hi I’m Veronica the watchmojo.com and
today we’re talking with rocket rivers
from the Harlem Globetrotters and he’s
gonna show us a couple of moves so can
you start by telling us who you are on
rocket rivers of the world famous Harlem
Globetrotters
and what’s your role on this team my
role is a playmaker I’m also a dunker
handling is my specialty though I know
that you first found love at basketball
I have said birth because my family is
like there’s everyone plays basketball
when I was a little kid
first thing one of my first words the
1920s so do you do anything still today
in memory of the original Globetrotters
oh absolutely
it’s 84 year tradition you can’t just
scrap it and try something new once you
go you keep the tradition you just try
to add on new flavors and the modern day
things we got going on just try to add
it on you play more games in one month
and regular basketball players in a
season so how do you stay in shape it’s
kind of hard to get out of shape you
know we play every day like you see we
had a practice we practice before every
game so it’s kind of like having two
games every day she’s got to have a
extreme focus so even after all these
years you still need to practice yes of
course there’s no such thing as perfect
I mean some of the great basketball ever
lived they still worked on their game
that’s how they got better every day
you can never get to a point where
you’re like I’m good enough stop right
here
you know we’re seeing a resurgence of
the Highland globe tires because a lot
of your players have been on reality TV
shows like The Bachelor and the Hell’s
Kitchen with so many good seeing this
they’re gonna want to be a Harlem
Globetrotter like you what advice do you
have it’s all about practice no matter
what sport you want to play not just
being a Globetrotter you have to
practice on your craft every day even
out here you see some guys do some
amazing things with the ball but still
everyday try to add something new to
your repertoire if you make a mistake
that means you’re not perfect
we’re human so we all make mistakes yeah
I don’t know if you know that I want to
be a Harlem Globetrotter I want to sell
you the diamond cutter which is a more
difficult move then we’re gonna go
through something simple that make you
looking real good
okay this right here is the inner wall
then we come to the diamond cutter which
is keep the ball between your arms and
your forehead
go slow with it or you can speed up you
know that’s done because that’s where
our moves out here can’t I want to say
you don’t have to do it yet out yeah
okay I’ll teach you how to do a pass to
me cuz all about you know how multiplied
the most important part of our game so
you’ll go behind your back between your
legs behind your back again catch this
and you throw it over your back okay
behind your back it’s when your legs
hold behind your back throw it over like
a pro like a pro I want you to go swing
your legs between your legs hold it up
hit it off your knee between your leg to
another leg can you join the team you
can be an honorary member for tonight
today we’re talking with rocket rivers
from the Harlem Globetrotters and he’s
gonna show us a couple of moves so can
you start by telling us who you are on
rocket rivers of the world famous Harlem
Globetrotters
and what’s your role on this team my
role is a playmaker I’m also a dunker
handling is my specialty though I know
that you first found love at basketball
I have said birth because my family is
like there’s everyone plays basketball
when I was a little kid
first thing one of my first words the
1920s so do you do anything still today
in memory of the original Globetrotters
oh absolutely
it’s 84 year tradition you can’t just
scrap it and try something new once you
go you keep the tradition you just try
to add on new flavors and the modern day
things we got going on just try to add
it on you play more games in one month
and regular basketball players in a
season so how do you stay in shape it’s
kind of hard to get out of shape you
know we play every day like you see we
had a practice we practice before every
game so it’s kind of like having two
games every day she’s got to have a
extreme focus so even after all these
years you still need to practice yes of
course there’s no such thing as perfect
I mean some of the great basketball ever
lived they still worked on their game
that’s how they got better every day
you can never get to a point where
you’re like I’m good enough stop right
here
you know we’re seeing a resurgence of
the Highland globe tires because a lot
of your players have been on reality TV
shows like The Bachelor and the Hell’s
Kitchen with so many good seeing this
they’re gonna want to be a Harlem
Globetrotter like you what advice do you
have it’s all about practice no matter
what sport you want to play not just
being a Globetrotter you have to
practice on your craft every day even
out here you see some guys do some
amazing things with the ball but still
everyday try to add something new to
your repertoire if you make a mistake
that means you’re not perfect
we’re human so we all make mistakes yeah
I don’t know if you know that I want to
be a Harlem Globetrotter I want to sell
you the diamond cutter which is a more
difficult move then we’re gonna go
through something simple that make you
looking real good
okay this right here is the inner wall
then we come to the diamond cutter which
is keep the ball between your arms and
your forehead
go slow with it or you can speed up you
know that’s done because that’s where
our moves out here can’t I want to say
you don’t have to do it yet out yeah
okay I’ll teach you how to do a pass to
me cuz all about you know how multiplied
the most important part of our game so
you’ll go behind your back between your
legs behind your back again catch this
and you throw it over your back okay
behind your back it’s when your legs
hold behind your back throw it over like
a pro like a pro I want you to go swing
your legs between your legs hold it up
hit it off your knee between your leg to
another leg can you join the team you
can be an honorary member for tonight
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