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. ...
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...
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. ...
