Globalization runs through the world of sports in several directions. ... In the Article "Globalization and Sports: An Overview part 1" it talks about how players from a different country wasn't capable of playing in America because some people argued that they wouldn't understand English, would become homesick, wasn't coachable, and couldn't play defense. ... I know people were happy to see that. ... The purpose of this study is to better understand about globalization and sports. ... We try and call this our home but it inevitable that there are other people ...

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Established in 1979, Huffy Sports built its company image through the production and innovation of backboards. ... Eleven reports had come in to Huffy Sports involving injuries sustained by players. ... In order for Huffy to make people aware of the problem at hand, they must go through the media. ... To most consumers, Huffy Sports Company is a quality, established sporting goods chain. ... People are aware of the company's image and would consider Huffy sports products over a number of others. ...

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He is a man many elders and young people look up to in life. ... (Dolan 67) Even though he was such a great player, he was criticized by people stating, "Michael will never win a championship if he doesn't became a team player. ... He also makes a line of clothing for sports and a line of clothing for businessmen. ... People love to watch him play just because he makes it seem so easy, and graceful. ...

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." - (Phil Jackson) This quote came from one of the all time greatest coaches in all sports and possibly the best coach ever in the NBA. ... The only activity he was aloud to participate in was music and sports. ... Some people thought coach Jackson's coaching style was a little crazy because he did it different than all the other coaches. ... After while people seen the winning results of his unorthodox style of coaching and never questioned him anymore. ...

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Or that people who are overweight are usually lazy or belong to low-income families, and that overweight people usually are not successful in life. ... Only recently, have women been exposed through sports. ... People look at them and are amazed. ... The coverage of women in sports brings out the best of the female race. ... Many people wonder, who can affect the media agenda, the answer is that m...

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Part of being a role model includes setting a good moral standard for the people who watch sports on television especially the kids that watch them. " Athletes can deeply affect children at a critical stage in development. ... It seems as though there has been a lot of negative examples in sports world lately. One of the negative examples was published in the December 23rd issue of Sports Illustrated of last year. ... He also wanted to remind people that after he gives this food to the people that there will still be hungry people in the world, and it is our job to help these less fortunate pe...

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History of Basketball The game of basketball has evolved a great deal throughout the years. Basketball was invented on December 21, 1891. The inventor of the game was a Canadian clergyman, James Naismith (Joseph Morse, 1973). The game of basketball was fashioned from fragments of other games...

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Despite all of the people who had made fun of his height and speaking disabilities, "The Stilt" which was a common nickname he hated managed to work harder than any other athlete in the country and, coming out of high school, he was one of the top-rated basketball players in America (Straub, Browne 3). ... One way he tried to get out in the open besides sports was tape-recording a show once a week on station KLWN in Lawrence, playing records and talking about sports (6). ...

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When you compare it to other sports, people usually route for their team not there favorite player. ... Around the world millions of people play basketball, and many of them have basketball rims on their driveways and in their neighborhood parks. ... It has given many young people and children a hope and dream....

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