The story starts in Akron‚ Ohio in a run down home. With LeBron’s father‚ leaving him and his mother at a young age. LeBron’s mother had multiple jobs to help provide for him and herself. But it wasn’t enough‚ they were evicted multiple times and had to move home to home constantly. LeBron had to start over multiple times at different schools. But he and his mother stayed at his former High School (St.Mary). He and his mother also continued to have money problems
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Olympic’s defending champions and world top-ranked United States Routed China with a 105-62 victory in the ongoing women’s basketball tournament at the 2016 Rio Games on Sunday evening to advance to the quarterfinal unchallenged and unbeaten. According to NBC Connecticut‚ 2012 WNBA MVP Tina Charles poured in 12 of her 18 points in the opening quarter‚ and the Americans easily wrapped up the national team’s 46th consecutive victory its quest for a sixth straight Olympic gold medal. The New York Liberty
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Injuries are an inevitable consequence that come with being an athlete. In the fourth basketball game of my freshman season I collided with a player from the opposing team and tore my ACL. My injury‚ although devastating‚ taught me a lot about myself and what I was capable of. This event not only made me grateful for the opportunity to play sports but it drove me to work harder and made me more empathetic towards other athletes with injuries. Not everyone is blessed with the chance to play sports
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The news article follows my stock corporation‚ Under Armour (UA). A few weeks ago‚ NBA player Stephen Curry‚ won the NBA MVP award of 2016. Curry‚ who plays for the Golden State Warriors‚ has an endorsement deal with Under Armour. Thus‚ this recent news has caused some competition between Under Armour and Nike. Nike shares closed up 0.8% in the stock market today and Under Armour added 1%. Nike is known to be a top developer‚ distributor‚ and marketer for apparel and accessories for all ages. Under
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When defining a student athlete‚ terms such as driven‚ hardworking‚ and exemplary are often used. In university settings‚ student athletes are looked at as leaders‚ trend setters‚ and the voice of the voiceless. Through his play and his performance in the classroom‚ Tristian Wilson embodied this definition. Born on July 21‚ 1996 to parents Theron Wilson and Tara Tarbox‚ Tristian was destined for greatness at a young age. Growing up‚ he not only excelled in the classroom but also on the basketball
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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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Until my freshman year of high school‚ I never knew how much a basketball court could mean to someone. That someone was me. That someone was my teammates. That someone was my coaches. That someone… was anyone who was lucky enough to have their life impacted by a basketball court. The court that I am lucky enough to have in my life resides in the Mayfield High School wood gym. While to onlookers it appears as a normal basketball court‚ I know that there is something truly special about it. This court
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Which basketball team has been with the NBA since it’s birth and has broken many records? In Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ James Naismith in 1891. The first baskets were peach baskets while the backboards were just wires. The NBA was founded on June 6‚ 1946 as the Basketball Association‚ BAA‚ but it became the NBA‚ or National Basketball Association on August 3‚ 1949 after merging with the National Basketball League‚ NBL. Which team made all the records? The Warriors! They are the four time Finals
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New York Knicks: The 20 Most Painful Postseason Losses in History It’s the offseason‚ which means there isn’t much news regarding Knicks basketball; after all. The gigantic news this week is the Knicks signing Sasha Vujacic‚ a guy who has played only 10 NBA minutes in the past four years. I figured it was still the right time to write a new blog; I’ll still write about three times a week‚ because I love you guys! Today’s topic: Knicks heartbreaking playoff moments I started to think about all
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“I don’t deserve this award‚ but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either” by Jack Benny. To elaborate on Benny’s quote‚ he is saying that those with arthritis does not deserve to have arthritis especially‚ when they didn’t do anything to earn such punishment. This quote has a huge impact in my life because I have to learn how to cope arthritis with my active lifestyle. Being labeled as a Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis patient at the age of 13 is not something to be proud of nor is it the
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