Last night, John Wall won his first ESPY for “Best Male College Athlete”. Do to some scheduling conflicts, he was not able to attend the ceremonies but I’m sure he’ll get another opportunity.
Here’s an excerpt from the WashingtonPost.com on Wall’s decision to skip the ESPY’s
[QUOTE]”Basically I don’t want to miss practice or anything like that, feel like I’m bigger than anybody,” Wall said Wednesday afternoon. “The ESPYs were a great chance, I would love to be there, but there’s more time down the future to get there. Right now I’m a rookie, so I need to be with my teammates, trying to get better every chance that I can. If I would have left, then they maybe would have looked where I was or I asked where I was. It wouldn’t have been the right place and the right situation. So I told the ESPN people thanks for the nominations, and thank God, but I had this and this is more important. This is my job. That comes secondary to what I’m trying to do.”
“It’s too much to put onto the shoulders of a 19-year old kid,” added Dwon Clifton, one of Wall’s co-agents. “Obviously John wanted to go, but that stuff will be there. If he takes care of business here, he’ll have another opportunity.[/QUOTE]
Wall was seen at the NBA Summer League games in Ve gas when the announcement was made. He sat court side during Eric Bledsoe’s game and left the gym immediately after. It’s also worth noting he’s the only player at the Summer League games that’s getting shuffled around like a rock star.
Here’s what Wall had to say about winning his first ESPY…
[QUOTE]”Thanks to God and everybody that voted for me and help me win best male college athlete!!! Love y’all this means a lot to my fam and I,” Wall wrote on Twitter after his ESPY was announced.[/QUOTE]Here’s a rundown of the rest of last night’s ESPY Winners and a great parody of Lebron’s “Decision” by Paul Rudd and Steve Carell.
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[B][U]The 2010 ESPYs – WINNERS[/U][/B]
[B][U]SPECIAL AWARDS[/U][/B]
[B]ARTHUR ASHE COURAGE AWARD: [/B]The Thomas Family[B]
JIMMY V AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE: [/B]George Karl,Denver Nuggets Coach[B]
BEST COMEBACK: [/B]Kim Clijsters, Tennis player
[B][U]BEST IN SPORT[/U][/B]
[B]BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: [/B]Lindsey Vonn, Olympic Skier[B]
BEST MALE ATHLETE: [/B]Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints[B]
BEST MOMENT: [/B]Landon Donovan, World Cup – U.S. vs. Algeria[B]
BEST TEAM: [/B]New Orleans Saints[B]
BEST COACH/MANAGER: [/B]Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers[B]
BEST GAME: [/B]Canada vs. USA Olympic Hockey Men’s Gold Medal game[B]
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE: [/B]Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints[B]
BEST PLAY: [/B]Brett Favre[B]
BEST UPSET: [/B]Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Kansas[B]
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE: [/B]Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans[B]
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE: [/B]Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon[B]
BEST SPORTS MOVIE: [/B][I]The Blind Side[/I][B]
[I]BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: [/I][/B][I]John Wall, Kentucky Men’s Basketball[/I][B]BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE: [/B]Maya Moore, Connecticut Women’s Basketball[B]
BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: [/B]Steve Cash, Hockey[B]
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY: [/B]Amy Palmiero-Winters, Track and Field
[B][U]INDIVIDUAL SPORTS[/U][/B]
[B]BEST BASEBALL PLAYER: [/B]Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals[B]
BEST NBA PLAYER: [/B]Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers[B]
BEST WNBA PLAYER: [/B]Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury[B]
BEST NFL PLAYER: [/B] Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints[B]
BEST NHL PLAYER: [/B]Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins[B]
BEST MLS PLAYER: [/B]Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy[B]
BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: [/B]Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding[B]
BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE: [/B]Torah Bright, Snowboarding[B]
BEST BOWLER: [/B]Walter Ray Williams Jr.[B]
BEST DRIVER: [/B]Jimmie Johnson[B]
BEST FIGHTER: [/B]Floyd Mayweather[B]
BEST MALE GOLFER: [/B]Phil Mickelson[B]
BEST FEMALE GOLFER:[/B] Lorena Ochoa[B]
BEST JOCKEY: [/B]Calvin Borel[B]
BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER: [/B]Roger Federer[B]
BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER: [/B]Serena Williams[B]
BEST US MALE OLYMPIAN: [/B] Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding[B]
BEST US FEMALE OLYMPIAN: [/B] Lindsey Vonn, Skier[B]
BEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE[/B]: Usain Bolt
[B][U]SPONSORED AWARDS[/U][/B]
[B]CAPITAL ONE BEST COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAM: [/B]Duke Men’s Athletics and Stanford Women’s Athletics[B]
CASTROL EDGE PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSURE AWARD: [/B]Landon Donovan
