people would agree that he caught on pretty well in the end‚ winning the Nobel Prize and changing the face of modern physics. Most people wouldn’t believe that a man often lauded as the best basketball player of all time was actually cut from his high school basketball team. Luckily‚ Jordan didn’t let this setback stop him from playing the game and he has stated‚ "I have missed more than 9‚000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted
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fair project is "The effect of temperature in energy loss in a basketball". Some of my subtopics for my project include the pressure air and height in a basketball‚ the material a basketball is made out of and the size of the ball. Different sports require different size balls to correspond with the correct bounce it needs to be used during the sport. Thats why you would not be able to use a tennis ball to play basketball because it is too bouncy and a soccer ball because it would be
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my friends were doing‚ such as Little Wolves basketball or cheer camp‚ because my only ride home left during practices. During middle school‚ I had moved into town where my school was only 3 minutes away instead. In seventh grade‚ you can start to play volleyball and basketball as an in school sport; since I’d never played before‚ I was too shy and scared to try out. Eighth grade year‚ I finally decided to take a chance and try volleyball and basketball. Although it was difficult‚ I went to every
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analysis I chose The Basketball Diaries written by Jim Carroll. The book was first published in the United States by Tombouctou Books in 1978‚ then published and reprinted by Penguin books in 1987. James Dennis Carroll was born on August 1‚ 1949 in New York. He was of Irish Descent and grew up on New York’s Lower East Side. In the sixth grade his brother took notice to his literary talent‚ so he encouraged him to pursue it. Apart from writing‚ Carroll was an all-star basketball player throughout his
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Title: Head Girls’ Basketball Coach Summary: Manages/supervises all aspects of the varsity girls’ basketball program at Oakes High School. Reports to: Athletic Director Supervises: All grades 7-12 Oakes girls’ basketball coaches. Salary: $4‚293-$4‚973‚ Depending on experience. One-year renewable contract. Required Qualifications: 1. Bachelor’s degree. 2. Minimum of two years of high school coaching experience. 3. Competitive playing experience‚ minimum high school varsity level. 4. The ability
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group to do community service together‚ however I never really liked to participate‚ instead I preferred to play basketball. While everyone was assigned a specific task on a weekly basis‚ I was never the person who cared about what I did. They would call me from where they were working‚ to get my attention. I heard them and chose to ignore them‚ because I figured that playing basketball would be more fun. However‚ It had never occurred to me that maybe I was not doing what I needed to do as someone
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“TIMEOUT!” It all came down to this. The seniors had been honored‚ tears were shed‚ and the fans were ecstatic! Our district rival‚ St. John of Plaquemine had the ball with just over two seconds on the clock. Our small forward‚ Dustin Blanchard‚ who also happened to be one of the two seniors honored that night‚ just drained what everyone had thought to be the game-winning lay-up. The noise was deafening as St. John’s Hayden Heminway stood to throw in what had to be a full court pass‚ a prayer to
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John Salmons Sanford 9th Grade Literature and Composition May 25‚ 2012 Miami Heat Basketball Why I Chose My Topic Ever since I was young I’ve always loved basketball. It started when I was young and I used to always watch my older brothers play in the driveway. I always wished I could play with them but they always said I was too young. Nevertheless‚ I was still persistent and practiced my game everyday. All the time I was looking up to my favorite player Lebron James. I would watch his
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Both basketball and football are well loved sports around North America‚ but if you had a choice to play one for the rest of your life which one would you choose? They are quite different from each other though. They are both played by men‚ but basketball is also played by women. Different times of the year will you be able to catch these exiting games though. Although both football and basketball are fun to watch‚ they differ in the seasons that they are played‚ the number of coaches on each team
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been in love with the game of basketball. My love for the game‚ along as myself as a person‚ has grown and gone through a lot of change since my first time touching a basketball over ten years ago. Basketball in my life has possibly changed more in the past year than the rest of my life combined‚ which has allowed me to learn more about myself‚ both on and off the court. All my life I have excelled at 2 sports‚ basketball and soccer. I have always put basketball on a pedestal above soccer‚ both
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