receiver, but can also benefit the giver. I had read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein as a young elementary student but the meaning and moral of the story was never more relevant until my sophomore year of college. The book was given to us to read before we went out to play a basketball game last basketball season. It was January 2015 and we were preparing to play a critical conference game against Marian University. Coach made his way into the locker room to give us an intense pre-game speech
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written 29 words now. Today my daughter placed 2nd place in a basketball tournament. It was easily the highlight of Thanksgiving break for our family. The other parents were pretty much assholes, yelling at the referees and carrying on like typical bad sports parents. Everyone gets upset because the refs clal their kids for fouls, but that’s how the game is played. When facing a better basketball team, you can’t overcome them with fouls. You must play clean, hard basketball. It is truly necessary for
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create my Name Heritage piece is mostly centered on creativity. I thought of the most important objects and symbols presented in my life to put in my visual representation. For my background, I used one of my favorite colors, green as the grass of the softball field. The rest of the colors concerning my background and the letters in my last name are not dull, but not that bright. I kept this piece simple, but creative and thoughtful. My final design basically is the perfect visual of how my lifestyle
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face. Pride built up inside him bursted out! He is definitely an unforgettable legend in basketball history. Coach K has the most wins out of any coach. Duke University is honored to have such an inspirational coach for men’s basketball. Mike Krzyzewski was born in Chicago, Illinois. Although, his last name is difficult to say no one forgets the name. One time, there was a contest between the Duke basketball players to see who could spell the name Krzyzewski. Marshall Plumlee was the winner of the
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Throughout my entire life, basketball has been my passion, and something that I love to do. As years have gone by I continue to get better and better. In order to do this I need to train, and push myself to be the best I can be. I spend countless hours in the gym, and the weight room, to help me to improve my skills, strength, and abilities. The gym is hot, therefore sweat is constantly dripping down my face, as well as changing my light grey shirt to dark grey. My mouth becomes very dry, as I had
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said Jamar. “School wasn’t really my biggest thing. I’m from a single-parent household and my mom’s main thing was making sure a roof was over me and my brother’s head.” When things got tough for Jamar he picked up a basketball and would shoot at the local park for hours. It was a sanctuary for him. “When I was out there shooting around I felt like nothing could touch me,” Jamar said. Jamar really struggled not having a father in his life, but he knew basketball would always be there. Jamar started
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Shaquille O’Neal Misiri J. Parker Jr. American Intercontinental University Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) is a retired basketball player who played 19 seasons in the NBA, as one of the most dominating centers the world as ever seen. He played for teams such as the, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Boston Celtics. O’Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 6, 1972. O’Neal didn’t achieve success over night, he had to face different obstacles
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For my service project I chose to work at the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport. The center is essentially a place where kids from schools all around the area can go after school to do their homework and then have fun. There are numerous amenities such as a pool, field, basketball courts, and a game room. My first few weeks working at the Shehan center have gone better than I expected them to. I am developing relationships with most of the kids who are in my group and since I had already been
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appreciate it and I told him that I love him.So I asked my dad what did u want to do when u was like my age he said he wanted to be a basketball player and I said fr lol he said yeah he said I was the truth back then I was laughing so hard I thought he was faking he was really serious.I said I wish I could've watched u play basketball he said I wish u would have to.So I asked him what happen to his career he said i was slacking school and I was messing up and tryna be bad and hang around the wrong
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Intro to Academic Reading 22 September 2015 Journal Entry #1 Lebron James: Why he can't be Compared to Micheal Jordan To begin with, I chose this article because I love sports and the Lebron James-Micheal Jordan debate is on that's been going on for years. People that are huge sports fanatics and love the game of basketball can argue about this topic for hours and would not be able to come to a conclusion. One thing is for sure though. Lebron James is still active in the NBA and his career has
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