Extractions: By Kathryn H. Kidd Cover images by Page Johnson Millions of people followed Thurl Baileys career as a star in the NBA. As #41 on the Utah Jazz basketball team, he was at the top of his profession. Today, people still follow Thurl but they do it for a different reason. He is a man who knows where hes going, and he owes it all to his membership in the Church. With his playing days behind him, Thurl is pursuing more careers simultaneously than most people pursue in a lifetime. He is a basketball commentator for the Utah Jazz. He is a motivational speaker. He gives basketball camps, focusing his attentions on disadvantaged youth. He is a singer with three CDs under his belt. And in his free time, he has been known to appear in a movie or two. click to buy But he lives his life according to three simple questions questions that were asked of him by border guards who stopped him whenever he drove from Italy to Switzerland. Where have you been? they asked him. Why are you here? And finally, Where are you going?
Extractions: Text and photographs by Page Johnson Thurl Bailey is what my father used to call a tall drink of water...a very tall one. At 6 feet, 11 inches, the former National Basketball Association (NBA) star is a commanding presence wherever he goes, but it is his spirit more than his physical size that fills a room. When Thurl speaks, it is with a calm resonance that conveys both the depth and the expanse of that spirit. This was especially palpable on Sunday, February 13, when Thurl addressed an international crowd of over 500 at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center that included ambassadors and dignitaries from Ghana Zimbabwe , and Ethiopia . The event was part of the Visitors Center celebration of Black History Month, a national event every February which honors the contributions of black individuals in all fields. In story and song, Thurl recounted not only his experiences as a basketball player, but also his personal journey of finding the gospel of Jesus Christ. Adults and kids of all ages listenedtransfixed by Thurls size and bearingbut laughing and commiserating with him as he recalled his childhood efforts to learn basketball skills, try out for a team, and repeatedly face rejection.
Extractions: Travels from: UT Thurl Bailey attended North Carolina State University and was a key player in the 'Wolfpacks' miracle run to the 1983 NCAA Championship. That same year, Thurl led NC State in both scoring and rebounds. The Utah Jazz drafted Thurl in 1983 as the 7th pick of the draft. Jazz management reported that he was selected for the quality of his character, as well as, the quality of his game. This was the beginning of 16 years of his playing professional basketball, 12 of those years were with the NBA. At 6'11", Thurl is often first noticed as a basketball player, but he is a man of as much depth as height. His strong sense of service has led to countless hours of volunteer work and to numerous awards for leadership and contributions to the community. Included in his awards are: the NBA's prestigious Kennedy Community Award, the Utah Association for Gifted Children's Community Service Award, Sigma Gamma Chi fraternity's Exemplary Manhood Award, the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America's American Champion Award and the Italian League's 1998 All Star Games Most Valuable Player. He has directed basketball camps for youth since 1984 where he teaches young people lessons about life and basketball. Many of his students have special needs including coming from disadvantaged backgrounds or having serious illnesses, and they attend the camps on scholarship.
The Living Planet-board Profiles Fertile Earth, thurl bailey attended North Carolina State University and was akey player At 6 11 , thurl is often first noticed as a basketball player, http://www.thelivingplanet.com/thurlbailey.html
Extractions: Fertile Earth Thurl Bailey attended North Carolina State University and was a key player in the 'Wolfpacks' miracle run to the 1983 NCAA Championship. That same year, Thurl led NC State in both scoring and rebounds. The Utah Jazz drafted Thurl in 1983 as the 7th pick of the draft. Jazz management reported that he was selected for the quality of his character, as well as, the quality of his game. This was the beginning of 16 years of his playing professional basketball, 12 of those years were with the NBA.
Alleyoop.com, The Basketball Page For Thinking Fans ALLEYOOP.COM The basketball Page for Thinking Fans Scott chi 7.6 4.8 1.0 48.315.29 bailey, thurl min 7.4 2.7 0.7 51.0 15.28 Oakley, Charles nyk 11.8 http://www.alleyoop.com/prates/pf94.htm
Extractions: Below are the top 50 power forwards from the 1993-94 season. Shawn Kemp beat Charles Barkley and Karl Malone by a sliver to take first. I've also included some stats from the season to give you an idea of how they ended up with their rating. Keep in mind these ratings are on a per-minute basis, so some players may be ranked very highly if they played well in a limited number of minutes:
Alleyoop.com, The Basketball Page For Thinking Fans ALLEYOOP.COM The basketball Page for Thinking Fans Carl hou 7.5 5.5 0.7 53.912.89 bailey, thurl min 7.5 3.1 0.9 45.5 12.77 Mason, Anthony nyk 10.3 7.9 http://www.alleyoop.com/prates/pf93.htm
Extractions: Below are the top 50 power forwards from the 1992-93 season. Karl Malone edged out Charles Barkley for his third top ranking in four years. I've also included some stats from the season to give you an idea of how they ended up with their rating. Keep in mind these ratings are on a per-minute basis, so some players may be ranked very highly if they played well in a limited number of minutes:
REDIRECT The inspiring story of professional basketball player thurl bailey s conversionto the Church thurl was an NCAA champion, an All American and a first round http://www.ldsvideo.com/ThurlForwardWithNewPower.htm
REDIRECT Retired basketball star thurl bailey relates uplifting experiences from his careerin the NBA and the Euroleague. He shares the story of his conversion to http://www.ldsvideo.com/TimeForTeensVol2.htm
Famous Mormons In Basketball thurl bailey Utah Jazz, The Utah Jazz drafted thurl in 1983 as the 7th pick ofthe draft. Former Utah Jazz basketball player thurl bailey is a member of The http://morgannews.us/basketball.html
Extractions: Tell them Famous Mormons sent you Danny Ainge Ainge played basketball at BYU , after which he was selected in baseball's 1977 amateur draft by Toronto. He made it to the majors with the Blue Jays in 1979, but was able to amass only modest numbers for that team. In 1981, after receiving the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball player of the year, Ainge was chosen in the NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, who had to buy out his contract from the Blue Jays after enduring a legal battle over the rights to Ainge's contract.
Thurl Bailey own radio station and has a CD called Faith in Your Heart . thurl also hashis own basketball camps which you can learn more about from his Website. http://www.geocities.com/ldsceleb/bailey.htm
Extractions: Back to LDS Celebrities e-mail webmaster Next -> He's # 41 on the Utah Jazz basketball team where he plays forward. Thurl joined the church in 1995 while in Italy. He hopes to have his own radio station and has a CD called " Faith in Your Heart". Thurl also has his own Basketball camps which you can learn more about from his Website. Born: April 7, 1961 in Washington, D.C. Lives: Salt Lake City, Utah Wife: Sindi Children: 19 yr daughter,Thurl Jr.-15, Tevaun-10, Bre Elle-5, Brenden-3 Websites Official Website Last Up Dated: June 27, 2000
List Of National Basketball Association Players Information From thurl bailey; Charles Barkley Brent Barry Jon Barry Rick Barry It usesmaterial from the Wikipedia article List of National basketball http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-national-basketball-association-players
Thurl Bailey Professional Speaker thurl bailey Professional Speakers at Eagles Talent. Peak Performance.basketball. Sports Broadcasters/Writers. Leadership. Team Building. Motivation http://www.eaglestalent.com/speaker-bureau,857,presenter,Basketball-Leadership-T
Extractions: by Topic Accountability Achievement Adventure Adversity Aging Alliances/Partnering Arts/Culture Astronauts Auto Racing Baseball Basketball Body Language Boxing Branding Business Leaders Cancer Speakers Celebrity Speakers Change Cirque Shows Communication Skills Construction Industry Corporate Comedians Corporate Culture Creativity/Innovation Cultural Diversity Customer Service Dinner Events E-Commerce Economics/Finance Education Emcees Emotional Intelligence Entertainment w/ Message Entrepreneurship Environment ESP/Mentalists Ethics Etiquette Executive Coaches Extreme Sports Faith/Religion Folk Music Food Service Industry Football Future Gender Issues Generational Diversity Global Issues Goal Setting Golf Gymnastics Health/Fitness/Lifestyle Healthcare Policy Hockey Hospitality Industry Human Resources Humor Hypnotists Identity Theft Iditarod Image Imposters Insurance Jazz Jugglers Law Leadership Life Balance Magic Management Marketing Media (Broadcast/Print) Memory Improvement Motivation Mountain Climber Name Bands/Singers/Performers Name Comedians Negotiation Networking Nutrition Olympics Organizational Skills Painting Performance Paralympics Parenting Party/Dance Bands Patriotism Peak Performance Photographers Political Humor Politics Presentation Skills Real Estate Recruitment/Retention Relationships Retail Revues/Shows Safety/Security/Crime Sales Science Self-Esteem Skiing Soccer Social Security Reform Speed Skating Spirituality Sports Broadcasters/Writers Sports Coaches/Managers Sports Psychology Sports Referees Spouse Programs Strategic Planning Stress Management Swimming Taxes Team Building
CDM Fantasy Sports Is The Worldwide Leader In Fantasy Sports Games and rotisserie style games in a wide variety of sports including baseball,football, basketball and hockey. Results for bailey, thurl, Page 1 of 0 http://news.cdmsports.com/index.php?sport=pbkball&type=playernotes&name=player_8
CDM Fantasy Sports Is The Worldwide Leader In Fantasy Sports Games in a wide variety of sports including baseball, football, basketball and hockey . bailey, thurl, F, 65, 250, UTH. bailey, Toby, G, 6-6, 213, NY http://news.cdmsports.com/index.php?sport=pbkball&type=playernotes&name=alph_B
The Utah Statesman Online Former Utah Jazz basketball star thurl bailey talks to a group of about 50 peoplelast. Media Credit Photo by Scott Davis. Former Utah Jazz basketball star http://www.utahstatesman.com/news/2003/11/19/Sports/Hard-Work.Pays.Off.For.Forme
Extractions: Home Campus News Features Sports ... Dave Barry's home showNetworkBanner(1); var story_id = 561982; Home Sports By Julie Ann Grosshans Published: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Media Credit: Photo by Scott Davis Former Utah Jazz basketball star Thurl Bailey talks to a group of about 50 people last Thursday in the Spectrum. "It would be presumptuous to say that you guys should know who I am," Bailey said to a group of about 50 people. "I had a 16-year professional basketball career and I'll tell you it was the most awesome thing that could ever happen to me in my whole life. I realized the dream of playing professional basketball."
The Utah Statesman Online thurl bailey, former NBA basketball player, singer/songwriter and businessman,will speak in the Spectrum Thursday from 1030 to 1130 am He will also give http://www.utahstatesman.com/news/2003/11/12/CampusNews/Campus.And.Community.Bri
Basketball Points For Apr 20 (PSP) basketball Points for games of Apr 20 Elias x SA @ min Badiane, Malickx Hou sea Bagaric, Dalibor x Chi @ ind bailey, thurl x Uta @ gsw bailey, http://rotoguru2.com/hoop/yday/name420.html
PackPride.com: Sneak Peek: So Fresh Former NC State forward thurl bailey talks Wolfpack hoops and his current life away Scout.com Analysts Discuss NC States basketball Recruiting Efforts http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/334738.html
Extractions: The January issue of the Pack Pride magazine is being shipped out over the next couple of weeks to subscribers and local newsstands. Check out our sneak peek of "So Fresh," our January issue, today! If you're not a current Pack Pride subscriber, it's too late to sign up and receive this issue in the mail, but you can subscribe today to make sure that you don't miss future issues!
