Basketball!
It seems like a century ago, basketball was being played with peach baskets and soccer balls, today basketball is well known all around the world having billions of followers and it’s one of the most popular sports in history.
Origin of the Sport It was the 891st year of the 2nd millennium and the 91st year of the 19th century, when a physical educator, and sports innovator James Naismith invented the game of basketball. He first called it “peach basketball”, it came to him when he needed to find a game his students could play indoors during the winter. Naismith used peach baskets as the nets and set one at each end of the balcony. Naismith first tried to play the game with fifty people and it ended up not working because …show more content…
It brings me out of my shell and makes me a totally different person when I am in practice or in the game. To some people it’s just a game. But I can’t say the same because every single day throughout my junior high and high school years I lived and breathed the game of basketball. Sadly, enough people didn’t know what I was capable of doing in games. I was the quite person. The coaches didn’t really notice me so, they went off and picked their favorites “the loud ones” who got to start almost every single game. I wasn’t like the rest I didn’t suck up to get my position I solely tried to work my hardest and gave it my all and still I didn’t get my spot. Basketball to me was about giving your 110% effort in the game and as a team and working every day to be better than the day …show more content…
It is a popular sport all over the world and everyone loves the game. I think it is important for people to know that basketball isn’t just for the “super star” it’s for everyone anyone can play and succeed at it you just have to put in the time and make it happen, if you don’t then really you’re just complaining for no reason because anyone can be good at something if they work at it. (Larry Bird) “A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talent, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”
What I think basketball is? “Basketball” is a sport that soon became known as the most popular sport in the world and it is entertaining and people love to go out and play it and watch it. It is a great way to stay healthy and motivate yourself to be better at something. It is an international sport and everyone is well aware of who the “superstars” are in the game and drive themselves too best just like them but better. We see the game changing every day when new players introduce new style and techniques to the game to make it
It seems like a century ago, basketball was being played with peach baskets and soccer balls, today basketball is well known all around the world having billions of followers and it’s one of the most popular sports in history.
Origin of the Sport It was the 891st year of the 2nd millennium and the 91st year of the 19th century, when a physical educator, and sports innovator James Naismith invented the game of basketball. He first called it “peach basketball”, it came to him when he needed to find a game his students could play indoors during the winter. Naismith used peach baskets as the nets and set one at each end of the balcony. Naismith first tried to play the game with fifty people and it ended up not working because …show more content…
It brings me out of my shell and makes me a totally different person when I am in practice or in the game. To some people it’s just a game. But I can’t say the same because every single day throughout my junior high and high school years I lived and breathed the game of basketball. Sadly, enough people didn’t know what I was capable of doing in games. I was the quite person. The coaches didn’t really notice me so, they went off and picked their favorites “the loud ones” who got to start almost every single game. I wasn’t like the rest I didn’t suck up to get my position I solely tried to work my hardest and gave it my all and still I didn’t get my spot. Basketball to me was about giving your 110% effort in the game and as a team and working every day to be better than the day …show more content…
It is a popular sport all over the world and everyone loves the game. I think it is important for people to know that basketball isn’t just for the “super star” it’s for everyone anyone can play and succeed at it you just have to put in the time and make it happen, if you don’t then really you’re just complaining for no reason because anyone can be good at something if they work at it. (Larry Bird) “A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talent, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”
What I think basketball is? “Basketball” is a sport that soon became known as the most popular sport in the world and it is entertaining and people love to go out and play it and watch it. It is a great way to stay healthy and motivate yourself to be better at something. It is an international sport and everyone is well aware of who the “superstars” are in the game and drive themselves too best just like them but better. We see the game changing every day when new players introduce new style and techniques to the game to make it