No, no, Eddy Curry *really* was a gymnast

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I say was because there's no way I can see our land-locked friend getting up on those bars now, but Eddy Curry was indeed at one time an aspiring gymnast. Turns out the wiki entry Skeets found was correct. [link]
No, no, Eddy Curry *really* was a gymnast

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The Hoop Doctors Daily Dimes: 08/21
Published 8/21/2008 by Anklesnap at thehoopdoctors.com
... from all over the world wide web The Arbitrarian….lovin’ it. 500 Greatest Individual Performances in NBA The Bucks takin’ a big ol’ kick in the ‘you know what’ Four Words Bucks Fans Don’t Want to Hear: Bogut. Injury. Ligaments. Damage. Could Curry have beated the strong Chinese contingent on the Rings? No, no, Eddie Curry really was a gymnast Could Bolt (oops I ...

NESW Sports Headlines 8/21/2008
Published 8/21/2008 by ethanator1088 at NESW Sports, Sports Videos
Top 500 NBA Individual Performances < What a list! Hardwood Paroxysm SEC Football 2008 Season Predictions! < SECFB Interview with Brian Powell from Awful Announcing Fame < Empty the Bench …. Check it out. BP is one of my FAVORITES! Eddie Curry really was a gymnast < A Stern Warning Bolt strikes twice < Cuzoogle Part 4 of the best College football stadiums < Moondog ...

PM Roundup: Ninjas, the Fall of Buchholz, and Bolt
Published 8/21/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... people refuse to blog or adapt to new technology. Hey, your funeral. (Globe and Mail) Even we sort of hope Joe McKnight stays healthy this year. (Trojan Wire) “Rogge’s ripping of Usain Bolt’s supposed showboating in two of the most electrifying gold-medal performances of these Games has to be one of the most ill-timed and gutless acts in the modern history of the Olympics.” (Yahoo Sports) Who knew? Eddy Curry used to be a gymnast. (A Stern Warning)

New BDL Photoshop contest: Eddy Curry, Olympic gymnast
Published 8/21/2008 by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie
Yesterday, I was told to check out Eddy Curry's Wikipedia page, which claimed the Knicks center had aspired to be a gymnast. I didn't really believe it at the time. I just figured some prankster was poking fun at Curry's 300-pound expense. Well, apparently it's true! And we have sources to back it up. The first, via A Stern Warning, this October 2005 article by Scoop Jackson at ESPN: "Eddy Curry is a 22-year-old individual. Since he was 11, he knew what he was going to do for the rest of his life. He was into gymnastics, but when is the ...

NBA Essentials: 'And Now, Eddy Curry of the United States on the Pommel Horse'
Published 8/22/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... 1. A Stern Warning. Eddy Curry grew up with dreams of being a gymnast. Let your imagination run wild. (Bela Karolyi got nothing on Coach Starbury.) ...

Our Friday Morning Favorites
Published 8/22/2008 by Lance at The Sports Culture
Eddie Curry was a gymnast at one time (SternWarning) How would Usain Bolt do in the NFL? (Cuzoogle) America’s Paper-Rock-Scissors champ video (Red Sox Monster) David Wright’s girlfriend is a model and she’s smokin’ (Frock Couture) Stadiums serving alcohol to minors and drunks (The Big Lead) A Gilbert Arenas REALITY SHOW?? (Mr. Irrelevant)

DNP - Too Old... Too Fat... Too...?
Published 17 days ago at A Stern Warning
... If you missed this little revelation, New York Knicks' fan favourite (*cough*guffaw*) Eddy Curry, once had a dream. His dream was to be a gymnast of the highest order, swinging his agile body over a pair of parallel bars and tumbling across a floor mat with a streamer flying in one hand. ...

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