exceptionally engaging film‚ Hoop Dreams goes deep into the life that surrounds basketball. To make it‚ a player has to be something more then just a good player. They need to be belligerent‚ well trained‚ surpass academically‚ and unaware of anything that doesn’t include basketball. The highly thought out‚ and heartrending film closely records the lives of two Chicago teenagers as we watch their struggle of basketball‚ to become the best. For five years‚ Steve James‚ Frederick Marx‚ and Peter Gilbert
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Anthony Hansen Manti High Professor Stephen Fullmer English 1010 10 November 2011 The NBA Lockout: Players vs. Owners As the final seconds of game six of the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) finals ran off the game clock‚ so did the final seconds of the entire 2010-2011 NBA season‚ leaving its fans nothing else but to wonder when the next time would be that they would get to watch their favorite players and favorite teams play the game they love again. Now let’s fast forward
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of NBA fans appear in the China‚ for the reason that NBA has the most exciting game and best basketball players. It allows more and more Chinese watch it and begin to play basketball. Positively‚ there are more opportunities for CBA basketball players to play in the NBA and have a better platform to showcase their talents‚ but also bring many great business opportunities to China. Negatively‚ while American NBA players come to China‚ they take the opportunities away from young Chinese players and allow
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passionate about basketball and is known to be a prodigy at what he does. He strives to be the best at what he does and would play endlessly at Lincoln Rec. The people around liked him and had a good reputation at school. Then again like all others in the streets he had a past and it wasn’t the best. It consisted of his passion for basketball‚ he didn’t have a father and his mother died when he was only 5 and the fact that he grew up in the projects. Although he is an extraordinary basketball player‚ Sticky
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together? Basketball‚ sneakers‚ riches‚ fame… No‚ hard work and success because Michael Jordan has worked harder than any other man that has ever touched the basketball court. In effect of that‚ Jordan has come to levels of success that have never even been thought of reaching. Michael Jordan has defeated all the odds and has not allowed them to over-shadow his dream to become a professional basketball player‚ it actually motivated him to bloom into one of the best players the National Basketball League
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forward to basketball season. There are many good players in the league. I think that the two best players are Kobe Bryant and Lebron James. Both players perform excellent on the court. Although the players play well‚ they are totally different athletes. The attitudes‚ skills‚ and passion for the game are expressed in different ways. Although‚ Lebron James is young in the league of NBA basketball‚ he has the ability to shutdown most all-star veterans. Lebron’s attitude towards basketball hasn’t changed
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Anthony was born in May 29‚ 1984; his father was Puerto Rican and his mother was African American. Carmelo was named after his dad who had died due to cancer when he was only two years old. Carmelo and his family lived in Friona‚ Texas for two years before they moved to Baltimore in 1992. The family lived in the Druid Hill section of West Baltimore‚ which is where he began playing the game of basketball. During the summer of 2000‚ he grew five inches and started to make a name for himself in
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The excitement that the NBA brings to basketball has no rival. The great plays‚ games‚ dunks‚ players and passion for basketball are reasons why the fans keep watching. Some people watch because they enjoy seeing their favorite players. Larry Bird‚ Michael Jordan‚ and LeBron James are some of the most influential players in the NBA. Larry Bird was an influential player in his high school and in the NBA from the 1970-1980s. He was born in West Baden Springs‚ Indiana on December 7‚1956. He had a
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Paper # 1 October 2‚ 2012 Growing up in Coney Island seemed to be no easy task. For many‚ basketball may have been the only way out. For Russell‚ Tchaka‚ Stephon‚ and Cory it was the way out. It was a way for them to escape the rough environment and the poverty stricken streets that they were forced to reside in during their youth. Though each individual had their own destinies‚ the game of basketball was their release. It kept them from falling victim to the violence of the neighborhood and the
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Submitted to : Fr. Archimedes A. Lachica‚ S.J. MBA RE 224.2 Campus Minister for Faculty and Staff‚ AdDU Rising Higher By Atty. Arnold F. Caballero It must have been a dry and meaningless life if nothing impels anyone to do something. As for me‚ I preoccupied myself with the responsibility that I have with my family. My mantra : When I’m doing the best for my family I am doing it for someone above. It all revolves around the same principle as I go around my weekly routine. Thus
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