of 37-12 in the shortened season. For the second consecutive season, the Spurs also set an NBA record for lowest opponent field-goal percentage (40.
2), bettering the previous season’s mark of .411.
The Spurs raced through the playoffs, losing only twice and recorded an NBA record of 12 consecutive wins at one point while becoming the first former American Basketball Association team to win an NBA championship. The Spurs defeated the Knicks, who lost Ewing to an Achilles tendon injury in the Eastern Conference finals. Robinson tallied 25 points to lead the Spurs in a Game 3 defeat, 89-81, the Spurs’ only loss in The Finals. He also grabbed 12 boards in the series-clinching victory in Game 5.
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Over the next three seasons, the Lakers, led by O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, would reign as champs. Although Robinson played in at least 78 regular-season games per season during that span, he would miss valuable time in the postseason because of back ailments or other injuries. Duncan also missed the entire 2000 postseason due to injury as the Suns defeated the Spurs in the first round.
And in 2001 and 2002, the Lakers would handle the Spurs relatively easily, sweeping them in the 2001 Western Conference finals and needing just five games in the 2002 Conference semifinals.
Robinson’s final season, however, was full of rewards as the Spurs defeated their nemesis, the three-time defending champion Lakers, en route to the NBA title. During that Western Conference semifinals matchup against Los Angeles, the Spurs held on to win a crucial Game 5 when Robert Horry’s 3-pointer rimmed out and Robinson snared the rebound. That shot, if good, would have capped a 25-point comeback victory and may have derailed the Spurs’ championship hopes. San Antonio, however, went into Los Angeles and won Game 6 and the series.
The Spurs then went on to to defeat the fast-paced Mavericks in six games before taking care of the Nets. In the six-game Finals series, Robinson averaged 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.83 blocks and 1.17 steals.
“One of the greats we get a chance to say goodbye to, tonight, David Robinson, ” NBA Commissioner David Stern said at the start of the trophy presentation.
“Thank you.”
Robinson was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
David “The Admiral” Robinson received his fitting nickname because of his service in the United States Navy. However, it was a Naval technicality that allowed him to bypass a full five-year military commitment and join the San Antonio Spurs three years earlier than anticipated.
David Robinson grew both in stature and prominence following his decision to attend the United States Naval Academy.
Robinson was something of an unknown commodity when he made the trip from his hometown of Key West to Annapolis, Maryland. He wasn’t much of a prep prospect before growing to 6’6″ in his senior year of high school.
The late growth spurt wasn’t enough to generate a ton of interest from major collegiate programs. Still, Robinson leveraged his abilities and academic excellence to earn his acceptance to the Naval Academy. But something curious happened to him in Annapolis.
Robinson grew to 6’7″ shortly after his acceptance, putting him over the maximum height for the Academy. However, Robinson obtained a waiver partially because the Navy imagined he would not experience another growth spurt so late in his life.
Yet, Robinson continued to sprout upward. He grew to 7’0″ in his sophomore year, becoming one of the best centers in the country. The Admiral averaged 23.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks, immediately placing himself on the radars of NBA executives everywhere.
But Robinson’s place as a 7-footer posed problems for the Navy and Robinson’s commitment to a full five years in uniform.
The Navy faced a predicament following Robinson’s unexpected growth. Now that he was a 7-footer, he was no longer permitted to be an unrestricted line officer.
Robinson would essentially be resigned to shore duty, which might not have appealed to him over the course of five years.
However, the Navy intended to keep Robinson in Annapolis and devised a way to allow him to serve while also affording him the chance to head to the NBA sooner than expected.
According to We Are The Mighty, former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman decided Robinson would be enlisted as a Naval Reserve Officer after graduating from the Academy. He would serve two years and receive permission to play in international competitions before moving to the NBA.
Had the Navy demanded that Robinson serve all five years, teams around the league might not have been as keen to draft him and wait out his service. But Lehman’s decision alleviated some of those concerns.
The San Antonio Spurs selected Robinson with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft. He made his NBA debut in 1989, three years earlier than he would have had he been forced to fulfill the initial five-year commitment.
Robinson’s early release from his military commitment allowed him to get NBA experience at an earlier age. He leveraged that experience to become one of the best centers in the league.
The Admiral had a stellar career in San Antonio. Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks for his career. He made 10 All-Star teams, won a scoring title, and captured league MVP honors during the 1994-95 season.
Team success would have to wait, however.
Robinson revitalized a once-dormant Spurs franchise and made them a perennial playoff team. But it was not until Tim Duncan arrived that San Antonio finally claimed an NBA title. The Spurs won the championship in 1999 and again in 2003, Robinson’s final season in the NBA.
It’s interesting to wonder what Robinson’s legacy might have looked like had he served a full five years in the Navy. But basketball fans will never know, thanks to late growth spurts and Naval height stipulations.
Stats courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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Old age is a lonely existence within the house, interrupted only by visits from a social worker, and in the worst case, exile to a nursing home.
Or is it still not? These retirees went to hotels, cruises and mountains to meet the golden age with dignity. Lenta.ru shared their amazing stories.
In early February, American Terry Robinson, who is only a few years away from retirement, decided to take on a frightening future. “No nursing homes. We will live in a hotel!” he arrogantly wrote on his Facebook page. According to his calculations, this makes life cheaper and more fun: you are treated like a client, not a patient, children will be happy to come to lie down on a nearby sun lounger, and “if you suddenly break your leg, then travel insurance will cover the losses, and the hotel will apologize and provide the presidential number for the rest of his life.
Robinson's idea, picked up by local and federal news outlets, is not new. According to 2018 statistics, 52 percent of Americans over the age of 65 will soon need long-term care from medical professionals, in other words, relocation to a nursing home.
Meanwhile, 89 percent of older people expressed a desire to spend their last days at home, while 53 percent honestly questioned their ability to survive alone. 26 percent of retirees cited loss of independence as their main fear, while 13 percent were more specific and said they were most afraid of being sent to a nursing home. Only three out of a hundred respondents admitted to fear of death.
Margaret Thatcher
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A night at the Holiday Inn for senior citizens will cost $59. For this money, the guest will clean the room, provide a free continental breakfast, free shower and sports equipment, as well as the opportunity to use the laundry. You can chat with other guests in the lobby or in the bar, especially during happy hours, when drinks are discounted. For 24 hours in a nursing home in the United States, you will have to pay an average of $ 188. And if a pensioner wants to live in a room alone, then the price will rise to $ 253 per day.
Of course, there are no nurses in hotels. If something happens to a person, the maid will find him only during cleaning. If at the same time a “do not disturb” sign hung on the door, then even more time will pass, and the person may lose the chance of salvation. This happened to actor Richard Harris: the staff noticed that he did not leave the room for a week, but did not dare to disturb him. When the man was taken to the hospital, he could no longer be saved. If there is a doctor in the hotel, his first aid kit is unlikely to have as many medicines as his colleague from the nursing home. There is nothing to say about medical equipment for treatment and wellness procedures. The maximum that a hotel guest can count on is sea bathing, massage and spa.
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Long before Robinson's proposal, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher decided to live out her last days in a hotel. She couldn't bear being alone in her six-story house with two nurses.
In late 2012, after a bladder operation, the 87-year-old Iron Lady headed to her beloved Ritz Hotel in London. The hotel staff took care of her, and the flow of tourists did not let her get bored. There she died in early April of the following year.
But not only celebrities can afford to live in a hotel. A British couple: David and Jean Davidson have lived in three hotels of the same chain for 22 years. From 1985 to 2007, pensioners rented an apartment in South Yorkshire. With this money they lived in hotels. Over the years they have spent 97.6 thousand pounds to pay for the rooms. Just one year in a nursing home for one of them would cost from 21 to 25 thousand pounds. The price of their apartment has quadrupled during this time, which has increased the cost of rent.
“This is our house. It has everything we need and the staff is like family to us. We have a good customer rating - we book rooms in advance,” 79-year-old David told reporters.
He admitted that there they go to a restaurant across the street.
Jean and David Davidson
Photo: Travelodge
His 70-year-old wife noted that in a hotel you can rent a room on the ground floor so as not to suffer from stairs and elevators: “At home we don’t have such comfortable rooms and not so big bathroom. It's spacious and good. We don't get huge heating bills in winter, and it's safe here. It’s cheaper and much better here than in a nursing home, and the staff genuinely cares about us.”
They hung family pictures on the walls to make them feel at home. Relatives periodically came to visit the Davidsons, and the staff was sympathetic to the gatherings in their room. Sometimes the old people even invited the maids to join, but they politely refused - they had to work.
However, in 2008, the Davidsons still had to leave the hotel: renovations began in it. Unfortunately, there is no later mention of the couple in the press.
Beatrice du Mont Muller spent eight years aboard the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship.
She knew all the sailors and personnel by name, understood all the commands that were given by radio.
Müller became a permanent resident of cabin number 4062 in 2000 when she was 80 years old. Five or six years later, she became famous and in an interview coquettishly admitted that "life on a ship makes her a year younger every year."
She communicated with family and friends from the computer center on board the ship via e-mail. Her sons sometimes bought a ticket for the "Queen Elizabeth II" for a couple of weeks.
Before embarking on her endless voyage, Müller lived with her husband for 57 years. During their fifth world cruise together in 1999, he died of a fever in India. He could have been taken off board and sent to the hospital, but the man refused, wishing to die at sea.
Beatrice Müller
Photo: The Cruise Line
The couple's eldest son Alan, then aged 56, flew to Israel and boarded the ship to be with his mother. Before arriving in Southampton, England, the body was kept in the mortuary on the ship.
In Southampton, the son cremated his father, and then took the ashes with him. Mueller stayed on board until her arrival home in New Jersey. “When I returned, my sons told me: “Mom, well, all your friends are on the liner, why are you not with them?” And I made up my mind. For the next 10 months, I sold everything I owned. And in January 2000, she went on board. The sons stayed with her for some time: sailing past Los Angeles, they scattered the ashes of their father over the sea at dawn.
Since then, Müller has only briefly returned home once for a hip replacement. She decided to have the operation because she could not imagine her life without dancing on board the Queen Elizabeth II.
“Every time something annoys me, I go to my cabin. I sit on the bed and realize how bored I will be on the beach. My eyesight is impaired and I won't be able to drive a car. I have no grandchildren, my grandchildren are the guys who work here. My sons visit me. I don't have to cook, go to the store and clean.
I realize that life here is a fairy tale.”
Muller traveled frequently, so with all the discounts, staying on the liner cost her five thousand dollars a month. There was no porthole in her small cabin: there was barely room for a bed, TV and radio. The American woman's bathroom was smaller than the closet in her apartment. “I have friendly maids, great chefs, doctors, access to a medical center, spa, beauty salon, computer center. I help doctors, go to master classes, shows and dances with an orchestra, and also play bridge, ”the American boasted. Muller has seen five continents, 25 countries and more than 40 cities.
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“Why should I go home to vacuum? If I run out of money, my sons will pay for me, so long as I don't bother them. They are happy, and I am happy and safe, ”the woman explained her position.
It is not known exactly how Muller passed away. However, news appeared on the forums of cruise lovers that in 2013 the “queen of the seas” died in a nursing home.
They say that after the decommissioning of the liner in 2008, the woman could not find a ship to her liking.
66-year-old American Dennis Tedder has lived in New York for 32 years. In 2015, he retired and moved to India and then to Nepal. The man admitted that he always dreamed of such an old age. The desire was born a long time ago, during the army service in India, reading the works of the writer Rudyard Kipling and the memoirs of the climber Maurice Herzog. “I have wanted to move to India since 1984 when I served in the army here. Since the age of 12 I have been a faithful admirer of Kipling, I was bewitched by his stories about India. Everything he writes is true, only adjusted for time, ”he said.
Dennis Tedder
Photo: Dennis Tedder's Facebook page
Tedder chose an unusual place for a pensioner - not a calm resort Goa and not multicultural Mumbai, in which, however, the man lived for the first six months. He went to the city of Darjeeling, located in the Himalayas at an altitude of about 2185 meters above sea level, with a population of about one hundred thousand people.
“At the age of 11, I read Annapurna by Erzog, one of the first climbers in history to conquer a peak over eight thousand meters high. Darjeeling, the land of the Sherpas, appeared in this book and in all the other climbing memoirs I have read. This city has caught me in its nets, and here I am, ”he explained his choice. According to him, since the moment of moving among the locals, he has never come across a person with a European appearance. If they were in the city, then only in transit, heading to conquer the mountains. But he had no communication problems. “In the first six months alone, I made so many friends that I had to develop a schedule to meet with them,” he admitted.
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He moved to India almost without knowing the language. In Mumbai, he studied Hindi for half a year, but upon arrival in Darjeeling, knowledge turned out to be useless - in the mountains everyone speaks Nepali. The man believes that this language is much easier, and takes lessons twice a week.
By the end of 2018, he moved to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. Despite the foreign culture, Tedder admits that "I have never felt so comfortable anywhere." He took a visa for ten years and plans to renew it.
Tedder calls his retirement perfect, but realizes that such an extreme way to enjoy old age is not for everyone. Mountain air can cause problems for older people with heart and respiratory problems. Elevation differences in a mountainous city are not at all suitable for people who find it difficult to move around. Brain diseases will not allow you to learn a new language and adapt to a new environment. Perhaps Tedder's case can be considered unique in some way. Updates periodically appear on his Facebook page: pictures of high mountains, pensive yaks and, of course, selfies. On them, the ageless romantic smiles happily.
Legendary San Antonio center David Robinson participated in the #AllInChallenge launched by Philadelphia Co-owner Michael Rubin to raise funds for food for those affected by COVID-19.
Challenge participants post a video in which they accept the challenge, explain what they are willing to put up for auction to attract fans to a charity event, and name those to whom they pass the baton.
Robinson said the winner of the auction will get to watch the Spurs play at the AT&T Center from a 14-person VIP box, as well as meet Tim Duncan, Gregg Popovich and R.C. Buford. The price for the "Spurs Game Suite Party" has already gone up from $2,500 to $120,000.
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