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    Flores Caidic (born June 15‚ 1963‚ Pasig City‚ Philippines) is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA. He is considered by many to be the greatest shooter the country has ever produced‚ thus‚ earning the moniker the "Triggerman" . He played college hoops at the University before joining the Philippine Basketball Association in 1987‚ where he broke several Philippine and PBA all-time records—including

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    College basketball players get a free education while playing the sport they love. Being able to get graduate with a degree as well as playing basketball is great thing. Having a degree to fall back on if a professional career does not workout is worth more than any amount of money colleges would be able to provide. Though many people believe that this is just not enough and believe that players deserve more. It could be that people just do not realize the value of an education and degree. These

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    Shen Zixiang ENG108 Project 4 Is playing in NBA a job The National Basketball Association‚ on August 3‚ 1949‚ after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans‚ the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merged to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) and David Stern currently is the CEO of the NBA. There is a known debate about whether playing in NBA is a kind of job‚ some people say it is job‚ they play for their high salaries

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    Basketball is one of the most diverse sports when it comes to having different types of players. The beauty of the sport is that all of the players are needed to win and not just one player. There are countless ways a player can contribute to the team and the game. In fact‚ there are around a dozen skills a player can have. However‚ overall there are three main types of basketball players. First‚ there are pure shooters who excel in scoring from virtually anywhere. Secondly‚ there are highly gifted

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    In the poems of Dickinson “Because I could not stop for Death”‚ Housman “To an Athlete Dying Young‚ and Thomas “Do not go gentle into that good night” were written in different time period or era‚ it also seemed to refer to perceptions death; however‚ these poems could be referring as life experiences. Dickinson in her poem it seemed to have a connection with death the afterlife‚ Housman expressed acceptance towards‚ and in Thomas’s poem the author seemed to express desired to be alive and to fight

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    First Time Playing Basketball – My essay is about me first being introduced to basketball and taking advantage of it. Also the people‚ who trained me‚ got me better and expected the most from me. This essay is just about a person who really loves basketball. I want to dedicate this essay to my best friend Darius Brown who was gunned down while playing basketball at a park .he is the reason I’m still striving to become the best that I can be‚ so every time I step on a basketball court‚ I do it for

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    Kevin I Dobson Jr 2/10/13 Descriptive and narrative My lifestyle of basketball part 1 Basketball is not a sport for everyone it takes a lot of dedication‚ strength‚ focus ‚and teamwork. I have been playing basketball since I was seven years old. The love that I have for the game is indescribable‚ if by chance I could never play again‚ my soul would be a hollow lifeless shadow. From the Separating White Line I glance up at the scoreboard; the clock reads 15

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    for being a professionally basketball player. While he made a name for himself through the game of basketball‚ the legacy he will leave behind will be much greater than being a phenomenal athlete. Dwyane is a man of many genres. He is a prime example of what being an exceptional parent is. He has made it evident that being a father comes before anything else in his life. Dwyane is also heavily involved in helping out the children in his community. The game of basketball has allowed him the chance

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    Topic: Coach-Player (Athlete) Relationship BIBLIOGRAPHY: Marc-André K. Lafrenière‚ Sophia Jowett‚ Robert J.Vallerand‚ Eric G. Donahue‚ and Ross Lorimer. (2003) Passion in Sport: On the Quality of the Coach–Athlete Relationship PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to explore the role of harmonious and obsessive passion in the quality of coach–athlete relationships within two cultures (British and French Canadian). Study 1 focused on the relationship between passion and the quality

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    Death is something that many persons fear. In both poems death is viewed diversely. In contemplation upon flowers the persona fears death‚ while the persona in to an athlete dying young is more acceptant of the fact that death has to happen. In the poem ‘A contemplation upon flowers the persona creates an instance where he admires flowers because of its acceptance to death‚ this situation is personified. The persona articulates that he wishes he could be as brave as the flowers as they are able

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