Tamir Goodman: Orthodox Player Dubbed the ‘Jewish Jordan’

Tamir Goodman, 38, is an American-born basketball player once called the “Jewish [Michael] Jordan” by Sports Illustrated. A Yeshiva-educated, practicing Orthodox Jew, Goodman always held fast to his beliefs by not playing on Shabbat. He made Aliyah to Israel and played for several Israeli teams, starting with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Goodman lives in Jerusalem and is a sports and business consultant.
 
Quote: “Tamir has coached over 5,000 kids and has run basketball camps and programs across the U.S. with Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi. Tamir is also the founder of Zone190, a training device being used in the NBA, and of Sport Strings Tzitzit. He is the published author of The Jewish Jordan’s Triple Threat, an international motivational speaker, and a sports and business consultant. Tamir holds a B.A. in communications and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five kids.” -– TamirJordan.com
 
Sources: Wikipedia, tamirjordan.com
 
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