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Article: Noah's upbeat outlook inspires Gators
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- November 12, 2004
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University Wire
11-12-2004
(Independent Florida Alligator) (U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Which NBA player do you most admire?
It's a question asked of every prep and college baller at some point.
Michael Jordan? A popular choice.
Shaq, possibly.
Perhaps a younger demographic would profess LeBron James as King of the hardwood.
Ask Florida freshman Joakim Noah, and his answer may initially baffle you.
Manute Bol?
"Manute Bol has done so much for his country, Sudan, with the genocide going on right now," Noah says. "I look up to him for giving back to his country."
The seated Noah stares ahead attentively and shakes his head from side to side as he speaks, causing his fro-like 'do ...
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