now played by more people than any game in the world (Encyclopedia‚ Britannica 2012). James Naismith is best known for the invention of the game we call “basketball.” While Naismith did not benefit financially from his invention‚ he was afforded a glimpse of the game’s potential appeal in 1936 when he attended the Berlin Olympics‚ where basketball was played as a medal sport for the first time (McPhee‚ John 2009). He created a sport that is one of my top personal priorities in my life today‚ without
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Football and Basketball are two of the most common sports that are played in many parts of the world. These two sports are also used for entertainment for millions of people. It is very important to know the characteristics of football and basketball‚ both sports have a lot of difference‚ yet a lot of similarities as well. While you need a good amount of physical conditioning for both sports‚ they also have different equipment‚ rules‚ and player positions used to play the sport. Football is one
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I stopped playing basketball frequently after my 6th year in the elementary school. At that time‚ I did not take basketball seriously and only played for fun. When I came to Portland earlier this spring‚ I made new friends and they asked me to join them and play basketball together. It has been a long time since my last basketball game then. As a result‚ my skills have dropped and did not play as well as I used to be while I was in elementary school. I was pretty disappointed with myself. However
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How to Prepare For National Sandwich Day While working at Subway‚ I have learned that there are not many promotional days. The biggest promotion is the National Sandwich Day promotion‚ which takes place November 3. This promotion is a buy any sandwich and get a second one free with a purchase of a drink. On that day‚ my store sold almost 2‚000 sandwiches for the entire day. Working that day gave me a an idea on how to prepare for the next time the promotion comes again. My store was lucky enough
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more interesting‚ is that there really aren’t any runaway favorites to win the title. Fans can expect a great race down the stretch and an even better conference tournament. As usual‚ Wednesday’s schedule brings a plethora of really good Big Ten basketball. In my eyes‚ there’s no better way to spend a week night then binging on Big Ten hoops‚ complete with some new BTPowerhouse
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football or basketball in the United States. This is a big number of people participating. It is a great way to stay active. I am going to compare the two sports to each other. Obviously they are different but there are some similarities. I will talk about being active‚ being on a team‚ and how they are played. Being active is in both of these sports. They require a lot of energy. Basketball is a smaller playing area meaning the court is obviously smaller than a football field but in basketball you are
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If one was to compare and contrast Football and basketball‚ he/she would find many similarities and differences. Football and basketball are similar in having uniforms but differ in the number of players and the equipment that is required to be worn. In high school‚ the most enjoyable part of one’s Friday night will somehow include football and basketball games. Football and basketball are almost always recognized as the most important sports to a school. Contrary to what spectators may think‚ these
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For most of my life basketball has played a major impact on it. I started playing in kindergarten and still play the game to this very day. As a player‚ I am a point guard who loves to play with team work and passion. I am a strong defensive player and skilled offensive player. Over my whole career of playing basketball I have a higher winning record than loosing. However‚ I have won those many games because of the hard work and effort I put into practices. Over the many years I have learned that
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The sport I will be study is basketball. Basketball is one of the few sports whose exact origin is definitely known. In the winter of 1891–1892‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ an instructor in the YMCA Training College (now Springfield College) at Springfield‚ Mass.‚ deliberately invented the game of basketball in order to provide indoor exercise and competition for the students between the closing of the football season and the opening of the baseball season. He affixed peach baskets overhead on the walls
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Saksham Jain Mrs. Spencer AP Language and Composition 21 December 2012 Breaking the Balance Every wise man or woman to walk on the face of this Earth has known that there is a balance in the universe. For every good‚ there is an evil; for every virtue‚ a vice. For every dollar earned‚ there is a dollar spent‚ and for every moment spent working‚ the reward for that work becomes all the greater. However‚ if you are like me‚ you: a) believe that you must have done something terrible in a past
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