He is a man many elders and young people look up to in life. ... He was also selected and an All Star. ... They swept all their competition and won the gold medal. ... His next season back he went to his old number of 23. ... He did this all through the season, and on into the summer. ...
He had to sit out for his first season there since he came back mid-season. ... His rookie season took place in the 79-80" season, and is one for the record books. ... After quitting his office job all Bird did was stay at home and play golf all the time. ... Bird had no coaching experience and realized he needed a very intelligent and experienced man by his side (Camden Young, pg 3). ... Riley was very demanding man on his players during practice, so Bird was too. ...
Michael was very disappointed and almost quit basketball all together because he did not believe in playing a sport he was not able to excel in. (Adams 11) Jordan pushed himself all season long working hard on his skills scoring an amazing 28 points per game for the junior varsity team. ... Leroy, however was the player that was chosen, mainly because he stood six-foot five inches tall, towering a good six inches over Michael, and the team needed a big man. ... His coaches were all very impressed at how hard he worked. ... (Hubbard 14) All of Michael's friends warned him that he wou...
He was also the biggest thing for players incomes since Nolan Ryan was the first million dollar man in baseball. ... He has amassed 32,292 total points in his regular season career. ... Also he has been an all first teamer on offense too. ... That's when it all started to come together. ... They even had the best record ever at 72-10 in the 1997 season. ...
During one season his greatest fear came reality. ... During one season his greatest fear came reality. ... Ricki white young man grew up on a farm, in the south came from racist home had no interest in going to college. ... The greedy members of society believe you must succeed by all means necessary. Thus is true of the film, which demonstrates one must win by all means. ...
Just looking around this room, you can see how truly special this young man was. ... Well, if this is true, then my best friend passed as a wise old man. ... I had had huge plans for this team; I had drawn up plays, bought a clipboard and a whistle, and was ready to win it all. ... These few words alleviated any thoughts of apprehension I may have had and assured me that this season would be a season to remember. ... We ended up not winning a single game that season but that was irrelevant. ...
He is an actor, a business man, and has been as successful off the court as he has been on the court. How does a rising young athlete stay an athlete and grow into a mature business man? ... In his first NBA season he was named the rookie of the year and played in the all-rookie game during the all-star break. He did it all. ... In 1996 Jordan became the first player ever to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP, and the NBA finals MVP. ...
In 1921, a man called Mahn named the game "basketball," and it has been called basketball ever since (Frank G. ... The man that had created the team was Abe Saperstein. They were an all Negro team, which toured the world to promote basketball. ... By the second season the league was cut to 10 teams and two divisions. ... West went on to make the All-Star Team 14 times in his career (John Arlott, 1975). ...
In 1921, a man called Mahn named the game "basketball," and it has been called basketball ever since (Frank G. ... The man that had created the team was Abe Saperstein. They were an all Negro team, which toured the world to promote basketball. ... By the second season the league was cut to 10 teams and two divisions. ... West went on to make the All-Star Team 14 times in his career (John Arlott, 1975). ...
He was elected to the All-American team twice. ... Obtained his 4th MVP award in the next season, and lost to the Celtics in the playoffs again. ... After the 1972–73 NBA season, Chamberlain quit the NBA. ... With Rookie of the Year, NBA All-Star Game MVP, four time NBA regular season MVP, seven time All-NBA First Team, three time All-NBA Second Team, two time NBA champion, one time NBA Finals MVP, two time All-Defensive First Team, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 (3). ... Although Wilt Chamberlain was not very liked he's one of the best basketball players ...
It was whether or not it all worked was up to coach Dale. ... It wasn't just the coaching that got the Hoosiers through the season and now into the playoffs. ... In the beginning of the season there wasn't a leader on the team. ... Now it was onto the biggest task of all, the State Championship. ... The little town of Hickory all rushed the floor. ...
The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowances to be made for a man who catches the ball when running if he tries to stop. 4. ... By the 1975-1976 seasons there were only 9 teams left and two more dropped from the league before the season started. ... This is all to play a game he loves (nba.com/pacers). ... However, because of timing or lack of money, none of these leagues lasted longer than three seasons. ... The league also gave the WNBA an interesting twist when it decided that the WNBA season would be played during the summer and when it teamed up with Spaldin...
Everyone thinks of football as the "tough man" sport. ... Not one person is alone out there on the field or court and has to do all of the work himself/herself. ... Teamwork is extremely important if the team wishes to have a successful season. ... A basketball player does not need all of this protective gear. ... The game will keep one's attention and have one sitting on the edge of his/her seat, but what people do not realize is that all sports, in some way or another, have similarities and differences. ...
The girls, in most cases, are rougher than the guys and they rely on more of a passing game, instead of the men's "one-man-show". ... Looking back in history, the first all-female, basket ball team was the Grads. ... In 1915, these women, led by, coach Percy Page (see picture 2), led the women to an Alberta, championship with an undefeated season. ... From listening to many interviews, from these WNBA players, it was noticed that almost all of these women, grew up playing ball with the boys. ...
He would also be a NBA all-star in his rookie year and a NBA all-star game starter in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1996. ... After the 1993 NBA season Michael retired from basketball www.unc.edu/~lbrooks2/jordan.html). ... Michael would come back to basketball with 17 games left in the regular season. ... All in all I believe that Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all-time and will be remembered as so for a long time to come. He is an even greater man for his donations to charities. ...
When we learned about the news of a small but very dependable King Air 200 jet, crashing in Byers, Colorado (a small community 20 miles east of Denver), with 10 members of the Oklahoma State University's basketball family on board it left us all in disbelief. ... All of these men left behind family and friends that have probably not ever had so many questions about death running through their heads. ... I had a certain respect for the man even though I had never met him in my life. ... You are all combining your work, time, talent, and effort to achieve the same goal. ... They must respon...
" That is how this season has gone. ... Tim Hardaway Jr seems to be turning into a poor mans JR Smith with the way he pulls the trigger. ... The backcourt receives a D for the early season grade report and that D is generous. ... All the reasons why he was brought in. ... All. ...
This is where there is a player at each corner of the key, and one guy plays man-to-man on their point guard. ... I only started a few other times out of the 12 game season so this was big to me. ... I looked at the capacity of the crowd, and was in awe as if we were superstars playing at the All-star game. Parents, brothers, sisters, and close friends all piled into the gym, and it seemed like the Mississippi pouring into the ocean. ...
This is best stated in a conversation between Coach Carter and the principal of the school states that "For some of these kids this basketball season will be the highlight of their lives," Carter responds with " Well I think that's the problem, don't you? ... He says that no man should use it because it is a demeaning word used to demoralize our ancestors. ... Lyle complains with "But coach I have a 2.5 " Carter responds with " Oh do you also score all the points too Mr.Lyle" (Carter). ... Since Timo did not get all of these done he will not be able to play in any of their games. ......
