Sports: More Than Just a Game More than 7.6 million high school students played sports during the 2010-2011 school year‚ an increase of nearly 40‚000 students compared to 2009-2010 according to usnews.com. Why is this number so high? The benefits of playing sports are not just physical. While many students get involved in high school athletics for sheer love of the game‚ there are significant benefits from these extracurricular activities as well. Being an athlete teaches life lessons like
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Lebron James vs. Michael Jordan Lebron James and Michael Jordan are both considered to be amazing athletes in the game of basketball‚ although for different reasons. Many people compare the two athletes because of their level of excellence they bring to the game and how they got to that level. Since they play the same position‚ that allows for even more connections to be drawn between the two. Michael and Lebron have each been awarded the NBA rookie of the year. However‚ each player received
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Michael Jordan and Lebron James know as the two greatest basketball players to step foot on the court. These players are similar in some ways but have many differents like their body‚ skill set and the era that makes these players different but the greatest at the same time. We all know that our body plays a big role in how we play or do anything. If we having to be overweight or under these things affects us. Not these guys Michael and Lebron have two totally different types of bodies. With Michael
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Keshawn Murray March 19‚ 2013 Ms. Gooden‚ D. The Rise of a Star: LeBron James By. David Lee Morgan‚ JR. Summary “The Rise of a Star” is a book about a young athlete making it to the NBA. The book is a biography on LeBron James. It tells about how rough LeBron’s life was before he started making money in the pros. It also tells how he kept himself out of trouble and came to love basketball‚ not many people come out of gang related cities successful. The book goes through his life beginning with
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In 2006‚ LeBron James was named the Most Valuable Player in the NBA All-Star Game. Under his leadership‚ the Cavaliers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. In his postseason debut‚ he recorded a triple-double in a winning effort versus the Washington Wizards. The Cavaliers finished the following season with 50 wins for the second consecutive year and entered the playoffs as the East’s second seed before being dislodged by the Detroit Pistons in the second round. The season was
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sitting in my class and I decided to take my chance‚ she was a bit reluctant to communicate at first‚ but when I told her where I came from‚ this girl started expressing more interest in me. This happened when we were doing a group activity‚ me and Nathalie were in the same group. It seemed that we talked for a few seconds only but more than half an hour has passed. She promised to see me after classes because we were in different groups and Nathalie was in her Junior Year in school. I couldn’t wait until
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anyone better then him‚ but the writer of this essay will ensure you that there is hope of dethroning of the title of being the Greatest of all time also known as G.O.A.T. Lebron James is the next thing to greatness; he is nicknamed “The King”‚ which his nickname alone describe his excellence and his greatness and what he mean to the game. A king symbolizes loyalty to his peers and being a man of the people; leadership in providing confidence in the people that you are leading are in good hands; and confidence
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The Rivalry Between LeBron James and Kevin Durant Whoosh! Ding! After the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals‚ the sound of media alerts filled the homes of NBA fans all across the globe. When the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals‚ Kevin Durant was handed a smooth‚ short‚ cool‚ and metallic trophy. This trophy was the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award‚ a prestigious award only given to the MVP of the NBA Finals. Once Kevin Durant was crowned as the MVP of the NBA Finals
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Brittany Williams It is More Than Just a Game Gaderick 2162015 It is More Than Just a Game…... For anyone that plays basketball knows that it is more than just a sport‚ more than just a hobby‚ and more than just a passion that people have. The blood‚ the sweat‚ the tears‚ and the twisted ankles are just the little things that people face while playing the game. The emotions that are associated with the game of basketball make it my favorite past time. I hate when people say “It is just a game”. I bel
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