Quentin Townsend: The Torchbearer For Atlanta Vision
Quentin Townsend is one of those rare personalities who have been able to take care of two big responsibilities simultaneously, one of owning a basketball franchisee and also managing it the same time. He is doing these twin jobs very efficiently and also very effectively which has staggered many a sports management professionals around the country.
Quentin has all the necessary tools and knowledge that any sports manager needs to efficiently execute the already laid plans. His upbringing also has a very important role to play for his story of success as he has showed dire interest and endeavour in everything that he had learned as a child. The love for basketball was infused in him ever since he was a child but it was not the only desire as he also dreamt to be a very successful entrepreneur in the future.
Quentin Townsend was very lucky to have grabbed on to a very rare opportunity when he bought over the franchisee of the American Basketball Association at Atlanta. He was able to gather enough funds to realise his childhood dreams to come true as his work was now related to the game of basketball and also the application of entrepreneurial skills for his own franchisee, all at the same time. The name of the team was changed to Atlanta Vision in the year of 2004 and since then the team has now become a very common and loved name in the households of Atlanta.
His sights were set straight on the total re-organisation of the franchisee and thus he had devised an ingenious plan that helped overhaul the total system for effective and positive results. In only a matter of three months all the efforts and planning of Quentin paid rich dividends as the team was given the title of “Atlanta’s Best Value for Sports Entertainment”. He is also the co-founder of the non-profit organization, Vision of Excellence, which offers programs to youth that helps them lead a healthier lifestyle.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle recognised him as one of the top “40 under 40 Up & Comers” in Georgia in the year of 2007, an award to “professionals on the rise” under the age of 40. On 30th April 2008, Quentin Townsend was chosen to be the President and Chief Operating Officer of the ABA and it had happened for the very first time that a man of African American origin had reached such height in the field of professional sports management.
Basketball Basics: Sweep
Basketball is a very exciting sport. There are numerous basketball stars and icons that have swept the basketball viewing public throughout the years. Each basketball team is also equally popular because they are the cradle of the basketball superstars. The game of basketball is definitely a team effort. Basketball isn’t played individually, but rather collectively. Each game is a team effort. In fact, in every game of basketball, no individual is declared the winner of the game. It is always the team. Basketball players play the game excellently because they want to accrue scores not for themselves but for the team. However, there are awards and recognition given to players who have contributed greatly and accumulated points or scores throughout the game. Read more
