Nevertheless, I continued on with my dad’s support and mentoring to be the best player the Arkansas River Valley had ever laid eyes on. Now that I had my goal of becoming an NBA player in front of me, I wanted to know how to get there. I began by asking my dad questions about salary, work environment, would it be easy to grow as player and what type of education I would need. NBA Salary Expectations As I continued throughout junior high and High school, my attention was quickly drawn to the amount of money that professional players made for playing a sport they love. Salary expectations for this profession exceeded my wildest dreams and I couldn’t even begin to imagine what I could do if I made that kind of money.
Punishment to this team is not playing basketball which is something they love doing and is an opportunity for many of the students to even go to college. The consequence of their behavior is the result of the punishment they will have for not performing well in school to be a part of this basketball team and as a consequence it will result as a punishment. Coach carter also used the theory of Shaping with his team by teaching the students to do something that they did not do usually. These students were used to cutting classes and fail and still be able to play sports. However, the coach would not allowed his team to perform poorly academically and still play basketball.
Quincy’s father was a retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player. During the early periods of Quincy’s life, his father was on the road the majority of the time playing basketball. His mother was a stay at home mom, making Quincy very close to and protective of her. Quincy looked up to his father in every sense, down to wanting to become an NBA player “just like his dad”. He even wanted to wear his father’s jersey number.
Not surprisingly, Bryant was offered scholarships to almost every major college and university in the country. Not only was he a brilliant basketball player, he was also a good student, scoring an above-average 1,100 on his Scholastic Aptitude Test. Bryant and his parents remained coy about his future, however. They realized that they faced a momentous decision: whether to bypass college completely and go straight into the NBA draft. Vanessa met Kobe Bryant in November 1999.
As Jackson became more interested in making music videos for his songs, he started being extremely serious about the work he would put into the videos before they were seen. This dedication would go the same with his live shows and worldwide tours. Identically, Michael Jordan demonstrates the same kind of hard work for his basketball career. Jordan spent many hours at practice with his team and even alone. At some point, Jordan would be sick and would be advised not to play a game, but his determination prevented him from sitting a game out.
Derrick Rose leadership is taking his team to another level as far as winning games. He prepares and contributes his self to make sure his team wins. He leaves no stone unturned on the court. From being a young rookie point guard to winning MVP for being a leader for his team, it’s hard to say this only the beginning of his skills. Chris Paul however is all around point guard.
Coach Haskins though didn’t see color when he evaluated the skill of all of his players, and choose who played in the game. With courage and determination, Coach Haskins changed basketball history against all odds, when his underdog team beat the powerhouse Kentucky team with five starting colored players, a first in NCAA Basketball. It was like David vs. Goliath. Through this they were able to make a statement that blacks,
Dribblonious(God of Basketball) The setting was in the time of 200 BC near the Mediterranean Sea in Kalamata. A son was born of Sizemore (The God of growth) and Lancer (The God of speed). As he was young his parents didn't know what his power would be. His parents would watch for any sign of strength and toil over how their son would become a great god. He was always faster than the other kids and would hurtle over anything in his way.
Michelle McIntosh Mr. Adam Musser May 12th, 2011 English He grabs the ball and he shoots while the ball is in the air I keep praying, praying that it doesn’t go in and I win not just the game but his heart our future together is riding on this game if he wins he marries her tomorrow and I have to live the rest of my life with the regret of walking out on him when he needed me the most but at the time I was selfish and basketball had my heart a little more than he did and when the time came to choose between him or it I chose it because I thought just maybe me and it had a better future together. Basketball had a good future for me but in the end something was still missing “HIM” he was the thing missing. He was the missing piece to my puzzle and finally as the ball reaches the hoop it doesn’t go in and win the game and his heart again. The movie “Love & Basketball” by Gina Prince-Bythewood is a masterpiece. A masterpiece moves us.
Going to school may mean success for one person while waking up early and going to the gym may mean success to another. Here is a great example of success which does not include wealth. One of my friends was very talented at playing basketball and he wanted to play on his high school’s basketball team, but his parents were not supportive. They were afraid that he would not be able to focus