In the 1984 Olympics Jordan won the gold medal. He won rookie of the year and averaged 28.2 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game and 5.9 assists per game, which is really good for a rookie player. In his second year in the NBA the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan versed the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Playoffs. Where Jordan scored 63 points against the Boston Celtics. Which is a remarkable achievement for any player in the NBA.
When the family returned to Philadelphia in 1991, Bryant joined the Lower Merion high school basketball team, leading it to the state championships four years in a row. When Joe Bryant's professional career ended in 1991, the family returned to the United States and settled in a comfortable home on the Main Line, the most prestigious of Philadelphia's suburban areas. Basketball helped bridge the gap between Bryant and his classmates at Lower Merion High. Tall and skilled, Bryant quickly became a starter for the varsity team and just as quickly began to make a name for himself in greater Philadelphia. Not surprisingly, Bryant was offered scholarships to almost every major college and university in the country.
“His Airness”: Michael Jordan “There is Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us.”-Magic Johnson (Wikipedia 10). Michael Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player. Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player ever (Jordan 1). He also became one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation with sponsors including Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonald’s, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI. Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, appearing in over 20 commercials for the company since 1991 (Wikipedia 1, 10).
Sherman Alexie has brought himself into his writing by including some of his personal experience in this young adult novel. In the novel, a underlining plot in the story is Junior’s run through his freshman basketball season on the Varsity team at Reardan High School. He makes varsity after an intense battle with the teams best player, Roger. Even though he is the best shooter on the team, Junior felt he wouldn’t get a lot of playing time, which at first he doesn’t, but then he becomes the teams spark plug, their 6th man, averaging 12 points off the bench. When came time to play his former school, Wellpinit, he started his first game.
My first experience playing organized basketball began when I was in the fifth grade on an after school program in the old armory. We played every Saturday morning and I remember that this is where I became the best point guard ever. At least that was the mentality I had because I thought I knew where my basketball career was headed. Little did I know at that time, the odds of me becoming a professional NBA star were not in my favor. 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.
This work presents people with, in the reviewers opinion, qualitive data and personal observation. The qualitive data is represented by the select amount of athletes and coaches they interviewed and the personal observation was done by the coaches and athletes. Given that, it is possible that the work also included secondary material since the authors haven’t experienced any of what the coaches and athletes are talking about. The reviewer thinks that this article could demonstrate a thesis and also argue it because of the history that Compton has as a gang-run town and the evidence given to the authors by the athletes and others and how they are learning to succeed despite what they are faced with. Like one of the athletes interviewed stated (Beaver), “It’s easy to be like everyone else, being different is hard” (p.88).
Running head: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS PART A: “POWER PLAY FOR HOWARD” Case Study Analysis Nicole Lilly, Joshua Hudanish, Jamie Enriquez Jr., Robert Riley, Justin Perry MGT/445 March 1, 2010 Case Study Analysis Negotiation is a common problem people use to formulate a decision and handle disputes. For example, in 1994 Juwan Howard was drafted into the National Basketball Association. Juwan worked hard, carried himself with dignity and class both on and off the basketball court. During Juwan Howard’s sophomore season he placed statistics of past superstars. Howard almost was the highest paid basketball player during the 1996 and 1997 season, but his contract was voided by the NBA.
Research Paper Kobe Bryant is a basketball superstar who has been playing for the Los Angeles Lakers since 1996. When at the age of eighteen he became the youngest player in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bypassing college, Bryant moved straight from high school to the NBA, a feat accomplished by only twenty-seven other players since the league was founded in 1946. During his professional career Bryant has won nearly every honor associated with the sport of basketball, including being consistently named an all-star, being chosen the league's most valuable player, and helping the Lakers to win five NBA championships. The youngest of three children born to Joe and Pam Bryant, Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia in 1978 on August 23, 1978.
Marquis Pollard Leadership and Ethics in Sports Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching A transactional leader is one with a managerial focus that relies on structured tasks and use reward and punishment to gain trust from their followers. They are often goal oriented and think practically and analytically about achieving their goals. My mentor in high school was a transactional leader because he relied on small goals to achieve a larger goal. His role was to push me to my limits and slightly beyond, and he achieved this by forcing me to set short and long term goals for me individually and for the team as a whole. I had to write down goals so that he could monitor my progress as well as push me to never settle for mediocrity.
There once was a Boy named Bryce Bryant. He is 22 years, old about 6`3, 137 pounds, and just finished his 4 years in college. Bryce felt like a skinny African American young man who had dreams He lived in Los Angeles, CA next door to his parents. His Dream was to become the Starting point guard on the L.A. Lakers or Golden State Warriors. They were his 2 favorite NBA teams ever.