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NBA Great Spud Webb Joins the Pro Speaking Circuit ... Spud's determination, ability and heart finally led him to finally achieve the seemingly impossible dream of playing in the NBA and now a popular basketball speaker. And what a 12 year career it was!
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Spud Webb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthony Jerome Webb (born on July 13, 1963 in Dallas, Texas), better known as Spud Webb , is a retired American NBA professional basketball point guard. Webb was born into poverty. He was raised in...
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Webb was never tall, but he used his quickness and jumping ability to outplay the other ... "Spud Webb Enrolls At Midland Junior College" sports.jrank.org ...
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No one looked up to Spud Webb. ... It was his incredible jumping ability that first brought attention to Webb during his rookie year in the NBA. Although he was at least a foot shorter than most of his competitors, Webb won the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986 at the NBA All-Star Game, which was held in Reunion Arena in his...
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Former NBA guard Spud Webb was the shortest player to ever win the slam dunk contest, standing only five feet seven inches tall and ... Players with large verticals are able to use their "hops" or jumping ability to "jump out of the gym." The Los Angeles Clippers have three young players with verticals over 40 inches:
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Tip from the Pro: Though Spud Webb believes leaping ability is something you are born with, WNBA All-Star Stacey Dales-Schuman – who was selected third overall in the 2002 WNBA Draft and plays for the Washington Mystics – feels everyone can improve their jumping through sport-specific exercises.
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I also spent countless hours training to improve my jumping ability. I must have tried dunking over 1,000 times before I actually did it. I never gave up on my goal no matter how impossible it seemed and neither should you."...Spud Webb...
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