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    price for that product is. The organizations that these athletes play for recognize this and take advantage of the opportunity to maximize profits. When professional sport leagues identify the marketable players that fans love like LeBron James‚ Michael Jordan‚ and others‚ they use the athlete’s names as a way to promote their product. These leagues‚ owners‚ and

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    Compare and Contrast

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    Title Thesis: Although Michael Jordan was the basketball star during the late 1900s‚ Lebron James is considered to be the basketball star of today. I. The world of basketball before Michael Jordon and Lebron James II. Lebron Raymone James 1. Born December 30th‚ 1984 1. Akron‚ Ohio 2. Mother Gloria James 2. Education 1. St. Vincent-St. Mary High School Akron‚ Ohio 2. Titles/Awards a. Division III State b. Division II State c. Mr. Basketball of Ohio

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    Role Models

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    because we try to be like them‚ you have to love a sport in order to do it well. Michael Jordan‚ a man who seems to be without a weakness‚ makes a great role model for youths and adults. He shows that he is also a great person off the court by the way he has given his money to charities and has dealt with the difficulties in his life. This is a person who is looked up to and admired by people everywhere. Michael Jordan is a role model‚ just as all athletes in the spotlight. When people become professional

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    Phil Jackson

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    can blend in naturally. Jackson incorporated the triangle offense with the Bulls where anyone can shoot‚ can score‚ can make a pass. What made the Chicago Bulls a successful team was their connection with each other as a team‚ and the ability of Michael Jordan to set his ego aside and realize that he couldn’t do it by himself but trust his team. Phil Jackson wanted to get the most out of his team‚ he was able to make his players disconnect from him and connect his players to their teammates and the

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    Hard work not talent

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    Michael Copeland Mr. Nichols November 4‚ 2013 Core 1 Hard Work and Opportunity Gets You Further Than Natural Talent “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” ― Stephen King. Hard work and dedication is what will get you to the top. A person can have all the talents in the world but that can only get you so far. If you do not have the drive‚ determination‚ and dedication to succeed in whatever you do you will not

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    Michael Durant

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    Yiret M. Garzon Black Hawk Down (Michael Durant) Michael Durant was an US military forces pilot. In 1993‚ he was part of Restore Hope‚ a peacekeeping mission in Somalia to bring stability to a war-torn country so that relief organizations could provide food and resources for the country’s starving people. During this mission he was captured by members of the Somali rebels directed by

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    Basketball 101: Training Camps and Other Basics Michael Jordan‚ a basketball superstar‚ once said: “I can accept failure‚ everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” We all are destined for something great. There are people destined to be an Olympian. There are people who are destined to win an Oscar or to star in blockbuster movies. But there are people whose steps lead to the making of basketball legends. Following what Michael Jordan said‚ how can we prove our worth if we refuse

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    athletes incredible performance is directly connected to their growth mindset. Dweck uses Michael Jordan‚ one of the greatest basketball players of all time‚ and how he rebounded from failure. Through his mother telling him to ‘. . .go back and discipline himself. . .’ (86) and countless hours of hard work‚ he turned himself into the greatest basketball of all time. Through hard work and never giving up‚ Jordan proves Dweck’s point of how effective growth mindsets are. However‚

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    His Airness, Mj

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    Airness‚ MJ “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times‚ I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17‚ 1963)‚ also known by his initials‚ MJ‚ is an American former professional basketball player‚ entrepreneur‚ and majority owner and chairman of the Charlotte Bobcats. MJ on Sports Illustrated Magazine. Rookie Year MJ was

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    argues about who’s the best NBA player between Bryant and Jordan. Both of these superstars are fascinating and exciting players to watch on the basketball court‚ taking a closer look at the common assumptions. Most longtime fans would agree that Jordan is the superior player. However some of the younger fans choose Bryant over Jordan. They both bring unique athleticism to the NBA but the real question‚ who is the best player ? Both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are similar in many ways. To begin‚ both

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