Elogian a manu ginobili biography

Manu Ginobili(also known as: Emanuel David Ginobili), born July 28, in Bahia Blanca, Argentina is an Argentine basketball player.


Manu Ginobili, in less than a year, sparked Argentina to an Olympic gold medal and the San Antonio Spurs to a National Basketball Association (NBA) championship.

Ginobili is one of the game's most marketable stars internationally. "With Manu Mania continuing to sweep Argentina, Ginobili and the NBA have done their best to capitalize on his swift rise to popularity, using it to spur interest in basketball, as well as the league's community outreach programs," Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express-News wrote, shortly after the Spurs won the NBA title.

Grew Up Admiring Jordan

Ginobili was born Emanuel David Ginobili, and grew up in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

His favorite athletes were Michael Jordan, who carried the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the s, and Diego Maradona, the hero in Argentina's World