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in sports a jersey can be so much more than just a simple identification
it can become a brand, even an icon
now more than ever and we witness high-profile athlete choose numbers that have sentimental value
kevin durant shows thirty five because of his AAU coach who died unexpectedly at the
age of thirty five
KD's teammate Derek Fisher went with thirty seven because he's thirty seven years
old
perhaps no other sport are numbers and superstitions more prevalent than in
the game of baseball
for drillers third baseman nolan arenado he recently changed his jersey
number from twelve to twenty but it wasn't about any of those things.
it was all about the look i started wearing it when i was in the fall league. and I like it there
i always liked big numbers something big and uhh, I don't I just started liking it
since it's open now I wanted to get it
arenado is likely the future third baseman of the colorado rockies and is
having a great season with the drillers so why change anything
some guys maybe think its not a good number. maybe that's why they're
they are not performing well maybe people do it for different reasons but uh... i
have no idea why he did
don't think it matters?
when michael jordan came back to the n_b_a_ with the number forty five he
wasn't there air jordan we remember and MJ thought so too and went back to number
twenty three and the rest is history
but to guys like arenado and espy the numbers have sentimental value but theyre not game chaners
when you make it to the big leagues someday what number are you gonna where?
Anything. It doesn't matter. I'll wear anything they give me.
John Laws Tulsa's channel 8 sports