Kobe Bryant Essay

“Because of you Pops! Thanks all along I could have said, ‘Why me?’ With you not being there but look what I made of myself” (thepostgame.com). Lebron explains of his struggles in an interview and how it has become his motivation. Due to his rough childhood, high school years, NBA career, and his impact off the court LeBron has rightly earned his name “King James”. On December 30, 1984 Gloria James, a 16 year old single mom, gave birth to Lebron Raymone James in Akron, Ohio. Anthony McClelland

is ticking and you have both Lebron and Kobe on your team. Two second left in the Nba Finals. Who would take the last shot. Kobe would obviously be chosen because Kobe is better than Lebron. He is better because of rings, success, and statistics. Rings are very important when trying to determine greatness. Rings are a term describing championships won, and in the NBA after a championship is won, they get a ring. According to Land of Basketball, Kobe” has more rings, scoring titles, all star

Michael Jordan is one of the best basketball players of all time. He won hundreds of games, but Michael did lose a few games. Even the greatest of all time loses. Winning isn’t the only thing that matters in a game. There are many important lessons to learn from losing like learning good sportsmanship, having the opportunity to be part of a team, and losing builds great character. The first reason why winning is not the only thing because losing gives you the opportunity to learn from your loss

KD’s Awards Kevin Durant wins the most valuable player award in 2014. He gave one of the best speeches that talked about his teammates and his mom. Kevin Durant averaged twenty points and six rebounds a game. He can just about score from anywhere on the court and can shoot a three if he wanted to. That’s why he has four scoring titles and a rookie of the year award with the Supersonics. The Supersonics drafted him in the first round and the second pick. Kevin Durant made the all NBA first team

LeBron James “Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There’s that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?” LeBron James (Asad 1) This quote by LeBron James is a big part of who he is. It explains why he is so admired and followed

Materials, Methods, Case Study… so on As a means to evaluate the feasibility of spatial and visual analytics for the NBA, case studies were examined that attempted to answer one simple question: who is the best shooter in the NBA? Conventional metrics and evaluative approaches fail to provide a simple answer to this question. For example, Nene Hilario and Dwight Howard led the league in FG% in the 2010-2011 season, but neither is considered to be a great shooter. What makes a shooter great? What

The Emotional Appeal Utilized in Lebron James' PowerAde Commercial Introduction Advertisements have become more common and can be found in almost all locations in the society; however they vary depending on the content and the medium they use to convey the information. It can be noted that television has become one of the most influential and powerful medium since it gives both visual and hearing attributes. Television is preferred by many organizations among them being Power ads since it gives

Escalating Professional Athlete Salaries Works Cited Not Included In recent years, with the growing popularity of sports, athletes salaries have escalated like that of a superb stock equity. Athletes are taking full advantage of their position, causing the average man to wonder how high will they go. Some feel that athletes are greedy people who have lost care for the true meaning of their salary, the love of the game. Others feel that if a person is able to earn that kind of money

In professional sports, where competition is at the highest possible level, one of the most important things that a sport must have to succeed, is an equal opportunity for all teams to win. This is called parity, and every sport tries to create this to have their sport stay competitive and entertaining. Without parity, a small group of teams will dominate their sport, and in the NBA, where first place receives the only prize, the sport will become less competitive and lose its fan base, which represents

Superstar Kevin Durant announced via The Players Tribune that he is leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign with 2015 NBA champions and regular season record-holder for wins, the Golden State Warriors. Durant’s move to the Bay Area leaves a lot of questions. What will become of the Thunder? How will the team fare next season in the competitive Western Conference? To better answer those questions, let’s first break down what assets the Thunder have heading into a post-KD era. Oklahoma City still