Earvin “Magic” Johnson Born Earvin Johnson Jr. on August 14‚ 1959‚ in Lansing‚ Michigan‚ Magic Johnson dominated the court as one of America’s best basketball players for 12 years. He retired from the LA Lakers in 1991 after revealing that he had the AIDS virus. He has since then built up a business empire‚ which includes real estate holdings‚ several Starbucks franchises‚ and movie theaters. He is also an author and has written several books including this autobiography titled “Magic.” I was
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goes by the name of Michael Jordan‚ not yet. One aspect that separates LeBron and Jordan as basketball players is how much they had to work for
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INTRODUCTION: Think of a man who is athletic‚ a man who dominated the basketball court from 1984-2003. Now add 6 national championships‚ 5 NBA MVP awards‚ and a Rookie of the Year award during his first season in the NBA. This man is known as the most decorated player in the NBA and the most well known athlete around the world. This man I am speaking of is Michael Jordan. BODY: According to www.biography.com Michael Jordan was born on February 17‚ 1963‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York
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My Idol 2 Player Profile 3 Kobe Bryant 4 International Career 5 Kobe Bryant In My Life 6 References 7 Why I Select Kobe Bryant As My Idols All my jokes about loving Kobe aside‚ I really admire the man. To me Kobe is more than a basketball player. Kobe Bryant is the first person I ever looked up to and probably the person who has had the greatest impact on me who i haven’t met in real life. When I first watch NBA‚ the Lakers and Kobe was one of the first things I heard about. During
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According to Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming‚ also they are same an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets. But‚ they are two different generation and life. Yao Ming was pressured to enter the NBA Draft in 1999‚ and then Yao with the first pick of the draft‚ he became the first international player ever to be selected first overall without having previously played U.S. college basketball. And Jeremy Lin‚ he has no athletes received scholarships provided by the talent out of high
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Barriers and Cultural Influences on Sport and Exercise participation Medical Conditions: Medical conditions are a barrier in sport and exercise participation as they usually reduce someone’s ability to compete in a sport at either to a required level or even completely leave them unable to participate in a sport. Medical conditions could apply to people with either a physical or mental disability which includes for example people with amputated limbs which is a physical disability and also cerebral
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Rough Draft Annotated Bibliography Silverman ‚ S. (2011‚ Jan 5). How did the game of basketball change. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/350688-how-did-the-game-of-basketball-change/ Steve Silverman has been covering sports since 1980. Silverman is an award-winning writer. He reveals a few simple changes of the game of basketball from the year 1891 to present day. He tells us the difference in the early years‚ shot clock rules‚ the pace of the game and three- point shooting
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Even though he didn ’t play basketball until ninth grade‚ he is one of the world ’s premiere basketball stars and is second player in NBA history to be named All-NBA Team and an All-Defensive Team in each of his first four seasons. He leads all players in the NBA in double doubles over the last four seasons and is also currently the leading rebounder in the league. The awards that he received are National Player of the Year‚ AP Player of the year‚ The United States Basketball Writers Player of the Year
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Los Angeles Lakers is a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles‚ California. It is not only the successful NBA basketball team but also one of the earliest team joined NBA league. The Lakers is the reigning NBA champions after defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals 4 – 3. The Finals victory gave the franchise their 16th championship‚ placing them second in NBA history behind the Celtics’ 17. The Lakers also hold the record for NBA’s longest winning streak (33)
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In 2003 the most well-known basketball player in the United States wasn’t Shaquille O’Neal nor Allen Iverson‚ It was an 18 year old High school basketball player from Akron‚ Ohio his name was LeBron James. James was so good that ESPN televised his games and he grace the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline reading “The Chosen one”. Now people cannot witness the next LeBron enter NBA straight out of high school due to the NBA Article X age limit. The NBA age limit was a apart of the 2005
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