College Ripoff Ed O’Bannon‚ who played basketball at UCLA from 1991-1995‚ recently won a major victory for thousands of college athletes throughout America. He sued the NCAA and EA sports for using his likeness in video games. He went unpaid‚ although he helped make companies like EA sports and the NCAA lots of money‚ because he was a college athlete‚ and it is against NCAA policy to receive any money for your likeness or your popularity. The supreme court ruled that any player in an EA sport video
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my life I have never really taken any chances and run away from them‚ rather than giving them a try. It was until my freshman year in high school when my attitude changed‚ from why even try to why not. Although I did not realize it at the time‚ basketball changed my life for the better. Through perseverance and hard work‚ I learned to not let fear or insecurity stop me from trying new things. Throughout my life I was never the athletic type and never tried to be due to my fear of failing. I was
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FILM STUDY – COACH CARTER By: Yvonne Nnadi For: Mr. Lio April 2nd‚ 2013. 1. As the new basketball coach at Richmond High‚ Carter has just four rules on his players’ contract. What are they? [4] a) Maintain a 2.3 grade point average (C+). b) Attend all classes and sit in the front row. c) Wear jackets and ties on game days. d) Complete 10 hours of community service. 2. Damien makes the decision to transfer schools so that he can play for his father. He also proposes a contract stricter than
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Who looks at a short Asian kid and says‚ “he’s going to be a basketball superstar when he grows up.”? The last time I checked‚ Asian people are pretty scarce in the NBA. Culture tells me that the only teams I’ll ever make are the math or chess team. The only arena I should dream of playing in is Carnegie Hall as the next musical prodigy. No one‚ not even my own family‚ expected me to play basketball. Even if there is a quiet voice whispering inside you to try the sport‚ why would you even listen
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Basketball is a sport that requires great attention‚ sacrifice‚ and dedication to be great at and win games. Practices are long‚ hard‚ and tiring. Even though‚ practices can be gruesome‚ the amount of good things that come out of the hours spent in the gym are worth the pain. Coach Coleman always preaches‚ “If you truly want to be great at something‚ you have to be willing to give up something else you love in order to be great at the other thing you love.” Whether that is about basketball for a
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Campus Life As students move on in their lives after high school to college‚ many think that their lives will become paradise. With many house rules abandoned and without a curfew‚ students get the first taste of adulthood. Many think everything will be easy; however‚ from the dining halls to having no money students learn that being an adult is harder than parents display. Campus life shows students what they perceive is very different than the reality of life. In my opinion‚ living on campus
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so afraid of disappointment that one foregoes their ambitions‚ that is true failure. So‚ then‚ when have I truly “failed”? One experience that comes to mind: my elementary school basketball team. I didn’t get much playing time‚ since my coach had a son on the team‚ and I wasn’t the most talented 5th grade basketball player. I never really got passed the ball‚ and mostly watched my teammates airball jumpshots they had no chance of making. But‚ one game‚ I had my chance. Only six people showed up
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dreamed his “peach basketball” game would develop into the world biggest indoor sport. Basketball was made because of many reasons. For instance‚ when it’s too hot to play they used to go in their barn and nail a peach basket to the barn door at about 10 feet high. Although the original 13 rules turned into over 60. Major rules changed over years and still are‚ Including the number if players‚ court boundaries‚ and dribbling. Back when James Naismith invented basketball people couldn’t dribble
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I have played basketball since the sixth grade. However‚ for the duration of my middle school years‚ I was repeatedly cut from the A team and I did not get the opportunity to play significant minutes in game until my eighth grade year. In many ways‚ that year was a turning point for my basketball career. Frustrated with being the only eighth-grader to be on the B team‚ I dedicated myself to improving as much as possible‚ both during and after the season. That year‚ I was most valuable player for
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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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