Kobe Bryant Essay

There are so many NBA players that were born in the state of Illinois, but somebody who really stood out was the star center of the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis. Anthony Marshon Davis Jr was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 11, 1993. Davis had two sisters, one being his twin and the other being the elder of both of them. Even though Davis was born in Chicago, he lived in a town a little outside the city in a neighborhood called Englewood with his two sisters. Being a young kid in Chicago,…

much things that you have to wear to keep u safe but people wear things like wrist bands arm sleeves or mouth guard. A normal basketball player gets about 2.5 Million dollars a year. The least amount that a player gets is 525,093 a year. Fun fact Kobe Bryant has the highest salary of 25 million a year. On practice days where there are no game a basketball player usually practices about 2-3 hours a day and they have up to 3 games a week in there season. So you really don’t have that much free…

The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr.ions James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months. He only had 13 rules to the game at first. The first professional league was founded in 1888. There were only six teams in the league. The first champions were the Trenton Nationals and other teams in the future but the league was abandoned in 1904. Then, many small championships were organized, but most of them were not…

As enthusiastic sports fans we sometimes get carried away when rooting for players or teams for that matter. When it comes to some star athletes it is clear that some fans simply want to see them fail. It has become more common these days than ever before and it occurs in every sport. The first athlete that comes to mind (for me), is Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James. When he left his hometown Cavaliers back in the off-season of 2010, James instantly became the most hated man in sports. The…

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miles south on the 110 Freeway and seven miles west on the 105 Freeway in L.A. you’ll reach the Los Angeles International Airport; the OKC Thunder will have something to say about who walks away as the Western Conference Championship this season. Kobe Bryant erupted for 31 points (matching his season-high), five assists and three rebounds in Denver, his 427th career 30-point game, helped the Lakers overcome a 21 point first half deficit (the lead was cut to 13 by…

“NCAA opposes NBA’s ‘one-and-done’ rule” by Scooby Axson states, “NCAA president Mark Emmert said the rule that allows college basketball players to enter the NBA draft after one season needs revision.” The one-and-done rule is a rule that makes basketball players go through only one year of college before going into the NBA. Some people think the rule is good, others think basketball players should go through all of college before going into the NBA instead of only one year. College should be…

These cornerstones are: attitude, educational and career vision, self management, workplace skills, contacts, experience and personal life. Individuals that embody these skills are highly extraordinary people. Some examples are, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Steve Jobs, Eben Pagan and Paul Allen. High performance individuals have the do their best in school, work and have the…

firefighters go to work, they risk their lives. Last year, an average of 135 policemen and 68 firefighters were killed on the job. Also, teachers are giving children information that they can use for the rest of their lives. Meanwhile, each basket Kobe Bryant scores makes him the same amount of money as…

Howard is now -like it or not- the face of the Atlanta Hawks franchise. Not since Howard left Orlando four seasons ago has he had a legitimate opportunity to be “the man” on a consistent 50-win playoff team. That time is now. The Lakers had Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash (for whatever that move was worth) during Howard’s single season in Englewood, I mean Hollywood. The Rockets had James Harden, the clear and present leader of that team, when Howard arrived. The Hawks have Millsap, Kyle…