Basketball's Characters In The Life Of Basketball

Being six foot four means I get a lot of stares and attention when I walk down the street. Most people will look at me in astonishment and say things like “wow you’re tall!” or “how tall are you?” when they see me. But the question I get asked the most from random strangers is “Do you play basketball?” Depending on what kind of mood I’m in, I answer in one of two ways. In both ways I tell the person asking “no,” but my attitude while doing so differs. Most of the time I find this question rather annoying. Just because I’m tall doesn’t mean that I play basketball, nor have I ever. It’s a question that I’ve gotten practically my whole life, but anymore I tend to spend more time thinking about the bigger picture behind it.

Basketball was a new experience to me a few years ago, but i never realized I was going to love it. When I was younger, I’ve always wanted to play the sport of basketball, and I got my opportunity to play when I was in fifth grade at Monte Vista Elementary.

“According anywhere from Australia to the United States and everywhere in between the game of basketball is played.” (Faurschou, “History of basketball”). The game is played anywhere where you can get a ball and something to throw the ball through. “G.L Pierce patented basketball on June 25, 1929.” (Bellis, “Basketball-James Naismith”). Basketball became an official Olympic sport in the 1936 game.

In sociology, there are 3 paradigms. There is the conflict theory perspective, the symbolic-interaction perspective and the structural-functionalist perspective. From a conflict paradigm point of view, the essay would focus on gender and how the assumption that girls lack the same level of strength and stamina as men. The WNBA (Women National Basketball League) doesn’t get the same amount of respect as the males do in the NBA (National Basketball League). Another issue could be that the NBA players have a higher annual salary than an average teacher. A structural-functionalist approach could be focused on how it creates jobs (the NBA) and academically too. Basketball could also be focused on how

We can all agree that basketball is almost becoming popular around the world. So many people play this sport but do people know how basketball started and how it evolute throughout the years since basketball was borned? So like every other sports and creations, there has to be a inventor and in basketball there was a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith. “Created in 1891 in a Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium has grown into a game played worldwide by more than 300 million people”(historybits.com). So this game has been out for a very long period of time with many changing of the rules in basketball throughout the history. When it was first played in the late 1800s, there were different rules and even different looking basketball. As for the rules, originally there would be 10 people on the court but it first started with 18 people on the court which after couple of years it changed to only 10 people. Substitution was also different and the rule for this was at first no one can enter until the next game. “The rule was changed in 1920 to allow a player to re-enter the game one time. In 1934, the rule was expanded to allow players to re-enter the game twice, and, in 1945 the rule was finally changed to permit players to return to the game an unlimited number of times”(hooptactics.com). The first basketball looked very alike a football but round. The backboards were made out of straight wood and the baskets were made out of peach baskets or square boxes. There was only

A literary element that are conveyed in the theme of the book, Michael Jordan, would be the facts that are given to his sports career time line and what he did as a famous athlete. Michael did not make his high school basketball team his sophomore year, so he would get up early and practice, showing persistence (Edwards, 1995, p. 7). This helped to convey the theme of the book because Michael did not give up on basketball. He would wake up at six in the morning to practice (Edwards, 1995, p.7). An example of the theme is present in the book Michael Jordan when the author Nick Edwards states that he “led his team to the 1982 NCAA Finals” (Edwards, 1995, p. 10). Michael Jordan retired after nine years, but missed sports so much that he went to playing baseball for one season. His parents taught him that being a good person is better than being a good ball player. “He will often visit sick children in the hospital” (Edwards, 1995, p. 26). After missing basketball, Michael decided to go back and play for the Chicago Bulls. Michael was a good ball player and persevered through being denied a spot on his high school sophomore basketball team and went on to be a famous basketball player.

One of my personal experience that I remember is when I got injured during a basketball game and twisted my ankle with so much pain going through my body my team help me to the personal trainer. When I arrived in the locker room (Carl) the personal trainer exam my ankle, He told it looks bad that I can’t continue. The things that was through my head was when can I play or return or is this the end of my basketball career. The personal trainer came back and told me I’m going to be in recovery for a long time I hanged my head down in depress, hurt, sad, mad thinking I’ll never be able to return. Through recovery it was long, hard, sad process I was so divested about my ankle injury.

The game of basketball is recognizable high school or the NBA. The sport is very popular and is played worldwide. Everyone may also know the sport from some names of basketball stars. Maybe the names Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, or Carmelo Anthony ring a bell. They are all outstanding players of the game and have a significant understanding of how the game is played. Basketball has changed alot overtime and has become one of Americas most played sports.

Hot sunny day everyone playing basketball.Billy calls jace “hey let's go to the courts” said billy. “Ok i'm fine with that when”jace said. “It doesn't matter when but call gavin”. “Hey gavin come play basketball with us for a little. “Ok sounds great”said gavin. So while we were playing basketball billy was airballing his shots he was 2-8 and gavin started to laugh. I just sat there and watched him laugh but then billy started to get really mad because gavin was laughing. “Dude you couldn't make a shot any better gavin” said billy.So then gavin started to yell and they made this bet.”Whoever loses the 1 on 1 has to leave the courts”.gavin said.So they did the 1 on 1 and gavin was smoking billy 20-6,and something crazy started to happen.”Im

Barbara is an old lady with loose skin and is very wrinkly. She is also very friendly, loves to play, and watching Basketball. One day she was thinking that she needed to do more exercise. One day while Barbara was playing bingo with her friends she started thinking about her favorite basketball team the Lakers.

Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction, many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie, The Basketball Diaries, is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties, Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed as a painkiller, but is also a popular street drug.The director casted Leonardo DiCaprio as Jimmy, and concentrates on creating the character as a stereotypical drug abuser. DiCaprio’s most captivating scene is when he is going through heroin

Walking onto the court almost every time was definitely a mix of excitement but also terrifying. Basketball is a team sport so the amount of pressure to perform for your team was very nerve racking. Although no one can perform perfectly at all time who doesn't want to play as well as you can in every game. Although every time walking onto the court gave some type of emotion, I had never had a wave of emotion hit me like it did the first time I stepped on to Rocky's court. I was especially nervous but truly excited for the fact I was about to prove myself that I could continue my passion at the next level. I had met the team on my visit and I found out how great all of the girl were, but after I signed a new kind of anxiety set in. I was so nervous to fit in and be accepted by my new team. I was also so afraid to let the coaches down. When I got here and started practice I found out I was worried for nothing. I was accepted by my team and was not letting my performance anxiety get to me. I decided I was just going to play my game and not worry so much. I am so thankful that my worrying was for nothing and I feel like I am really going to enjoy myself here not just in basketball but also in the social aspect.

“Tommy wake up Gage and Henry just pulled up and you have practice in 40 minutes” mother said.

“I will not let anything get in the way of me and my enthusiasm to win”-Michael Jordan. The intense sport of basketball is a popular sport adopted in many countries around the world. Basketball is a handball game that is played by two teams with five players on each lineup. The object of the game is to try to score points by shooting a ball through a netted hoop that is mounted to a backboard ten feet high. This competitive game is my favorite sport because it embodies the definition of a team sport, it is extremely mechanical, and it is nail bitingly exciting, as players try to outscore their opponents.

The game of basketball was founded by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith in 1891. It was a game that was first played in local YMCA that helped develop the game to what it is today. The YMCA had a major role in spreading basketball throughout the world. In 1893 basketball was now playing at the collegiate level. A few years later in 1898 the first professional league was founded. The National Basketball League consisted of six teams, but was later abandoned in 1904. The game continued to be played in the YMCA and colleges around the world. Basketball was known as an international sport and in 1932 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) was formed. Fifty-five years later, after the game we all grew to love was introduced to the world, the National Basketball Associated was established in 1946 and grew to be a multibillion dollar enterprise.