Talk:David Robinson

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"The Howler?"[edit]

I followed Robinson's career from his Navy days have never heard him nicknamed thusly. I think someone with an axe to grind put this in. A google search of "David Robinson" "The Howler" yielded only Wikipedia and sites that use Wikipedia information. I have removed this nickname. 17May06


Class Act[edit]

That was a well-made biography on David Robinson--- i wish they would make a highlight film/dvd for him... so kids can see what real role model looks like !

Agree, excellent profile of a great player/person. Funnyhat 06:37, 7 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Carver Academy[edit]

I've created a stub for the Carver Academy. If anyone knows about the school, please expand it. If there are no takers, I will likely expand it to a point. Thanks! EWS23 19:01, August 17, 2005 (UTC)


I think this man will never get the credit he deserves from fans or the media, because he was such a good man. I mean if you look at his career, this guy has every single individual accomplishment in the NBA, but rarely do people mention him as a great, even though he obviously is. If some punk had half as many awards as Mr. Robinson did, he would be the new face of the NBA. What have McGrady, Lebron, and Iverson really accomplished? Nothing except that they're extremely talented young men, but these guys are glorified. The funny thing is that I think the Robinson fans like myself seem more bothered than Robinson himself...he doesn't care about all this...he just loves God and that's all that matters to him. God bless him.

What's he doing now?[edit]

Is he working for the church?

The Website about his foundation doesn't have much info.

Naval rank, military status?[edit]

Is Robinson still part of the Navy or naval reserves? And does anybody know what his current (or final) rank is? I seem to recall him making Lieutenant Junior Grade, but can't find any documentation for that. --EngineerScotty 22:18, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, I found a reference and will add to article. --EngineerScotty 22:24, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Quotes[edit]

on trash talking
"If you beat me, you beat me, but you aren't going to beat me with your mouth."

on success
"I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well."

on credit for his success
"I can run. I can jump. I can block shots. I can dunk. But I can't take pride in that. I'm successful because God gave me the ability."

on respect
"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man."

Page needs some cleanup[edit]

This page has some good information, but it reads like a fanpage.--Hypebuster (talk) 10:10, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Church of Christ[edit]

There seems to be some worry over the CoC category addition in this article. The AP has several articles about Robinson being a member of the CoC and even a "minister at large". I fail to see the problem with this category tag.— Preceding unsigned comment added by HullIntegrity (talk • contribs) 00:59, 14 October 2014‎ (UTC)[reply]

It's not worry. It's Wikipedia policy. Rather than repeatedly reverting, would you consider actually READING WP:BLPCAT and add a citation to one of those articles in the Wikipedia article? There may be a thousand articles about his religious affiliations and activities, but that means nothing until it is actually sourced in the article. Also please read W:V. Thank you. 107.15.192.226 (talk) 01:11, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I found nothing about the denomination. I'm removing the category. If someone can find a reliable source about his denominational affiliation, please cite it in the article and restore the category. Otherwise please do not restore the category, per WP:BLPCAT. 107.15.192.226 (talk) 00:56, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I also couldn't find an explicit source on Robinsin and CoC. I have added Category:American Christians instead. Feel free to readd CoC cat if it is cited in the article.—Bagumba (talk) 01:17, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for actually following policy! A refreshing change on this talk page. 107.15.192.226 (talk) 01:26, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

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Needs inline citations like Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky articles. Harvey100 22:37, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 22:37, 19 January 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 13:00, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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Requested move 14 May 2019[edit]

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The result of the move request was: moved -- JHunterJ (talk) 13:07, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

– The basketball player is the primary topic for “David Robinson”. He averages about 1,800 views per day. The drummer averages about 120 views per day. All of the other “David Robinsons” are on the order of 10 or less. Should the proposed move be successful, I think it would be a good idea to add a hatnote for the drummer, and then a disambiguation link for the rest of the people with the same name. Mrbeastmodeallday (talk) 05:21, 14 May 2019 (UTC) Mrbeastmodeallday (talk) 05:21, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support per nom. As another reference point, the basketball player is the only entry at Encyclopedia Brittanica (couldn't link the full search query as it's somehow blacklisted).—Bagumba (talk) 05:36, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom. Of the 30 or so individuals listed on the dab page, David Robinson (basketball) has received 84% of all page views over the last four years and is consistantly the most viewed of these articles by a significant margin (pageview analysis of top 10 David Robinsons). If that's not a primary topic then I don't know what is. PC78 (talk) 23:48, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Yes, this looks like a clear primary topic. Nohomersryan (talk) 23:54, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. This very common name has 32 entries listed at the David Robinson disambiguation page — far too many for anyone, except an unarguably unanimous, throughout the entire English-speaking world, household name capable of dominating such a large assemblage of notables. In a situation of this nature, few could rise to the occasion and the sports figure in question does not seem to meet the very high requirements. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 04:26, 15 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    • It makes no difference how many names are listed on the dab page. If there were 100 names and yet one article was clearly sought by a majority of readers, surely that strengthens the argument for having a primary topic? PC78 (talk) 10:53, 15 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Unlike some of the similar cases that have cropped up recently, Robinson’s case doesn’t rest solely on page views (flawed logic IMO). Robinson has historical significance (as evidenced by the encyclopedia entry) - Hall of Fame basketball player, Olympic Gold Medalist, college Player of the Year, etc. Rikster2 (talk) 11:14, 15 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom. Calidum 14:26, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom. A highly notable figure on several fronts. bd2412 T 03:31, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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