A dream I had since I was in fifth grade is to become a professional soccer player. Even though it’s a wild dream I still go after it‚ and even though if I don’t make it‚ I still have the fulfillment that I at least tried. This dream is harder than bending metal with your bare hands. But I will still try to make my dream come true even though how wild it is. Things that I would need to do to make my dream come true. I would have to take it more serious and start listening to what my coaches tell
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Basketball Unlike most sports that were formed gradually over time or from a combination of other sports. If basketball wasn’t created in that way‚ then how was basketball created? It all started in 1891 when Dr. James Naismith was given the task of creating a safe indoor game to keep track and field runners in shape over the winter. Naismith created basketball from a game he used to play in his childhood called Duck on a Rock. The goal of Duck on a Rock was to throw stones to hit a target
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As I walked out on to the football field on a good Thursday night‚ I have never realized how much I love football until the first game. High School football is completely different than youth football in good ways. I have learned a lot from football such as teamwork‚ responsibility‚ and it allows me a frustration outlet. Playing the sport of football teaches athletes team work. Athletes learn how to get along with their teammates. For example‚ let’s say you play offensive line‚ you have to be able
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Basketball has truly changed over the years. One of the most interesting aspects of change is the change in the way things look. Everything from the physical specs to the socks has changed greatly changed over time. From the time the game of basketball was invented in 1891 too present day basketball is truly amazing. When the game first started to become popular the clothing was not the best choice for running around and getting sweaty. There were no set uniforms or standards for basketball. People
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Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) began in what year? 1997. How many times did the Boston Celtics win the NBA championship between 1957 and 1969? A: 11. Q: How many NBA titles did Magic Johnson help the Lakers win as a player? A: Five. Q: What NBA hoopster is known as "The Worm"? A: Dennis Rodman. Q: What NBA coach got cosmic by penning the Zen book Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior? A: Phil Jackson Who invented the first basketball used in an official
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College Football Playoff System 43% of Americans say that football is their favorite sport to watch‚ more than three times than any other sport said an article on ProCon.Org. In 2008 a record 37.5 million people attended a college football game to cheer on their team in hope of a championship season. (ProCon) As the players push themselves as hard they can go and the fans cheer as loud as they can; they often come to the end of a great season to be denied by the BCS system. In 1998 the Bowl
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Love Basketball Do you like sports? Do you like basketball? Have you ever had any interest in basketball other than simply watching the NBA games or championships? Have you ever played or tried to‚ at the least? Well I think that you should - because basketball is one of my favorite sports and I am going to tell you why I think that you should play it‚ or at least give it a try. There are many reasons why you should play basketball‚ but mine include the fact that it is a well-known sport that a
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report about football at great length.This domain was primarily reserved to the tabloid press and low quality magazines. Stadiums have changed for a number of reasons e.g. the Taylor Report 1995 after Hillsborough.The disasters at Bradford and Hysel forced governing football agencies to evaluate the structure of stadiums and the fans that attended these stadiums.These changes have attracted different fans Evidence to support this can be seen in the growth of executive boxes at football
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Basketball Scholarship Appeal I am definitely the best player that you‚ John Calipari can take to play on your basketball team this upcoming season. Three reason why I think I am best fit to play for your team is my work ethic is unbelievable‚ my grades have improved a lot‚ and I am very skilled and believe I can compete with anyone in the nation. These are the things one needs to succeed in the NCAA. I am always able to motivate myself when I make a mistake or if I’m going through a
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Critical Lens Essay 12/8/10 American poet Robert Elliot Gonzales once wrote‚ “A good many family trees are shady.” What he means is that parents do not always give their children what is most necessary to achieve in life. In Ex-Basketball Player by John Updike and Death Of A Salesman by Arthur Miller the main characters lack self-esteem and cannot fulfill their dreams primarily because of their lack of familial support. More specifically‚ the protagonists‚ Flick Webb and Biff Lowman‚ suffer
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