mindsets? When you have a fixed mindset‚ you believe that “your qualities are carved in stone” (Dweck‚ 2007‚ pg. 6). Someone with a fixed mindset is always trying to prove themselves over and over again (Dweck‚ 2007). Let’s take my situation with basketball for example. I played one year and decided that I was too short to play on a team. I had heard that short people couldn’t play well. I didn’t think I was capable of being on a team‚ and I decided to quit playing all together. Another person may
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I love to do a variety of things in my free time‚ including hanging out with my friends and going fishing‚ but my overall favorite activity is playing basketball. I wish I had the skill set to play basketball in college‚ or even in high school‚ but I simply do not. However‚ I have thoroughly enjoyed playing in my community’s recreation league for many years. I simply enjoy the physical activity and the game itself. This is why when asked who is the one person I would bring along on a car ride
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When I was 10 years old we were out from school on summer break me‚ my brother Wan and my two cousins Shawntavious & Phillip were riding our bikes to the local park to play basketball around 8:00 AM in the morning. We played about 3 games of 21‚ my brother Wan won most of the games. He would never play defense‚ but always shooting long range 3-point shots with him being the shortest that style of play made the most sense. We all got tired of losing and everybody was hungry‚ so we decided to head
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The Stanford Cardinals men’s basketball team won‚ 82-69 over visitng Arizona State on Thursday night. With the win‚ the Cardinals ended a two-game losing streak and continued their ninth straight win at home. This was an important game for the Pac-10 Conference teams. After the game‚ Stanford (9-4‚13-9) remained a game behind co-leaders UCLA and California. Stanford senior‚ Matt Haryasz‚ who scored 22 points‚ said: "Right now we just need to win. We’re only a game out of first and we think
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Positive things about Love & Basketball Here’s the run-down. Love & Basketball is deceivingly simple in its structure. The movie is divided into the quarters of a basketball game and tells the story of a boy and a girl. Meeting at about the age 11‚ the film traces their lives as they run parallel and run apart from childhood‚ to high school‚ to college‚ and just after. Monica and Quincy each have their hopes and their dreams. They both want to play basketball on a professional level. For Quincy
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Almost all people are fond of travelling. It is very interesting to see new places‚ another towns and countries. People may travel either for pleasure or on business. There are various means of travelling. For me there is nothing like travel by air; it is more comfortable‚ more convenient and‚ of course‚ far quicker than any other means. There is none of the dust and dirt of a railway or car journey‚ none of the trouble of changing from train to steamer and then to another train. With a train
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It was a foggy morning ‚I’m getting ready for a basketball game. When I was ready T.Green picked me up. T.Green was my dad homeboy. We drove to the gym‚for the game. “You ready‚”T.Green said to me.”Yeah I said. I felt bold this game. The game started and I was the point guard. In first quarter something tragic happened. I went to the basketball and ran into someone. The kid was bleeding. The kid was crying like a newborn baby. But I didn’t care. I was to focus on my tooth‚it felt weird. The ref told
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Jaynyah Bland Miss B. English1-2nd per. Dec 7. 2012 My Basketball Experience When I was in the 8th grade‚ I came back to public school. I was eager to make the basketball team. My friends who were on the team last year motivated me to tryout. So after school I went to the tryouts and surprisingly‚ I saw most of my friends there. The coach‚ coach Huff‚ had us do lay ups‚ free throws‚ running up the bleachers‚ three point line shooting‚ two point line shooting‚ and suicides. Then we had to
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with two older sisters: Teiosha‚ who played basketball at Pepperdine‚ and Portala‚ who played volleyball at CSU-San Bernardino.Although George idolized Lakers star Kobe Bryant‚he grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Clippers. George spent most of his free time playing basketball at the park or one-on-one against his older sister Teiosha. He did not play organized basketball until his freshman year at Knight High School. He played for the varsity basketball team his last three years of high school under
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English 100 9 December 2013 Paying College Athletes Are college athletes in need of extra income or can they live comfortably with just a scholarship? Many articles assert the contrary that college athletes do need extra cash outside of a scholarship‚ Steve Berkowitz of USA today assert” NCAA President Mark Emmert was credited with nearly $1.7 million in compensation during the 2011 calendar year‚ according to the association’s new federal tax return” this suggest that athletes should also
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