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Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

The John Wooden commercial that gave you chills

By Eamonn Brennan

This commercial just aired, and already I've had two friends email me about it (not to mention the obligatory cascade of tweets just before Fail Whale came out for the night):

I'm not a huge fan of Gatorade, but it's hard to deny the goosebumpery at work here. Well done, Omnicon Group. If you can land John Wooden for a sports drink spot, you do it, and you use him to his full potential. Wins all around.

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  1. Randroid
    1. Posted by Randroid Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 pm EDT

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    wow, that was something. great idea. wow
  2. obobobihlhi
    2. Posted by obobobihlhi Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:21 pm EDT

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    interesting
  3. ARMANDO M
    3. Posted by ARMANDO M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    boo
  4. cpjstp
    4. Posted by cpjstp Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    not 1st
  5. Eugene H
    5. Posted by Eugene H Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:20 pm EDT

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    now thats a commercial
  6. Dabba
    6. Posted by Dabba Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:31 pm EDT

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    Greatest college basketball coach that will ever live. Goosebumps indeed.
    First
  7. Dakota T
    7. Posted by Dakota T Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:48 pm EDT

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    4th!!!!
  8. Darrell T
    8. Posted by Darrell T Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    not badd, but anything with jordan in it is awe inspiring..
  9. Ryan W
    9. Posted by Ryan W Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    great tribute...amazing commercial
  10. Chris C
    10. Posted by Chris C Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:03 pm EDT

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    wow
  11. le pompiste
    11. Posted by le pompiste Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:41 pm EDT

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    mad chill
  12. chicago player
    12. Posted by chicago player Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Are you kidding it was in poor taste when Jud Heathcote and Dean Smith should have been in it. Wooden is from an old era of poor ball played primarily by "folks" who make up less than 10% of teams today. Goosebumpery? Most "ballers" aint never heard of the geezer. Yo wanna be let a brother right this stuff up.
  13. Rick
    13. Posted by Rick Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:40 pm EDT

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    the legend!
  14. Ronnie
    14. Posted by Ronnie Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:50 pm EDT

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    Wow.....enough said.....wow
  15. Caligiuri Fan
    15. Posted by Caligiuri Fan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    "chicago player" -- You calling Lew Alcindor a "folk"? Because if you are, you fail, and if you aren't, you're being ignorant. Wooden's teams had people of all colors. Learn your history before you play the race/hate card.
  16. Syd
    16. Posted by Syd Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:52 pm EDT

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    Dear #15,
    You're an idiot.
    Love,
    Everyone else on the internet.
  17. mike y
    17. Posted by mike y Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:19 pm EDT

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    these new gatorade commercials are so stupid, like anyone cares about these overpriced primadonnas and how they grew up.
  18. chicago player
    18. Posted by chicago player Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Sorry should have been more insightful. How about "wow"! That better......NOT! Enough said.
  19. petruslover
    19. Posted by petruslover Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT

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    You dissenters know nothing of Wooden's greatness and it shows through your ignorance you posted. Wooden was the greatest and smartest coach w/o any doubt what-so-ever!
  20. Carl M
    20. Posted by Carl M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT

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    idiots..
  21. Cublover21
    21. Posted by Cublover21 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    Well "Chicago Player" , it's people like you that will never progress us along as a race. If you were a true "baller" then you would know who John Wooden is. Does it matter if he coached in an era of mostly white players. You're a loser, and I wish to God that one day there won't be black people that only appreciates things blacks do, or whites that only appreciate what whites do and that we all can appreciate greatness no matter the color or the "era". Because it's people from "eras" that transcended the game to what we know today.
  22. bodnar@...
    22. Posted by bodnar@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:11 pm EDT

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    wow
  23. Carl M
    23. Posted by Carl M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm EDT

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    I blame the parents.
  24. Kavon B
    24. Posted by Kavon B Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:45 pm EDT

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    lame

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