Olympic champion in pole vault, gold medalist in swimming Mario, gold medalist in figure skating, former world champion in javelin throw, sisters who won medals with the US gymnastics team, coach and NFL champion, two football stars who also recently won the Super Bowl, UFC champion, founder of Gita , Bob Odenkirk ("Trust Sol"), the winner of "Jeffrey!", US Ambassador to Costa Rica, and former President of the World Bank.
The list of important people who came out of Nieferville, Illinois, a city of 150,000 residents (about as many as streets), and whose population only exploded in the 1960s, could glorify the walls of City Hall (or, Wikipedia entry) of even five times larger cities and with a much richer history.
But Naperville sits in the "Technology and Research Corridor" that stretches west from Chicago on Route 88. That's why the size of the city has doubled every decade since the 1960s, when technology and research industries grew at a dizzying pace.
So, by the way, it's not surprising that her list of celebrities consists overwhelmingly of people born between the 1960s and 1980s - to families who came to the area following excellent work in these advanced fields. And that includes Larry and Sarah Parker, who came there in 1988 and raised the three Their children, including eldest Anthony, and youngest Candace.
Vya Allah, how much the gardens of Larry and Sarah, and the house they built, and the vicinity of Nipperville, did an excellent job with the children.
Even with the sandwich son, who admittedly did not come out a basketball legend, so he just became a doctor.
Anthony Parker.
Of the favorite strangers who played here, Photo: Getty Images
But as much as his big brother was a huge basketball player, and this week he got another promotion to the position of assistant general manager at Orlando Magic, and as much as his little sister is a historic winer, even these huge accomplishments don’t tell the whole story.
Because with the parkers, it's not the "what".
This is the "how".
Anthony - who in Israel only played for Maccabi Tel Aviv - is perhaps the most beloved foreigner who has ever been here. Ask even Hapoel fans what kind of Hapoel you want. Her Los Angeles Sparks came to an end with a drop in capacity, this week completing a historic win of the club's first ever championship.
how?
She did it when she was no longer the best player on the team but definitely the leader.
And with tears at the end.
And at every opportunity she mentions her legendary college coach, Pat Summit, who passed away in 2016 from Alzheimer’s at the young age of 64. One look at the “how” is all it takes to understand that Sarah and Larry did a great many things right.
Basketball is just in case one of them.
Candace Celebrates Championship, Photo: Getty Images