Michael Marks

Legendary Status On March 23, 1992, a legend was born. For Example, As a kid who grew up in West Orange, New Jersey he always had a one up in basketball. In high school, Kyrie Irving attended Monclair Kimberely Academy where he averaged 25 points per game, 10.3 assists per game , 4.8 rebounds per game , and 3.6 steals per game. Irving switched high schools because he felt he needed a bigger challenge. For instance, At Monclair Kimberely there wasn’t anybody who could possibly guard him. At St

According to Vancouver Aquarium, the false killer whale was first discovered as a skeleton, not as a live dolphin. Because its skull looks similar to a killer whale’s skull’ scientists called it a “false” killer whale (Pseudorca). Despite having “whale in its name, the false killer whale is actually a large dolphin like its namesake “the killer whale”. The difference between a “whale” and a “dolphin” is much like the difference between a “ship” and a “boat”. It has more to do with size than science

Lonzo Ball, a hot basketball player from UCLA, is going to take part in NBA draft this year. His father, LaVar Ball, really has a big mouth. He said that his son would be better than Stephen Curry who was the MVP last season (Avakian 2017). There are a lot of articles talking about LaVar and criticizing his arrogance, instead of his superstar son. LaVar’s words had negative influence on his son’s future. I think he should stop talking and focus on his son’s future. In my journal, there are two reasons

Through the use of telegraphic sentences and asyndeton, King establishes Jack’s primary concern about the future and his scrutinization about how the decision to leave the Overlook affects him personally. Jack immediately believes that the shift from the Overlook to Sidewinder will result in him being poorer than ever before, revealing that he not only cares about his well-being, but his financials affecting it. While reviewing what little he would have upon arriving in Sidewinder, he thinks, “Not

Is Juanes know as artist of activist? Some artists use their songs and fame to demonstrate to people their opinions and stand on an issue. By issue one means a problem that affects a considerable amount of people. One of this artists is is Juanes. His real name is Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez and he was born on August 9, 1972, in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia. He started his solo career and became known in the 2000s. On one hand, he has done a lot of humanitarian work to help the

Michael Jordan excelled at being a professional basketball player. But that is not the only thing he excelled at but he also excelled at being a Olympic athlete, business person, and actor.All of these things made Michael Jordan the successful person he is today. Michael Jordan was was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Michael Jordan left the University of North Carolina after his junior year so that he could pursue his dream of going to the NBA. He was later drafted by the Chicago

11 games and paving way for Ole Miss RB Mico McSwain to establish the freshman rushing record, left tackle Michael Oher was a force to be reckoned with. His talent and size were unmatched and unheard of on his path to greatness. His success on the field, however, doesn’t truly reflect his struggled upbringing and scarred past. The story of Michael Oher is a true rags to riches story. Michael Oher’s childhood was a mystery. Moving around from school to

“Look at the Flick of the Wrist” Ten seconds left of the game, and team is down a point in the state championship. Your team needs two points to win, one to tie the game and send to overtime. The coach calls time-out, and makes a creates a play for you to score the winning points. The, point-guard, the leader of the squad, looks you into the eye and says, “ You better win this for us, rookie.” He then gives you a hard shove, enforcing you to take, and make, the winning shot. The shove felt like

Have you ever had something happen to you that made you think you couldn't do what you loved anymore? Well I have. I thought I would never be able to play the sport I loved, basketball, anymore. When I broke my arm in fourth grade in 2012 taught me to persevere,that you can do what you love no matter what, and no matter what bumps you hit in your life you can always come back better. When I broke my arm I learned to persevere. Instead of being mad about what happened I embraced it and persevered

A team sport is something that can teach someone way more than how to play a game. Before someone can play a sport, they must learn how to be part of a team. Sports have been a huge part of my life. I grew up playing basketball, football, and baseball. I loved every minute of it, but basketball was always my favorite. Basketball challenged me in different ways than the other sports. I believe most of my discipline and work ethic came from a basketball court. Basketball consists of many players