For as long as can remember I have had problems with my knee. It all started back in middle school‚ when we were playing basketball in our math class. My teacher at the time‚ Mr. Siem‚ would play with us. On this particular day‚ we were on opposing teams and he was bringing down the ball. When I went to defend him‚ he never stopped and he ran into me. His knee landed on mine with all of his weight. I knew right away that something was wrong. I was unable to walk and thus was carried to the office
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I had a lot of failures in my short lifetime. Some of the failures I have done have done a lot of good for me. I am a person that likes to do a lot of things and with a lot of things to do; there is a lot of failures that comes with it. The biggest thing I like to do is play basketball. With basketball a lot of the greats had found failure before they became the biggest hero in sports. This essay is about things I have failed at and how they turned into success moments. The first thing I can remember
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Kadeem Hardison net worth Kadeem Hardison was born on the 24th July 1965 in Brooklyn‚ New York USA. He earned his fame and net worth as the member of the entertainment industry‚ showing his acting skills in numerous TV and film roles. Roles that are worth mentioning include the ones in the films “White Man Can`t Jump” in 1992‚ “Panther” in 1995 and TV Series “A Different World” for which he won the “Outstanding Lead Actor” award by Image Awards‚ “Between Brothers” and others. His career as the actor
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College Essay Since I was 7 years old‚ basketball has played an integral part of my life. I have devoted countless hours to not just a sport‚ but a passion‚ an outlet; to the game that I love. When I arrived at Bow Middle School as a fifth grader‚ my classmates and I would always look up to the 7th and 8th grade middle school basketball teams. Every year during winter carnival‚ the boys and girls teams would play a game in front of the entire school. Playing in that game became a dream and a
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In life‚ everyone will face an obstacle at one time or another. This obstacle will only be overcome by showing grit. Angela Duckworth defined grit as passion and perseverance. In one instance‚ people had shown grit in article one “what it takes to be great”‚ “from rags to riches” and “Oakland senior’s marks of success: Top of college admissions”. The three articles to be discussed are “what it takes to be great”‚ “from rags to riches”‚ “Oakland seniors marks of success: Top of college admissions”
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Should eSports be considered a “real” Sport? Electronic sports (eSports) is a term for organized video game competitions‚ especially between professionals. Other names include competitive gamin‚ professional gaming and cyber sport. Controversies from the gaming community include people debating whether video games should be considered a sport because of the lack of physical activity. StarCraft‚ Dota‚ Hearthstone and League of Legends are games that players contend competitively. It could be
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The Legend When people think about “Stars”(celebrities) they only see what they do on screen‚ on stage‚ or on a playing field‚ but what they don’t see is what happens behind closed doors. Professional athletes‚ coaches‚ singers‚ and actors‚ and actress have great things to offer other than their job to entertain us. Many people don’t realize this because they choose to only look at what they want to see and not what they should see. These celebrities that we look at and idolize have had some
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The Michael Jordan Conspiracy Theory: Analysis by Dan Osenbach There is one major conspiracy theory dealing with Michael Jordan’s retirement. Ryan Davis‚ Marcel Smith and Mike Korzemba advance their conspiracy theory in their articles and videos. Both of their theories build around the idea that his gambling issues influenced his first retirement. To start‚ both Davis and Smith talk about a court case‚ in which Jordan had to testify in the criminal trial of James Bouler. Jordan was called
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My cultural identity is important to me because it represents who I am as a whole. The things that I enjoy are a part of my cultural identity. My culture helps me know where I belong. My cultural identity is American because my family and I have lived here for generations which is illustrated by the movies‚ sports‚ and foods we are interested in. Basketball represents my culture and me. My basketball is blue and white‚ a size 28.5‚ and is the Wilson Brand. The ball isn’t brand new and has been
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Subtopic 1 One factor that greatly affected the NBA in the 1980s was the players. In 1979 Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans faced off against Larry Bird and Indiana State. This was the beginning of a huge rivalry in the 1980s. Towards the end of the 1970s and in the beginning of the 1980s the Philadelphia 76ers were a very good team in the NBA. With the help of Moses Malone and Julius Erving the 76ers made it to the NBA Finals in 1977‚ 1980‚ 1982 but lost. Finally they won the NBA
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