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? When you are actually choosing a profession‚ you often think about things like how much money will I make‚ will I be safe‚ will I be able to play for as long as I like? Well the sport answer to all this is: Basketball. Football‚ unlike basketball is famous for their tackles‚ and throwing people around which happen to actually be painful
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to get into the NFL. Richard was a person out of many that didn’t get many opportunities. He had to work for everything and had nobody to really understand that being a football player consists of striving for greatness even if noone is watching. The NFL was one of the his biggest dreams. He had wanted to be a professional football player in the big leagues and had the dream to play with veterans because they have been there and done it over and over again. Even though
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stronger. They had just surpassed all the teams with top class players and now in the final. The refs‚ the players and the ball came out of the changing rooms lined up shoulder to shoulder and walked onto the battle field. Winner takes all. Football it will hurt and will humble. Every game creates a winner and loser‚ for every triumph a defeat. For every game a new opportunity‚ for redemption and for glory. The players will take to the field as warriors to battle shoulder to shoulder‚ face to
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Something very special to me is my football trading cards‚ because of the past experiences‚ favorite football players‚ and it’s old. “Don’t judge a book by its cover‚” is something we should all go by when we have special things to us. My brother told me‚ “Keep something from the person you love because you might not never have that person anymore.” First‚ my past experiences with the football trading cards I got. My step-brothers gave them to me when I was about six years old. They
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Jasmine Johnston 5th period The History of American Football Even though football is an American game its origins came from villages and schools in Europe for many centuries before America was even settled by Europeans. They played in the streets and oddly used a lemon as their ball. Soon many universities started creating their own teams and competing against each other. It took awhile‚ however‚ because it was a very rough and violent game so many colleges banned the game. Walter
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Football Related Head Injuries Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Imagine you’re an NFL quarterback taking a three step drop‚ you have 5 seconds if that to get rid of the ball before a 350 pound defensive lineman comes charging at you and throws you to the ground‚ as your falling you slam your head against the ground causing your brain to rattle against your skull. You now have a concussion and will watch from the sideline the rest of the game. II. Thesis Statement: “No guts‚ No glory‚” is
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Cause of Football Injuries The world of football in the world’s eyes is quickly changing. Instead of many people thinking of this sport as one of the world’s most beloved sources of entertainment‚ this characterization has become incorrect in many ways because of both conflicts and interconnections with injuries. It’s difficult to decipher the actual cause of the injuries. However‚ there are still clear distinctions of the evolution of football equipment‚ and the immediate effects of the lack
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No football isn’t too dangerous for high school students. Yet some young kids do get hurt while playing but that’s part of the game. In any kind of sport such as soccer‚ basketball‚ baseball and football there’s going to be a sport related injury. Football is a sport played worldwide that is played and watch. Football might be the leading cause of sports-related injuries but with a new approach of hitting and practicing could help prevent these injuries. How Dangerous Is High School Football?High
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Baseball vs. Football Jonathan Smith ENG120 Mrs. Tomas February 2 2011 Baseball is a sport that we as American have played since the early 1800s. This is why I thank we call it the American favorite pastime. Here is a look at why I thank baseball should be played by every red blooded American. Throughout this paper I will give you some comparisons to baseball and football. Hopefully I can influence you to play baseball instead of football. Here are some of them; baseball is played in the
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Joe Able Football Helmets & Concussions POW!! CRACK!! I just attempted to deliver a key block on a 240lb linebacker in order for my quarterback to score a touchdown. Our helmets collided. I was dizzy‚ the lights got brighter‚ and my head was pounding; I could have sworn I had a concussion. On the sideline a teammate said I’d be fine and that I was going to have the game of a lifetime. I strapped my helmet back up and went back onto the field. I actually did have that game of lifetime‚ but at
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