Persuasive Speech

Fans rushing in just to see their home team take on a less than sub par team, the Brooklyn Nets. The first sense that struck me as I remember was smelling the aroma of over priced nachos and other cuisine I didn’t even know they sold at a basketball game. As bad as I wanted to get to my seats I couldn’t resist exploring the stadium just so I could get a feel of every experience that has been held at this venue. As I arrived to my seats I began to see everyone standing as my Lakers team jogged their way to the court to warm up. I don’t think I sat the whole warm up with just so much enthusiasm and energy running through my legs I could not sit and miss one moment of just seeing warm up lay-ups; I knew this game was going to be one to remember. Once tip off was under way I remember center Andrew Bynum tip the ball away from Nets center Brook Lopez with ease. I looked down the court and I got a glimpse of two of my favorite actors from a far , Adam Sandlar and Jack Nicholson, both sitting in front row seats. As the game continued this was clearly a no challenge for my team. We held a 15 point lead through most of the game. Each of Kobe Bryant’s 27 points I hold in memory forever as he would whistle down each Net player with ease. Fading away to create space, he was a beautiful basketball mystro. I left feeling as if I never wanted that night to end, it was one memory I will hold on to for

It all began on November 3, 2015 during my first middle school basketball tournament. The grey brick walls of the gymnasium looking more like a prison than a school. The school’s “Lincoln Park Elementary School” sign had graffiti and missed a couple letters from the name. The court was terribly small, but we began by playing the superb team of Jam on It. We were blown out and I headed back up to my mom and dad in the parent filled stands. The game wasn’t even fun to play and we looked like third graders playing them. I looked up to my parents as sad as could be.

We do have memories to recall from our past – good and bad. From these memories brings a part of who we are in a diverse nation and a lesson that changes our lives forever. This is evident to Regelio Gomez' article entitled “Foul Shots”, that shares his memorable experience in playing basketball during his teenage years as both being his ghost and his teacher for almost 2 decades. His narration is a consequence of anyone who describes winning in the name of game or losing in the name of race.

I am sure that everyone of you have heard about aliens and UFOs. Indeed, we all have heard about the famous case of aliens and UFOs in Roswell, New Mexico. Most people might be interested in the topic of aliens, but I know that the majority of you just think of it as rumours and the existence of them are impossible. Therefore, I am standing here in front all of you to make you change your perspective. I am strongly confident that I have found the evidence of their real existence to convince all of you.

This past summer, our Marist Varsity team worked the basketball camp. I coached a group of six to ten year old girls. One girl was much better at basketball than the rest of the girls, and the other girls started to be mean to her and her mean to them. This then lead to the girls not working well together on the court. I decided to leave my coaches out of it, and handle it on my own. After one of my team's games, I pulled all of the girls aside to talk to them. I told them that they need to be nice to each other because it affects their game play too. I told them that everyone was there to get better at basketball and that each of them are at a different point in their skill levels. I went on to say that I was not going to involve any adults

Most people in the U.S. have been to an NBA game. Whether they attend because they are diehard fans or attend strictly to have the ‘experience’ of a professional basketball game and all the exciting things that the outing entails, is a different discussion. Most

I’m not going to bore you with facts you probably won’t recollect and I’m not going to act as if I am supercilious to this issue, but I am one for a change. Everything is going to change eventually, the court outside of the Newhalen School needs to change. The court is getting superannuated and precarious, the basketball rim and backboard is getting rusty and worn down by the years of snow, wind, and rain. We need a safe environment for our future generation. This court right now is intact, but imagine it years from now. It would collapse. The rim looks like it’s about to break off every time I go to shoot around there, and people should fear of that happening. If the rim did fall it would induce serious damage to the victim of that happening. The court currently is disintegrating and the nails that are holding the boards together are

Even though I was 16-17 years old at the time, I was still in the team. The name of the team is the New York Rollin’ Knicks. The team was sponsored by the New York Knicks organization & by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Due to the team being sponsored by the New York Knicks organization, we were given the privilege of playing in Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York, &, in one occasion, the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The New York City Department of Parks & Recreations let us get to use one of their gymnasiums in the Bronx whenever practice was going to be held. We played on the court during halftime at NBA (National Basketball Association), WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association), & team United States Men’s Basketball team games. For now, that was the only season I was a part of the team. I went to each & every practice that season that I hoped that I would be given the opportunity to be put into the court during a game. Unfortunately, I was never given that opportunity. I was of course upset with my coach, but I knew that it was his decision. During that season we went undefeated & second best in the division going into the national tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. We soon defeated the two year reigning champions & contained our perfect undefeated record. I was given a

Persuasive speech outline purpose: To persuade my audience to donate blood through the American Red Cross. Introduction:

Basketball was once the love of my life, 10 years of it to be exact. When I stepped into a gym, it felt like home. It occupied all of my time, and my greatest memories will always be ones from the court. Unfortunately, during the season of my freshman year, I was introduced to a game that was nothing similar to the sport I had dedicated my life to. The fact that my last name is “Moore”, I personally was instantly set up

Are you interested in getting a basketball court in your town? Well if you are, continue reading to find out more about why we should make one at the local park. If we build a basketball court at the local park everyone that likes basketball will be able to go and play whenever they want on a big court instead of staying at home and playing on a smaller one. People will get a chance to meet other people from around town with the interests as themselves.

Have you served in a war? Has your father or mother served in a war? How about your grandpa? As we honor those who have served we typically do so by standing for the pledge of allegiance or star spangled banner. We say thank you to our war heroes or we go and visit them and listen to their stories. In this paper I will be discussing why NFL players should not be allowed to kneel for the flag. Although the NFL players have the right to peacefully protest, they should find a different way than kneeling as it shows disrespect towards the flag also active duty military and veterans, it teaches young children this behavior is okay, what they are protesting has nothing to do with the flag and there are many different ways to get their message out.

Every night in the small town of Greenville, Mississippi, people from all across town come to a local gym called 24/7 Fitness Center to play pickup basketball. The age of these people can vary from young teens to around 60 years old. The set up of these basketball games are different from the regular rules of organized basketball. For instance, there are no referees to police any violation of rules by calling “fouls”. Therefore, the players themselves must call a “foul” if they believe that their opponent has violated a rule of the game. Also, referees are responsible for deciding on an “out of bounds” violation. In this kind of violation, the team that touched the ball before the ball goes out of the boundary on which the players play basketball

For example, using a leftover coffee can for loose nails or screws, or even washing and reusing a plastic zip-loc bag instead of throwing it in the garbage. Thrift shopping is a way of reusing someone else’s unwanted goods. As I spoke about in an earlier speech about thrifting, I included many locations and ways to thrift, also the benefits to the shopper and the donator. One place in particular was shopping at the local boys and girls club. I personally shop there, keeping my eyes open for a good deal. For example, the pair of jeans that I am wearing today was purchased from this store just a few months ago. I paid only $8.00 for this pair of Lucky Jeans and according to buckle.com, a retailer for lucky jeans the retail price is $99.00 that is a savings to me of $91.00.I am not the type to worry about name brands, but quality usually does cost more. If I can get a quality pair of jeans at a fraction on the price, I am glad to shop at the thrift store. I am thankful to the person that made the donation of the lucky jeans and they can benefit from that donation. According to the IRS webpage, IRS. Gov it explains that an individual can donate items like clothing, household furniture and furnishings, a car or boat, even taxidermy. The donations are appraised, by the donator, and recorded. At the time of filing taxes if the donation equals at least $500 for the year, the donator may take advantage of the

2 hours past by and I still haven’t found anything to help us with this situation. I asked at least 15 people if I could borrow their basketball but half of the people I asked were busy and the other half just didn’t have a basketball. At that point I thought it was going to be a dead mission as in we won’t be able to play basketball today. Then, I came up with a very in the moment solution, and that solution was to go to Meijer’s and try to steal a basketball. I threw the suggestion into the air for all my friends to hear and give me their opinion on it. I didn’t hear a “NO DON’T DO THAT” so i thought to myself, what could go wrong. I was feeling super confident & unstoppable on that that boring Monday.