A China Olympics may have occurred early in Chinese history. Sports in China may actually have started several millennia before. As a cradle of history and diverse culture, Chinese sport has unique features of its own. The Chinese exercised life preserving arts using a combination of coordinated body movements and mental strength distinct from other sports showcased around the world. Hence, ancient sports play a big part for shaping the face of China we see at present. Now, China Olympics has become a reality.

It can be noted that last July of 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had selected China, specifically the city of Beijing, to host the Olympic Games for the summer of 2008. Including itself, there were five countries fighting for the position as host of the remarkable event. The other nations were Toronto (Canada), Paris (France), Istanbul (Turkey), and Osaka (Japan). It can be remembered that China actually lost its bid to stage the Olympics last 2000 from fellow competitor Sydney (Australia) but this time, after a decisive debate and mind-breaking discussions, it was finally China that was pronounced the victor. Beijing’s dream of hosting a China Olympics was slowly being realized.

With this glorious news, there was however a little apprehension about it because many sports analysts and human rights activists who opposed the IOC decision for grounds of China having a very poor human rights record. To them, a nation with that much controversy and inhumane historical background should not be given the opportunity to host such a prestigious sports event. Nevertheless, the Olympic organization clearly stated that their decision relied heavily on the nation’s preparedness and technical ability to host a grandiose event such as this one. Many past hosts of this same event also had similar or even worse issues regarding human rights but China must not be denied the opportunity to stage a China Olympics. It is actually just a major sporting event that should be enjoyed by everyone. Still, many continue to question up to this day whether China is the best choice as host amidst all political and social considerations.

On the brighter side, China continues to celebrate in jubilation that their mother country was actually chosen. The China Olympics will then be a benchmark for its change into becoming a nation highly respected and fairly treated to be at par with all the previous countries who had hosted the event. It will be an avenue to give the world a whole new image of China not reluctant to positive change. As the Olympic date is fast-approaching, spectators will then witness whether indeed, the country did managed to be as democratic and modern as possible, not only pertaining about infrastructure development, but also with advocating human rights. Truly, all visitors and tourists coming to China this year will be amazed and marvel at the many offers the country is offering. It is not only the athletes that will be having the time of their lives but also the millions of people celebrating the event live in the many sporting venues. Also to the billions left watching at home, China will offer a one of a kind sporting spectacle like none ever seen before.

With the beijng olympic ceremonies on their way populatrity seemed to shine on the mens basketball olympic team. With all the superpowers present Kobe Bryant by far recieved the warmest welcome, Kobe recieved more cheers than any other superstar or superpower present. It shows how powerfull the US athletes are around the world.

A few weeks ago I was emotionally moved by Brett Favre’s crying speech, he really moved me by breaking down and retiring in a very emotional way. Today I feel like im the one crying everytime I see him coming then going. What the hell is he doing? Did he falsly fool us all into his retirement or was he looking for some pity? I honestly want to see him go like a champion and just retire, it would make all of us really happy.

The US Basketball olympic team wrapped up their last game against Australia and are headed to Beijing. Although the final game was a nail biter the Australians gave the US a run for their money.  The final score Tuesday night was 87-76. The US led the by four points half way through the third quarter, but thanks to the superstars like Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and Michael Redd these players are hard to control. This team is by far one of the best olympic basketball teams ever and a gold medal is inevitible.

#142  1952 Bowman Tom Landry  Large VG-EX4 PSA Graded  Football
#26  1990-91  Fleer  Michael Jordan   NM-MT Beckett Graded  Basketball
#74 1977 Topps Joe Theisman  NM-MT PSA Graded  Football
#21 1979 Topps Reggie Jackson Burger King NM-MT PSA Graded  Baseball
#8 1977 TCMA Willie Mays Renata Galasso Mint PSA Graded  Baseball
#262 1978 TCMA 60’s Mickey Mantle  GEM MINT   Baseball
#398 1962 Topps Don Drysdale  EX+ Global Authentication Graded  Baseball
#1 1987 Leaf Mark Mcgwire  Near Mint or Better BCCG Auth  Baseball
#484 1961 Topps Hank Aaron MVP VG-EX Beckett Graded  Baseball
#4 1981-82 Topps Larry Bird  Near MINT + Beckett Graded  Baseball
#3 1991 Pro Tennis Andre Agassi  GEM MINT   Beckett Graded Tennis
#40 1987 Leaf Mcgwire Canseco Donruss Highlights NM-MT YSA Sports Graded  Baseball
#I10 2001 Upper Deck  Ichiro Suzuki  GEM MINT Mint Grading Service   Baseball
#65 1989-90 Collegiate Collection Michael Jordan  North Carolina NM-MT Beckett Graded  Basketball
#GG4 2001 Upper Deck  Tiger Woods Golf Gallery Gem MINT Beckett Graded  Golf
#153 1954 Bowman Tom Landry   VG-EX+ GA Graded  Football
#69 1996 Topps Allen Iverson Finest Mint PSA Graded  Basketball
#72 1976 Topps Jack Marin  NM-MT PSA Graded  Basketball
#44 1991 AW Sports Muhammad Ali All World Boxing Mint or Better BCCG Graded  Boxing
#M10 1996-97 Topps Alonzo Mourning Mystery Finest Mint Usa Sports Graded  Basketball
#74 1981 Fleer  Pete Rose Star Sticker NM-MT PSA Graded  Baseball
#272  1972 Topps Bpb Griese All-Pro EX-MT Psa Graded  Football
#44 1971 Topps Hank Aaron Large VG  Baseball
#64 1969 Topps Walt Frazier Large Fair  Basketball
#56 1971 Topps Willie Mays Large VG  Baseball
 1992 Skybox Magic Johnson 14th Natl Diamond Club VG  Basketball
4Of6 1991 Fleer  Patrick Ewing  VG  Basketball
TM18 1993 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing Team MVP EX  Basketball
5Of11 1988 Fleer  Patrick Ewing Super Star Sticker EX  Basketball
#80 1989 Official NBA Card Patrick Ewing NBA Hoops EX  Basketball
#199 1998-99 Topps Vince Carter Chrome NM-MT Beckett Graded  Basketball
1Of15 1994 Fleer  Karl Malone All Nba First Team EX  Basketball
5Of10 1995 Fleer  Karl Malone Ultra Power EX  Basketball
#13 1968 Topps Pat Riley  EX  Basketball
#476 1958 Topps Stan Musial Sport Magazine VG  Baseball
#SS7 1994 Skybox Kemp VS Malone Showdown Series EX  Basketball
2Of6 1994 Fleer  Karl Malone Career Achievement Award EX  Basketball
#203 1990 Official NBA Card Patrick Ewing NBA Hoops EX  Basketball
#372 1990 Official NBA Card Patrick Ewing NBA Hoops EX  Basketball
#99 1994 Fleer  Patrick Ewing Flair EX  Basketball
#91 1991 Upper Deck  Isiah Thomas The Collectors Choice EX  Basketball
#450 1993 Upper Deck  Isiah Thomas Breakway Threats EX  Basketball
#50 1992 Topps Isiah Thomas Stadium Club EX  Basketball
#64 1992 Fleer  Isiah Thomas  EX  Basketball
#204 1993 Official NBA Card Isiah Thomas Members Choice EX  Basketball
#20 1993 Topps Isiah Thomas Archives EX  Basketball
#264 1993 Upper Deck  Isiah Thomas  EX  Basketball
#274 1993 Upper Deck  Karl Malone  EX  Basketball
#355 1991 Upper Deck  Karl Malone  EX  Basketball
#219 1991 Fleer  Karl Malone All Star Team EX  Basketball
#489 1992 Upper Deck  Karl Malone Game Faces EX  Basketball
#51 1991 Upper Deck  Karl Malone All Star  EX  Basketball
#150 1997 Skybox Karl Malone  EX  Basketball
#422 1993 Upper Deck  Karl Malone Executive Board EX  Basketball
#211 1991 Official NBA Card Karl Malone NBA Hoops EX  Basketball
#82 2000 Upper Deck  Karl Malone SP Authentic EX  Basketball
#201 1991 Fleer  Karl Malone  EX  Basketball
#126 2000 Fleer  Karl Malone Force EX  Basketball
#211 1993 Topps Patrick Ewing 50 Point Club EX  Basketball
#121 1992 Topps Patrick Ewing All Star EX  Basketball
#68 1998 Skybox Patrick Ewing NBA Hoops EX  Basketball
#26 1997 Skybox Patrick Ewing Metal Universe EX  Basketball
#66 1994 Classic Games Patrick Ewing Centers Of Attention EX  Basketball
#167 1989 Fleer  Ewing and Jackson All Star tGAme EX  Basketball
#187 1990 Skybox Patrick Ewing  EX  Basketball
#14 1993 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing NBA ALL Star Heroes EX  Basketball
#471 1993 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing Skylights EX  Basketball
#136 1991 Fleer  Patrick Ewing  EX  Basketball
#215 1991 Fleer  Patrick Ewing  EX  Basketball
#291 1993 Fleer  Patrick Ewing Slam Dunk EX  Basketball
#200 1994 Topps Patrick Ewing Stadium Club EX  Basketball
#37 1997 Skybox Patrick Ewing Premium EX  Basketball
#96 1995 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing Championship Series EX  Basketball
#46 1992 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing The Collectors Choice EX  Basketball
#388 1990 Official NBA Card Patrick Ewing NBA Hoops EX  Basketball
#307 1999 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing Highway 99 EX  Basketball
#201 1994 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing Pro Files EX  Basketball
#10 1992 Impel Marketing Patrick Ewing US Olympic Cards EX  Basketball
#343 1991 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing  EX  Basketball
#87 1997 Topps Patrick Ewing Stadium Club EX  Basketball
#429 1993 Upper Deck  Patrick Ewing All Star Weekend EX  Basketball
#30 1964 Philadelphia Jim Brown  VG  Football
#1 1971 Topps John Unitas  VG  Football
#25 1969 Topps John Unitas  VG  Football
#39 1971 Topps George Blanda  VG  Football
#240 1972 Topps Larry Little  VG  Football
#115 1961 Nu-Cards Fred Oblak  VG  Football
#245 1977 Topps Terry Bradshaw  VG  Football
#120 1972 Topps Terry Bradshaw  VG  Football
#35 2003 Topps Tom Brady Topps Finest EX  Football
#34 1969 Topps Merlin Olsen  VG  Football
#80 1972 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#10 1970 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#13 1975 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#160 1971 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#196  1968 Topps Bob Griese Rookie Card VG  Football
#255 1976 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#161 1969 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#120 1978 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#132 1972 Topps Bob Griese  VG  Football
#170 1979 Topps O.J. Simpson  VG  Football
#165 1971 Topps Gene Washington  VG  Football
#416 1975 Topps Joe Theisman  VG  Football
#260 1971 Topps O.J. Simpson  VG  Football
#100 1972 Topps Joe Namath  VG  Football
#453 1976 Topps O.J. Simpson  VG  Football
#43 1972 Topps Nick Buoniconti  VG  Football
#147 1971 Topps Nick Buoniconti  VG  Football
#3 1964 Topps Nick Buoniconti  VG  Football
#233 1987 Topps Dan Marino  VG  Football
#6 1987 Topps Dan Marino  VG  Football
#123 1984 Topps Dan Marino Rookie Card VG  Football
#124 1984 Topps Dan Marino Rookie Card VG  Football
#92 2005 Upper Deck  Dan Marino  EX  Football
#U3 1999 Topps Dan Marino  EX  Football
#13 1997 Pacific Trading Dan Marino Invincible EX  Football
#TC-5 2005 Donruss Donovan Mcnabb Classics EX  Football
#31 2005 Upper Deck  Brett Favre SPX EX  Football
#225 1972 Topps Fran Tarkenton  VG  Football
#45 1977 Topps Roger Staubach  VG  Football
#80 1970 Topps Fran Tarkenton  VG  Football
#290 1978 Topps Roger Staubach  VG  Football
#122 1972 Topps Roger Staubach  VG  Football
#331 1976 Topps NFC Championship  VG  Football
#145 1975 Topps Roger Staubach  VG  Football
#429 1979 Topps Danny White  VG  Football
#24 1978 Topps Danny White  VG  Football
#28 1960 Topps Jim Ray Smith  VG  Football
#11 1972 Topps Bobby Joe Green  VG  Football
#113 1960 Topps Y.A. Tittle  VG  Football
#13 1960 Topps Richard A Bielsky  VG  Football
#3 1951 Topps Mac Speedie  VG  Football
#150 1971 Topps Gale Sayers  VG  Football
#70 1970 Topps Gale Sayers  VG  Football
#45 1971 Topps Larry Csonka  VG  Football
#126 1972 Topps John Riggins  VG  Football
#451 1974 Topps Ken Stabler  VG  Football
#220 1976 Topps Jack Lambert  VG  Football
#3 1978 Topps Walter Payton  VG  Football
#130 1977 Topps Drew Pearson  VG  Football
#41 1960 Topps Earl Morrall  VG  Football
#63 1972 Topps Walt Sweeney  VG  Football
#452 1974 Topps Preston Pearson  VG  Football
#9 1972 Topps Jim Kiick  VG  Football
#94 1962 Post Tommy Davis  VG  Football

I will be listing all the sports cards that will be up for sale, their will be lots of baseball, including T206’s, 40’s. 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. Also included will be lots of football cards including all the greatest quaterbacks, running backs in history. Feel free to ask questions on any cards listed. The collection list should be done withing a week then I will post the complete list. If interested please email me at support@vintagesportscardmemorabilia.com also visit my site at www.vintagesportscardmemorabilia.com .

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, (born April 16, 1e947 Fredrick Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.) An American NBA All-Star basketball player considered one of the best players of all time. His career spanned over 20 years from 1969-1989. His incredible 7 ft 2 in height made him a force to deal with. His record breaking 38,387 points made him the highest total scorer of any player in the league. Kareem was known for his famous skyhook shot and was awarded six Most Valuable Player Awards.

Kareem was picked for the 1969 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Karem remained a dominant force for the Bucks scoring 38 points per game and helping the Bucks to division leaders for four straight years. By 1973, Kareem had won three MVP Awards and one of the top NBA players in scoring.

In 1975 Abdul-Jabbar was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he had a dominant season averaging 27 points per game and leading the league in blocked shots and rebounds. He still holds the NBA single season record for 1,111 defensive rebounds. Kareem continued to play strong during his next two seasons and named to the All-NBA Second Team twice and the All-Defensive Team once. The Lakers went on to become the most dominant team in the 1980’s with the winning combination of Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson to win five NBA Championships.

Kareem announced his retirement in 1989 after 20 years of professional seasons. The Lakers made the NBA Finals in each of Abdul-Jabbar’s final three seasons, defeating Boston in 1987 and Detroit in 1988. His athletic honors include; Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame in 1995, Rookie of the Year in 1970, six time NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988), MVP (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980), Final MVP (1971, 1985), One of the fifty greatest players in NBA history, and first player in NBA history to play a total of 20 seasons.

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Just recenlty I came across a set of Yum Yum Tobacco baseball cards, I was driving by a real old home that had a yard sale. This lady must have been 100 years old, so I tought maybe she has something good for sale. Well she did a set of 1888 Yum Yum tobacco cards. I didnt want to act to excited so I asked her what wasshe asking for those old cards. She said son I want $20 dollars, those cards were my husbands and they bring back memories of him. So I said I want them and I gave her $40 just for being a kind sweet old lady. I have yet to get them certified but I will be doing it soon. Hopefully I hit something good here. It pays to shop around.

Years ago I purchased a 1909 E92 Dockman and sons Honus Wagner PS2. I m very interested in knowing the value of this card in todays market. If any one is familiar with this type of card I would appreciate some feedback on the value of this card. If interested in purchasing this card please leave me a comment.

Hockey is a very physical sport. Throughout a game, a player can get dozens of body checks left and right from the opposing team. If you are curious about trying out this sport, then it is very important that you have the right gear that will protect you from injuries. Getting the best hockey equipment can optimize your playing skills as well. Here are some tips on what you should look for in hockey equipment.

Skates

Hockey skates are essential to have when playing hockey. They are different from your typical ice skates. Unlike those you use in ice skating, the boots in hockey skates are made of molded plastic. When choosing the best hockey boots, one must look for the ones that use synthetic leather or ballistic nylons for the upper boot. Though molded plastic is enough to ensure protection for the feet, they also lessen one’s mobility on the ice.

Stick

The hockey stick is as important as the skates. How could you play hockey without something to hit the puck with? There are three types of hockey sticks to use– the traditional wooden sticks, the two-piece shafts and blades, and modern one-piece stick.

Among these kinds of hockey sticks, the modern one-piece stick is the best that money can buy. Unlike the traditional wooden stick, the one-piece stick is more durable for they are made from Kevlar (the same material used in bulletproof vests) and carbon fiber (material used in creating the bodies of modern F1 racing cars). Not only that, the one-piece sticks is the lightest among the three and is cheaper than the two-piece blades and shafts. An average two-piece stick could cost you around $100 to $170 while the average one-piece costs $130.