Bob Love, Motivational Speaker and NBA Legend

Brooks International presents Bob Love. http://www.brooksinternational.com . Raised in poverty and suffering from a severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the last member of his family to be born on a plantation, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. In spite of all his success as an athlete, Bob was not able to do something that everyone else seemed to do easily. He dreamed of being able to talk without stuttering. All his life, Bob stumbled over words and often couldn't say anything at all. When Bob retired from basketball he tried for seven years to find a steady job and, in 1984, was hired as a dishwasher for $4.45 an hour. Bob worked as hard on his dream of being able to talk as he had worked on basketball. Finally at the age of 45, he found a speech therapist who helped him learn to speak without struggling. Bob has since become a role model for young people everywhere and one of the most sought after motivational speakers in the country. Today, as the Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Bulls, Bob Love reaches out to more than 250,000 young people each year about the importance of education, perseverance over adversity, and achieving one's dreams.

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• Stuttering
• Disability
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• Dreams

[MrTeatreeoil]

Bob Love's generation of Basketball players are very DOWN TO EARTH people compared to the Michael jordan generation of arrogant players!!!

[dasox2523]

bob love was at my skool beecher high school in IL 2day

[bieberlover856]

Bob love came to my school like 2 weeks ago!

(no lie]

[earlebutler1]

Age right along with BOB LOVE ==so I saw them all play.BOB WAS ONE OF THE VERY BEST PLAYERS OF HIS TIMES.HE AN THESE PLAYERS I,AM ABOUT TO NAME COULD START ON ANY NBA TEAM TODAY== AN THATS A FACT== BOB LOVE==RICK BARRY==BILLY CUNNINGHAM==CHET WALKER==JOHN HAVLICEK==FIVE OF THE BEST FORWARDS TO EVERY PLAY THE GAME.

[gmoorewesley]

After all God was molding into the great man that you are today.

[ghanasoul]

very inspiring clip.

[blkcountrywesterngal]

GREAT VIDEO!