Just as men are known to work hard in basketball, women also work as hard as men in basketball if not harder. ... While interviewing Arreonte Lee, a female college basketball player, Lee was asked "why should women's basketball receive the same recognition as men's basketball?" She specifically said, "Because we work just as hard as them with putting in extra work in the gym, critiquing our game, and being just as competitive as them. ... Furthermore, in the article "Man, That Was A Pretty Shot" it states, "Armstrong studied the men's and women...

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James Naismith invented the game of basketball. Subsequently, the game popularized, thus establishing the ABA and eventually, the NBA. ... Michael Jeffrey Jordan, born on February 17, 1963, is most well known as a legendary basketball player and an entrepreneur, but he had ways to go before he claimed that title (King, 570). As a sophomore at Laney High in Wilmington, North Carolina, Michael Jordan encountered one of many notable shortcomings when he was cut from the varsity basketball team (King, 571). ... Even though Jordan was a fantastic basketball player, he was a great character and insp...

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College basketball lives for a game scheduled on CBS or ESPN (highly recruited high school players are more likely to go to a team that regularly gets national television exposure), and I'd even go far enough to say that television coverage has dictated the pace and feel of American football. Anyone who has attended a live football game knows how commercial time-outs slow the game and sometimes, at its most exciting moments, disrupt the flow of events. ... There are brief moments, spurts of violence when a player might get a red card and be ejected from the game, but fans can't expec...

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When someone thinks of young age, basketball and championship, they must be thinking of Kobe Bryant because the kid is a superstar, he has three championships and is only 24 years old and is an amazing basketball player. ... In 1993 he moved on to Lower Merion High School where he quickly emerged as the finest basketball player in the history of the school. Bryant was not content to just play high school basketball he also played in the Sunny Hill summer league one of the best amateur league in the country. ... In 1996 Bryant's Senior season he lead Lower Merion high School to the 4A ...

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When 6-foot-9-inch basketball star Kevin Ross played for Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, he didn't even know the score (Charen 420). Literally he wasn't able to interpret the score of the game, all he knew was whether his team was winning or losing. ... "Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson walked off the court Saturday night in protest of the NCAA proposal 42 barring colleges from granting athletic scholarships to freshman who fail to achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in high school" (Lederman 417). ...

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I admit that some academic standards need to be lowered to allow for affirmative action, but these days it has been abused by schools who care more about winning a national championship and earning money from basketball game tickets than improving the life of the minority student once he or she leaves college, which will most likely NOT lead to the NBA or NFL. ...

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Ken Carter takes the job as the high school basketball coach and vows to change the statistic for his basketball players with a contract to stay on the team. ... He says "I played basketball at Richmond 30 years ago" to show that he experienced what his basketball players faced as he had teammates "ended up in prison, some of them ended up dead (Coach Carter). ... As Carter has been through the educational system and the being on the basketball team, he knows that basketball is the only way to unify the basketball team to achieve greatness in school work and he is "the only...

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For example, she talks about how in college basketball there is not a short orientation where the rules of the game are learned all at once but instead the players are taught repeatedly about the rules of the game and as student athletes. She believes that the same way basketball coaches teach their players about the rules of the game, teachers should teach their students about what plagiarism really is. ...

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Timothy exemplifies this fact; though not a professional athlete by any stretch of the imagination, his involvement in a variety of sports ranging from basketball to track to tennis display his propensity for testing his limits and competing at the highest possible level. An incident that comes to mind occurred a couple summers ago during a minor league basketball tourney. ... Even though Timothy's team would ultimately lose the game, this would be a prime showing not only of the effort he would give for the sake of team, but also his consciousness of those people around him; after the ga...

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Whether it's a scrimmage or the last game in the Final Four college basketball series, you should be aware that those athletes aren't receiving a single dime from the college they attend. ... For example, in 2010, "Duke basketball players were valued at nearly a million dollars while the players were living just $732 above the poverty line and a scholarship shortfall of $1,995" ("The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sports"). ... In college basketball, many freshman stars are referred to as "one and done" players as they complete one year of college...

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"PED (performance enhancing drug) abuse has caused many baseball enthusiasts to question seriously the validity of players' accomplishments and, consequently, the integrity of the game.... To sum up, the mass majority of young athletes today have one or many professional athletes, such as a football, baseball, or basketball players, in which they admire, and all in all look up to as a role model. ... I am paid to wreck havoc on the basketball court....

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In response, I understand how knowing about sports or TV will help you with small talk and help you communicate with others, but you can in no way compare the relevance of a sports game to the teachings of Plato, or to the lessons we have learned as a society form the different wars we have taken part in. ... Furthermore, it is also not uncommon to hear of basketball players going straight from high school into the NBA. ... James went into the NBA from high school; he is an excellent player (arguably one of the best to ever play the game) he is also a two time NBA champion, a four time NBA MVP...

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Over the years, professional athletes have gone from playing for the love of game to playing for the love of money. ... A so-called player can be placed on injured reserve and use television time to be on pre-game shows, or pursue acting or singing careers during this time... Yes, If a seventeen-year-old basketball player from Mauldin, South Carolina, can be drafted out of high school and command annual salary of millions and millions of dollars a year, not including the endorsements, I would say yes, they are over media sized.. ...

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At a young age Brandon participated in sports such as football, basketball, baseball, soccer and tennis. ... " From that moment, Brandon would strive and make every effort to not only learn to play the game, but also to mentor and coach those who would allow him the opportunity to share his knowledge and skills. ... Brandon spent numerous hours at the baseball field, basketball court, football field and tennis court coaching and mentoring the youth in his community and giving back the knowledge and work ethics that he had received from his coaches and mentors. ...

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Beach volleyball was invented in 1895 by American William G. Morgan. He blends elements of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen that wanted a new game with less physical contact. Beach volleyball is an outdoor ball sport, played between two teams ...

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Capolino now has licensed agreements with the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball to make replica jerseys, by just wanting a way to compete with major sporting-good chains. ... "The throwbacks are something guys got into, and then they get into the history of the game," says Robert Traylor from the New Orleans Hornets. ...

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Education, A Catalyst for Success "It is a sad thing to think of, but there is no doubt that Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we...

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Some police officers have taken extreme measures in regards to implementing the law when it comes to African Americans. Law enforcement is professional, effective, efficient, and often regarded as a model to follow worldwide. Some would hold that a significant factor in the history of this professio...

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Surveillance is everywhere. When we go buy a bag of chips at the store, we are being watched to make sure we do not steal anything. When we are driving up state to visit family, cameras on the roads monitor us. When we go to a basketball game, we are watched by the powers that are in charge to make ...

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