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    L.A. Lakers I have been a sports fan my whole entire life but my favorite sport was basketball when I was young. I was influenced by my brother and my dad with the sport and I found out that my local team was also my favorite team. The L.A. Lakers. The L.A. Lakers have been my favorite basketball team ever since I knew about basketball. Kobe Bryant the man that was drafted when he was 18 years old from high school played on the L.A. Lakers too. When I watched him when I was about 6, he was in his

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    Why skiing is better than Snowboarding The battle between skiing and snowboarding has been going on for years. Many loyal skiers and boarders have fought for their style of shredding the powder. This controversial topic has torn many friendships apart. Snowboarding participation fell 4.5 percent during the last five years, while skiing grew 6.7 percent, according to the National Ski Areas Association. Skiing is better than snowboarding because skiing is much easier to learn, skiers have more agility

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    The next generation of athletes in basketball will be more athletic, stronger, faster, more skillful with better and improved equipment such as uniforms and balls. There are two different levels of governing bodies in basketball; national and international. The national level is Basketball

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    NBA What is your favorite sport? Well one of my favorite sports is basketball. I am going to tell you everything there is to know about it specifically the NBA. I am going to go through its history, how you play it and even focus on some professional teams. So, I advise you to sit back and relax because this is a lot of information. Basketball is a sport with limited contact but, some people consider it to be a limited contact sport. It is played on a wooden court made for better grip on shoes

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    Association is the premier most professional basketball league in America, it is formed by 30 franchised member clubs spread in 29 countries inside the U.S and one in Canada. The NBA is also part of USA Basketball which is part of FIBA or International Basketball Federation. Going back to its beginnings, the league was first founded in 1946, New York City, and at first it was called the Basketball Association of America (BAA), but later on the leagues name was changed to NBA(National Basketball Association)

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    Every athlete dies twice, once when his life fails, and once when he/she does. However, one leads to the end while the other starts a new beginning. Nobody in this world is perfect, including myself. I have learned this lesson numerous times, but never as much as when I humiliated myself realizing that you can never just jump into something and expect to master it in a day. But humility, realization, and training helped me fix my failure. I’ve always loved the sport of basketball and always dreamed

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    About 19,00,000 results (0.52 seconds) Search Results Image result for Basketball Workouts XII. Summary A. 45-Minute Workout...three days a week. B. Be creative: develop confidence, coordination, strength, timing, and stamina. C. Work on dribbling, ball handling, or other specifics 10-15 minutes per day. USA Basketball - 45-Minute Basketball Workout www.usab.com/youth/news/2011/06/45-minute-basketball-workout.aspx Feedback About this result • Images for Basketball WorkoutsReport images Image result

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    I laced up my shoes as tight as a business man's wallet. I stepped on the court the hardwood feeling like clouds under my feet. I was getting ready to make the jump not a doubt in my mind that I couldn't do it. And then I took off like a bullet coming out of a gun. I pulled up to Templeton Middle school for basketball. I got in the gym the air smelling like rubber. I laced up my shoes and stepped on the old dusty court. I started dribbling my ball pounding it like a boxer's hands on a punching bag

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    The International Basketball Federation FIBA or FIBA World, from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball Amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word Amateur from its official name but retained the initialism; the "BA" now represents the first two letters of basketball. FIBA defines the international rules

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    Since I was a child, I loved watching basketball games. I remember when I was around six years old, there was a game on the t.v taking place at OAKA in Greece, and my favorite team AEK was playing against PANATHINAIKOS. The game was going to start at ten o'clock and my dad didn't want me to stay awake to watch it. I started crying as always- when I wanted something I was doing that -and my dad couldn't see me crying so he agreed and said that we were going to watch the game together. I was so

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