experienced a moment when a song flashes us back to a particular memory. That memory might either be a bad experience‚ or a good one. In my case‚ the song “Kobe Bryant” by Lil Wayne‚ flashes me back to one of the best experiences of my life‚ my final year in High School basketball‚ playoffs and the end of a great chapter. The song‚ “Kobe Bryant” not only reflects my favorite player but most importantly it reflects my whole season senior as team captain for my high school basketball team. Senior
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Anthony Hansen Manti High Professor Stephen Fullmer English 1010 10 November 2011 The NBA Lockout: Players vs. Owners As the final seconds of game six of the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) finals ran off the game clock‚ so did the final seconds of the entire 2010-2011 NBA season‚ leaving its fans nothing else but to wonder when the next time would be that they would get to watch their favorite players and favorite teams play the game they love again. Now let’s fast forward
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Christian Guzman Justifying an Evaluation Professor Du Mez LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan LeBron James or Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player of all time? That is the question that is constantly being thrown around in the media and in turn‚ to all of us here at home. For me the answer is quite simple‚ and I will tell you why. Jordan (MJ) is “the best‚” nd LeBron is the second best‚ or is he? MJ won six rings and LeBron James won just one. Does that
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McCain‚ politician running for president‚ sitting down in the first few rows. Another one of my favorite games was when we played the LA Lakers. The crowd at that game was insane! The arena was roaring with noise‚ but in a good way. Every time Kobe so much as touched the ball the Phoenix fans booed like crazy! Even on the court our mascot‚ Hairy the Gorilla‚ was handing out tissues to all of the humiliated LA spectators because they were losing pretty badly. The sad thing is the majority of those
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Basketball and baseball are among the most popular sports in the United States. Baseball has been around the longest‚ but it’s definitely not the best sport to watch or play. Basketball is a much more exciting sport to watch‚ be a fan of‚ and play than baseball because players are more athletic‚ it’s easier to play‚ and more fun to follow. Basketball players are some of the most athletic people in the world. The average basketball player can run faster and jump higher than the average baseball
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Ashes to Ashes‚ Dust to Dust: An Outlook on Death as Illustrated in Thanatopsis In "Thanatopsis"‚ William Cullen Bryant describes death as a natural part of life and suggests that one should not fear death. In Albert McLean’s book William Cullen Bryant‚ he refers to death as an "ordinary course of human life" (p. 79). Bryant suggests that when one dies and is buried‚ they return to the earth that nourished them throughout their life‚ hence‚ death is part of a natural order. Bryant’s "Thanatopsis"
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Lebron James was born on December 30‚ 1984 in Akron‚ Ohio. He went to St. Vincent Junior High School. When he was there they had a student verses teacher basketball game‚ and he decided to sign up. He was really tall in junior high‚ and he figured out that during the game he could dunk. Turns out that he was a lot better at basketball than he thought he was. He attended St. Mary High School. He was on both the basketball and the football team‚ and he was very good at both. In both his
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“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing‚” this statement is incorrect. “It doesn’t matter if you win or lose‚ its how you play the game‚" is the motto athletes should live by. I personally think winning isn’t everything because without sportsmanship‚ having a great time‚ and trying your hardest you wouldn’t be winning. Saying‚ “winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing‚” is like saying Lebron James is the only valuable player on the Miami Heats; there are better things that winning. Personally
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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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Self-Determination Theory and Sport Brilliance The focus of this critical reflection is the significance of the volitional attribute of the self-determination theory in relation to sport performance. As opposed to external incentives‚ this theory points out the intrinsic propensity for personal growth and development in an environment that encourages these elements. The self-determination theory contains 5 separate theories that combine to define the concept of motivation and development. This paper
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