Basketball Nerd “If only I could beat Tommy in basketball,” I though. Everyone would laugh at him and I could prove that I am good at sports. I have recently moved in because of getting bullied in other schools. I have gotten pushed into lockers, punched in the face and even locked in the teacher’s lounge. My parents are sick of me getting bullied.…
My thoughts on March madness is nothing really at first I didn't even know what it was I had to just search it up and all I found out that it was basketball and it made more sense since were in March. I really don't pay attention to basketball I use to cheer for it but it was my least favorite sport to year on. I know some people don't like it because they say all you do is "dribble a ball back and fourth on the court and throw it into a basket. " That's not why I don't like it though my reason is that I never really gave in interest in it I try watching it…
I was standing by myself on the bright green tennis court, gripping my racket. Groups of other tennis players were leaning against the chain link fence, waiting, like me, for tryouts to begin. Listening intently to the conversation going on around me, I was trying to get absorbed into what was going on. After what felt like forever, but in reality was only minutes a friend of mine and returning player walked over to me. Having not seen each other in a month or so we both greeted each other enthusiastically.…
This I Believe By: Isaac bowah I believe in basketball. Basketball has been around for 132 years and was first created in 1891 by Dr.James Naismith in Springfield Massachusett . Basketball was first played at the Young Men's Christian association(YMCA).Just like any other professional sport that was created it all started with a few rules . Basketball with just 13 rules and a certain number of people allowed on the court.…
Now we were one point up and only a few seconds on the clock, an here we knew they were already coming down the court for the three pointer so I put my hand up and blocked the shot everyone was happy. But then we heard a whistle the ref called it a foul and the shooter…
I got myself situated with my Nike apparel and lacing my neon orange Nike hyperdunks up. I stepped on the right lower block of the court, I lifted my arms up, gripping the light-orange basketball, letting go of the ball with my right shooting hand to flick my wrist as the ball bounced off the backboard into the net to make a basket. Letting go of that ball relieves…
“DON’T YOU SHRUG AT ME LIKE THAT!” The former college basketball coach growled. His face was red with pure anger. I saw microscopic beads of sweat on his almost-bald forehead. I stared blankly at him having second thoughts about my decision.…
A block plan that I would develop would incorporate my love of sports and my intended major of economics. For my three and a half week course, I would run a class titled Sports and Economics. I would break down the course by studying the early years of the NFL in week one which were 1920-1934, the middle years which go from 1935- 1970, and finally the present years which go from 1971- until now. In week one, I would cover the creation of the NFL and the financial impact it had on the economy during the time period. I would discuss the cost to attend a game in the 1920s, the startup costs to run a team, and the media marketability of each team.…
December 6, 2016 is a day that I’ll not forget anytime soon. I have never felt such a genuine energy and calmness at the same time. But the story really began four years before that in an airplane. I was nine years old on my way to America, and I was looking at a page of American sports.…
I can hear heather yelling or cheering. My parents are trying to stay seat but are telling me to box out, like always. We get the ball down to the basket and Natalie puts it in. the parents and fans go crazy. everyone is cheering even louder than before.…
She tracks the movements of the ball while checking her peripherals for any opposition. When her chance is offered, she takes it and reaches to swipe the ball from her opponent. She smiles determinedly as her hand swipes only air ― ¬¬the other player is more experienced. She shifts her feet to keep up with her quick-footed challenger and her breaths come in brief bursts while sweat runs from every pore. Her mind is focused, determined to triumph against the other team.…
L is for Love basketball L is love basketball. When I was 7 when first started playing the game basket ball. At first I thought it would be a boring sport, but when I started to play it was the best sport I had ever played. I had played volleyball, softball, and soccer.…
The first time I learned basketball was when I am at the 6th grade when my physical education teacher registered me in a basketball summer camp. I used to be a shy and quiet girl but since joining the summer camp I started to socialize and have friends. After two months of learning basketball, I began to like it. Then, I started playing basketball in high school as part of my school’s team and I’ve been playing ever since. It started out as just an activity, and then became a hobby that’s something fun to do but later on, I found that I really like basketball.…
I know exactly where I was the moment that Cal Ripken Jr. retired. At eight years old I remember sobbing uncontrollably on the front steps because baseball no longer had a hero. It is at this very moment of my childhood that I can trace back my obsession with sports. For as long as I can remember sports had always been important to my father. In an effort to be the son my dad never had, I spent hours upon hours memorizing sports facts.…
Doing something that I had always wanted to do and adding personal effort to it had brought out the best in me. Doing something well makes me feel good about myself, but importantly, it teaches me the process of how to improve on my skills and work efficiently. Evidently, team sports are done with other people. Therefore, basketball is a social activity. I made friends, developed relationship with teammates and understood the benefits of teamwork.…