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    Vince Carter Hero Essay

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    My hero is a very special person, who not only holds an unbelievable legacy in the National Basketball Association but is also a very inspirational human being. Although he prefers the name “Vince”, Vincent Lamar Carter was born on January 26, 1977 in Daytona Beach, at the Halifax Hospital. At age 4, Vince Carter started to attend public and private schools located in Deland, South Miami, and Daytona Beach. Did you know that Vincent was the only seventh-grader to play on Campbell Junior High School’s

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    “Never say never, because limits like fears are often an illusion.”~Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is possible one of the best NBA player of all time. Jordan has six championship rings.Then finally he is one of the best nba players of all time. Jordan is all around one of the best players of all time. “I have always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come,”~Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is likely one of the best NBA of all time. Many people grew up watching Jordan play. Michael

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    I narrowed my options down to three schools, the UCLA Bruins, the Purdue Boilermakers, and the San Diego State Aztecs. I wanted to follow in Luc Mbah a Moute’s footsteps and go to UCLA like he did, but then I would have to redshirt a year. Basically it means that I’d have to sit out a year so that I could develop physically and would have an extra year of college sports. I didn’t want to do that though. I was already big enough for the forward position, and I wanted to compete now. So even though

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    Which is more entertaining NBA or College basketball? There are a lot of arguments on which one is better. However a lot of these arguments are very vague. For my argument I think College basketball is more entertaining than NBA basketball. The reason why I think that is, is because every player has a chip on there shoulder to make it to the NBA. They are playing their hardest and giving it everything they have and more. For example, in this years College basketball season most teams had amazing

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    Michael Jordan is known for his abilities on the basketball court. In the 90’s, Jordan helped the Chicago Bulls win 7 NBA titles. After retiring in 1997, he found even more success as a coach in the NBA. However, Michael Jordan’s success didn’t come easy. There were many obstacles he had to overcome to get where he is today. I believe Michael Jordan is a striking example of determination and perseverance because he was cut from his high school varsity team, told he was not good enough to play

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    Michael Jordan Quotes

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    “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why i succeeded”(Quotesgram). This quote from Michael Jordan really tells you all the struggles Michael has had in his life. The life of Michael Jordan began on Febuary 17th,1963. His place of birth was Brooklyn, New York. Michael’s father and grandfather inspired him to play basketball they also influenced him to become the best. Also he was very good at basketball for his age. He was the youngest and smallest player in his area but

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    John's parents have always taught him right from wrong. A senior in college, John was the captain of the basketball team at a popular university and was being looked at by several professional basketball teams. John made good grades and had an excellent work ethic. It was important to him to be a good role model for his younger brother and sister. Being in the midst of the championship, John's team travels to different cities and often stays overnight in hotels. One particular evening, the team decides

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    Eastern Conference fourth leading team Miami Heat downed the Western Conference second-last ballclub Phoenix Suns with a 108-92 victory at the AmericanAirlines Arena on Thursday evening. Starting guard Dwyane Wade led the Heat with a team-high 27 points to go along with 7 assists and 4 rebounds in 33.00 minutes of game action. Former Phoenix player Goran Dragic finished the night with 25 points and Luol Deng chipped in 12 points for Miami, which never trailed on the way to claiming their 35th victory

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    Basketball relates to geography in many different ways. I reshearched and found a way that will help NBA Coaches draft the best possible team. This methid is called heat maping. Heat mapping is a geographical representaion of data where the individual values contained in a matrix are represented as colors. The hottest color is red which stands for where the most points per shot are taken from, and the coldest color is blue which stands for where the least points per shot are taken from. This relates

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    Fifteen seconds left in the game ... The buzzers counting down ... Butler dribbling the ball down the court while the other opponent is dashing towards him. Five seconds left ... He shoots and he scores! The buzzer goes off, the crowd is in excitement and disappointment. It was the Milwaukee Bucks second straight loose and boy was it tough for them! The dramatic score of 117 points scored by the Chicago bulls and 106 points scored by the Milwaukee bucks. Jimmy Butler scored 32 points for the streaking

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