The annual ESPY Awards was held yesterday, July 16, 2006. I wasn’t able to watch it live but did catch the replay this morning.
The awards given out included Best Male Athlete which was won by no other than Lance Armstrong. Best Female Athlete was given to golfer Annika Sorenstam, Best Team - Pittsburgh Steelers, Best Coach - Bill Cowher of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Best NBA Player - Dwyane Wade just to mention a few. But the one that caught my attention was the Best Moment award.
Best Moment winner - Jason McElwain and his family.
The nominees for the Best Moment award were Dakota Dowd,13yrs old, playing in the LPGA and fulfilling a sick mother’s dream; George Mason defeating UConn and making it to the NCAA Final Four; Jason McElwain scoring 20 pts in 4 minutes; and Kobe Bryant’s 81 point game performance against the Toronto Raptors.
Most people would vote for Kobe Bryant and expect him to win. But that’s if you don’t know who Jason McElwain is. Who is he? Why did he win the award? He won the award not only because of his 20 points in 4 minutes performance but also because of his story. Below is a video of Jason McElwain and the “story”.
J-Mac’s story is very inspiring and I believe that he really deserves to win the award.
*video courtesy of Metacafe.com
August 1st, 2007 at 11:54 pm
@Mike - I’m sorry but I don’t think they sell it to the public. The best thing you can do is look for a video that someone uploaded on YouTube or other video sharing sites.
August 1st, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Is there any way to purchase the 2006 ESPYS? I really want to get a video copy of JMac’s story. Is there a way to do that?
February 13th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
@Bobby - Is there a category in the ESPY’s for Best Baseball Catch? I checked the ESPY official site and I didn’t see it there. The closest category would be the Best Play.
February 13th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
I’ve looked all over the internet to try to find the nominations for best baseball catch. I can’t find it any where!!!!! I didn’t watch the ESPY’s on T.V. but i just want to see one tiny weeny clip thats all!!
August 1st, 2006 at 3:10 pm
@michelle - hi! thanks for dropping by. about the 2006 ESPY Awards, i tried looking for it but the only ones i found were portions or segments of the show and not the whole thing. i’ll try to look again and i’ll let you know. have a nice day!
July 31st, 2006 at 5:06 am
hi there,
i’ve been looking for several days over the internet to download the 2006 ESPY awards show. They didn’t show this in fucked up Singapore, which is another issue. I realise this may not be the best way, but i was hoping you might be able to tell me if there was a way i could watch it. I hope you can help me.
Thanks,
Michelle
July 21st, 2006 at 5:21 am
@noreen - hi! i’m good. how bout u? yup, i recently acquired my own domain. thanks for dropping by.
July 21st, 2006 at 1:57 am
Ey! How r u? I was still looking at ur old .tk link…bago na pla domain mo
TC
July 19th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
@Corsarius - Dwyane Wade is definitely the best NBA player last season. Miami wouldn’t have won it without him.
@jim - thanks man! it’s about time that i got my own domain and a reliable host.
July 19th, 2006 at 2:27 am
i just wanna congratulate for the domain and the hosting..
brilliant!
July 18th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
damn, that’s what you’d call a true man. the kid really deserved it. and so does dwyane wade as best nba player!
July 18th, 2006 at 6:56 pm
@trench - yes, he really deserves it and you used the right word, J-Mac was amazing!
@cruise - i think we also have something like this in the Phils but not as big and prestigious as the ESPYS.
@gbert - they showed Kobe smiling and applauding after J-Mac’s name was called.
July 18th, 2006 at 9:33 am
and that adds to the fact j-mac has autism…
July 18th, 2006 at 9:32 am
81 vs. 20 in 4 minutes, even kobe would be happier jason mcelwaine got the award…
July 18th, 2006 at 4:18 am
they all look deserving, hope phils will also awards for pinoy oustanding athletes
July 18th, 2006 at 1:38 am
I thought he definately deserved it. You already know Kobe is my favorite player but I voted for this autistic child. What he did was nothing short of amazing.