How did Coach Carter inspire his team to become both better players and people? Coach Carter was an inspiration coach to the Richmond high basketball team, he took a bunch of disrespectful, no good kids that were going no one in life and turned them into respectful young men that were now going somewhere in life. Couch Carter went to Richmond high school when he was a teenage and held record’s for basketball. He wanted to teach the boys that they could go somewhere in life if they study and go to classes and get good grades. Before couch carter took over the Richmond high basketball team they were shit.
Watching Kobe play basketball during the 2010 NBA playoffs made me want to try out for my high school basketball team. I decided that I was going to dedicate that summer to emulate Kobe. Just like Kobe, I was fueled to be the best. I had that same internal fire burning within me and the same drive that was going to propel me onto a varsity basketball roster. It is common knowledge that the fear of failure is what drives Kobe to his infinite pursuit of excellence.
Our opponent was against Diablo Vista. We all had butterflies in our stomach. Before the game I got the players in a huddle and told them, “Whether we win or lose isn’t as important as the camaraderie I have seen between you guys over the last couple of weeks and I am honored to be able to coach you gentlemen.” Coaching basketball was not easy for my but in the end my perseverance paid off. Not only did I learn how to earn the children’s trust and how to be a mentor but I also learned something about learning. I am not nearly as nervous anymore when put in a new environment.
On some days, we would miss practices and then showed up for basketball meets. Therefore, our coach was fed up and decided not to enter us in the middle school county championship. I was pissed at Coach Ross at the time, but when I think about it now, he made the right decision to not enter us. That is when I learned that if you going to play sports, you must have commitment. You must be focused on your goals instead of other things that don’t concern your sweat and hard
Now we can add Michael Jordan name to the list of players I just named. Jordan is being inducted into the Hall of Fame today due to his great basketball skills on the court and all of the things he accomplished in fifteen seasons in the NBA. As a child Jordan basketball career had some ups and downs. According to ESPN, “during his sophomore year at Laney, a 5’9 Michael Jordan tried out for the basketball team. He was passed over for the final spot on the varsity team.” He took that as motivation and dominated on the junior varsity team.
We told them we are sorry but we will clean right after we selfishly with our playing and she told us if we didn't clean right now and she would give us punishment. I told her why the fick can’t you let us have a fun since the dorm was bored as hell we aren't let to let us be our-self-limited. She actually gave us punishment for two day by not going outside for fun because of my bad sign language and I told her we refuse to clean and we continue with our playing then left the worst all mess up in living room and somewhere in other wing
There are various reasons why people agree with his decision. David Stern feels that if he puts them through a year of school we can watch them compete at the college level, also it will give them a year to mature as players physically and make that transition from a boy to a man. (Beck, Preserve age limit). Players like Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Amare Stoudamire, and Kevin Garnett easily made the jump from prom to the pros because they were physically and mentally ready for it and they are still on top of their game today. Each March Madness creates an Emeka Okafor, Joe Alexander, or Andrew Bogut.
Basketball is a contact sport that involves all of your body parts. The big guys are banging bodies down low, the little guys are driving to the hoop getting knocked over my the bigger guys, all player are making precise cuts, and its easy to undergo an injury. Some players don’t want to play in college because as Travis reiterates, ““They might suffer a career ending injury before they even make it to the NBA” (Drafted). It says how players can sustain season ending injuries in college. The rule make kids go to college and they could suffer and injury and impact their whole career.
The Boys & Girls Club ran several different sports programs so I was always there. One year a month or so before summer I was about fifteen (15). The Director made an announcement that they will be hiring a teen to run the lunch program for the summer. At that time the opportunity seemed perfect, but the only problem was that I wasn’t the only person interested. ---What should I do---- Later on day all I could think about was how could I get that job.
God helped me get through one the hardest challenges of my life. Over the years, I learned how to balance a check book, file taxes, choose a partner, buy my first car, pay bills, and live in my first apartment. These simple life lessons were very difficult to maneuver on my own. I wish I would have paid more attention to my parents’ teachings. Which brings me to a valuable lesson I want to instill in all of you.