Rebecca Lobo Research Paper
SPORTS HERO:
REBECCA LOBO
When many UConn fans hear about the 1995 National Championship, they think of Rebecca Lobo. Rebecca Lobo is my hero because she is a fantastic basketball player, and I love basketball. She is very hardworking and determined to succeed.
Lobo was born on October 6, 1973 and is the youngest of three children. She grew up in Southwick, MA. When she was growing up, she loved the Celtics, and wanted to be the first girl on the Celtics. Southwick did not have a good girl's travel team so she played for the boy's team; this was very brave. She was the only girl on an all-boys team, and was even a starter. She was an amazing athlete as a child.
My hero has a hero, her parents. When Rebecca wanted to do something with her …show more content…
Even before she was born, her parents envisioned their daughters as champions. Her dad taught himself and his wife how to play tennis so they could teach their daughters how to play. At age 4 and a half, Serena Williams entered her first tournament. Her father says that over the next five years she won 46 of the next 94 tournaments she entered. In Southern California, both Serena, and her older sister Venus, were ranked number one in their age groups, and they did really well in the really competitive preteen circuit. Before they turned teenagers, they had received attention way past just their home state. All in all, Serena Williams is clearly a very athletic …show more content…
Betty Lennox is persistent in practicing and constantly working hard: "Most of her teammates had left the practice facility an hour before, but the Sparks' Betty Lennox kept swishing jumpers.'Practice is over, Betty,' Coach Michael Cooper said.'You can go home.' This is nothing new. Lennox shoots for at least another 45 minutes after practice. Off-days mean two-hour workouts....'It could be a good thing and it could be a bad thing,' Lennox said,'but I'm a workaholic.'" (Medina). Lennox mentions how "it could be a good thing or a bad thing" but I think it's a good thing because it shows her dedication. She lets go of everything else and keeps focus on getting better. Betty Lennox even spends her free time working: "...spends much of her spare time in her Minneapolis apartment watching herself on game films and trying to spot areas in need of improvement, Lennox spent the 2000-2001 off-season in Israel, playing on a pro team there in order to hone her competitive skill." (Betty Lennox, Contemporary Black Biography). Lennox is regularly finding things to work on and to better her game. Her difficulties do not stop her , it just makes her work harder. Betty Lennox never takes a break from her job and doesn't let anything stop
REBECCA LOBO
When many UConn fans hear about the 1995 National Championship, they think of Rebecca Lobo. Rebecca Lobo is my hero because she is a fantastic basketball player, and I love basketball. She is very hardworking and determined to succeed.
Lobo was born on October 6, 1973 and is the youngest of three children. She grew up in Southwick, MA. When she was growing up, she loved the Celtics, and wanted to be the first girl on the Celtics. Southwick did not have a good girl's travel team so she played for the boy's team; this was very brave. She was the only girl on an all-boys team, and was even a starter. She was an amazing athlete as a child.
My hero has a hero, her parents. When Rebecca wanted to do something with her …show more content…
Even before she was born, her parents envisioned their daughters as champions. Her dad taught himself and his wife how to play tennis so they could teach their daughters how to play. At age 4 and a half, Serena Williams entered her first tournament. Her father says that over the next five years she won 46 of the next 94 tournaments she entered. In Southern California, both Serena, and her older sister Venus, were ranked number one in their age groups, and they did really well in the really competitive preteen circuit. Before they turned teenagers, they had received attention way past just their home state. All in all, Serena Williams is clearly a very athletic …show more content…
Betty Lennox is persistent in practicing and constantly working hard: "Most of her teammates had left the practice facility an hour before, but the Sparks' Betty Lennox kept swishing jumpers.'Practice is over, Betty,' Coach Michael Cooper said.'You can go home.' This is nothing new. Lennox shoots for at least another 45 minutes after practice. Off-days mean two-hour workouts....'It could be a good thing and it could be a bad thing,' Lennox said,'but I'm a workaholic.'" (Medina). Lennox mentions how "it could be a good thing or a bad thing" but I think it's a good thing because it shows her dedication. She lets go of everything else and keeps focus on getting better. Betty Lennox even spends her free time working: "...spends much of her spare time in her Minneapolis apartment watching herself on game films and trying to spot areas in need of improvement, Lennox spent the 2000-2001 off-season in Israel, playing on a pro team there in order to hone her competitive skill." (Betty Lennox, Contemporary Black Biography). Lennox is regularly finding things to work on and to better her game. Her difficulties do not stop her , it just makes her work harder. Betty Lennox never takes a break from her job and doesn't let anything stop