But, she is strong, she perseveres through whatever life throws at her. That is why I resonate with her, not because of specific actions, but because at the end of the day she is going to find a way to succeed. Whether…
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. -Phil Jackson The Lady Cubs summer basketball team during the game is stressful and happy.…
Stephen Curry is an extremely talented three-point shooter. Not only has he changed the trajectory of his shot in order to make more three-pointers, he is considered one of the best in the NBA. Except, there is one person better. Emma Meesseman has a .464 three-point average, while Stephen Curry has a .448 three-point percentage. Many people, however, don’t know, or care to look for this because of one trending opinion; boys are better than girls.…
GABBY DOUGLAS: A SUCCESSFUL GYMNAST Gabrielle Douglas is an African-American artistic gymnast on the Women’s US National team. Gabby was born on December 31, 1995. Gabby comes from a poor family, at one point they were even homeless. Through faith, hope, and hard work, Gabby and her family have recovered from poverty. Ever since Gabby was a little girl she has always had a strong passion for gymnastics, and through years of vigorious training, and hard work she made the 2012 Olympic team.…
Ross Perot says, an American business man, “Life is never more fun than when you are the underdog competing against the giants”. Everyone has limited views about the underdog’s success. They consider that the Giants will always beat the underdogs. Perot thinks it will be fun if we play roles in the underdogs and against the giants. In David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, he talks about the story and victory of the underdogs through the introduction.…
Reganne Flannery grew up in a family being the oldest child with two younger, very annoying, brothers. On September 26, 2001, Reganne was born, and ever since then, she has tried to be a role model for her younger brothers. By age six she was taught the game of basketball by her father and has loved it ever since. She started out playing on wreck teams, which turned into travel teams, then AAU teams, now playing high school. Since Reganne loved basketball she tried to teach it to her brothers.…
In Philly College Team, she says, "I feel that I have mentors who take the time to truly talk to you one on one and care about you personally. I also appreciate that even though you are really supposed to go out and look for…
Hilo, Hawai’i – The Hawai’i State University (HSU) has hired Keala Fonseca as the new head coach of women’s basketball team. It has been three months after HSU’s former head coach Lilo Shimooka resigned her position without providing a validate reason for her resignation. After reviewing a total of 110 applications, Taiko Cruz, HSU’s athletic director and the chair of HSU Coach Search Committee, announced that the committee have made a final decision and Fonseca accepted the position as head coach of the team. “We feel exceptionally fortunate to find a person who is so highly qualified to lead our outstanding girls’ basketball team. We expect great things from Keala Fonseca, and we know she’ll deliver the goods.”…
In elementary school, my mom brought me to my first Ole Miss soccer game. As the players warmed up, Hannah Weatherly, an All-American forward, inspected the Mississippi State players like a spider stalking its prey. As the referee’s lips touched the whistle to start the game, the players hustled as if their lives depended on it. Throughout the game, shots were fired; penalties were taken, and tackles were made. The fans throughout the game boasted, “Hotty Toddy!”…
At my basketball banquet my college coach commented on my ability to block shots and alter the game. When hearing my coach express these compliments, It justified my own feelings of worth as a teammate. I developed a sense of pride in my identity. 3.2 One part of my identity that makes me socially Subordinate is the fact…
Proving how on the contrasting side to society there are certain individuals that can influence society in a negative way such as Coach Rene Portland did. Rene Portland was able to destroy the dreams of certain young girls who wanted to play college basketball based on her harsh discrimination against girls who were lesbians. People at the University of Pennsylvania knew of the abuse that the teacher committed but refused to acknowledge the events taking place because she had such a great record for the lady lion’s basketball team. The university has taken such a strong pride in the feats of the sport that the school undervalued the students themselves and kept someone in power that provided good stats for the school. Jennifer Harris ended this cycle of hatred by suing the school and Rene Portland for the mistreatment she received.…
NYU Shushanna Guy Jan-25-2016 Writing Workshop 2 Questions: “Documents”-Charles D’ambrosio When Charles D’ambrosio, asked his father about events from the past why do you feel that the father became so defensive? Why had he written off what Charles said as fictional? 2.…
Henry Ford College’s moto is “Future Driven.” I am here to better myself as an athlete, as a student, and most importantly as a person. I was recruited, and awarded a scholarship to play volleyball at Henry Ford College (HFC), however that is only one part of the story. Majoring in community leadership, HFC will help me achieve my goal of becoming a philanthropist. The habits I will learn playing volleyball here combined with the skills and knowledge I achieve being a student will make me the best version of myself, and that is why I am a Henry Ford Hawk.…
However, she took the small parts of her day and made them a big part of her outlook on life. This should inspire one to look at life the same way. To overlook the negative parts in life such as mass shootings, rape, and murder. Look past those hurtful events and stop thinking about how people are terrible. Think about acts of kindness like…
Doing something that I had always wanted to do and adding personal effort to it had brought out the best in me. Doing something well makes me feel good about myself, but importantly, it teaches me the process of how to improve on my skills and work efficiently. Evidently, team sports are done with other people. Therefore, basketball is a social activity. I made friends, developed relationship with teammates and understood the benefits of teamwork.…