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When he’s not wearing the Portland Trail Blazers’
uniform - the basketball team that plays in the Ame-
rican NBA - he is a perfect rapper. Damian Lillard,
D.O.L.L.A at the console., Dame Logo on f eld for
his ritual of pulling from the team logo designed in
midf eld. Golden boy from California, born in 1990,
the basketball player also hits the mark as a style
champion, signing the adidas D Lillard line: slight-
ly cushioning sneakers and “Dame” logo t-shirts to
take the f eld with a creative touch. “I live to compete
with people, but I don’t like talking so much. I am not
one who speaks idly or says bullshit, I prefer to act. I
face life as I face
basketball, with
compassion and “ALL’ANAGRAFE DAMIAN
ruthlessness. It is LILLARD, ALLA CONSOLLE
important to have DAME D.O.L.L.A., IN CAMPO
both,” confesses DAME LOGO: CESTISTA
Lillard. And if you DELL’NBA AMERICANA
see him on the
f eld wearing the CON LA PASSIONE
number 0, know PER IL RAPPER”.
that he does not
see that number,
he sees the letter “O” which stands for Oakland, his
hometown and one of the most dangerous in Ame-
rica where he had to f ght for to emerge. If his rap
rhymes can be discussed, they certainly contribute
to give hope to the young people of the ghetto: “I
want to become the best Trail Blazer ever. That’s all.
I want to be the best ever seen in these parts, the
one with the greatest impact”.

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