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thought about not playing it in high school.” Tom said. Baseball was one of the many sports Tom played during his time at Eastern, the rest include basketball and football. Baseball brought a different aspect that the other sports did not. “I believe in baseball you need to be very mentally tough. You play a lot more games then football and that allows for a few more mishaps. You need…

Motorcycle racing is a very exciting sport that many people love to watch. The three main types of motorcycle racing include dirt bikes, street racing, and drag racing. Each offers motorcycle enthusiasts the opportunity to race their motorcycle at breath taking speeds against the best in the sport. Those who have proven to be among the best are able to secure sponsors to help cover the cost of their racing activities. While some of the biggest payouts are in motorcycle street racing, this is…

the first time I played football. It was a long time ago. But I do remember my first time playing after I quit my freshman year. After my sophomore year, I was asking myself if I wanted to play football again my junior year but it just didn’t sound like the greatest thing. I was really focusing on basketball which is still my favorite sport so I decided against it. But, after my junior year I decided to play football again and give it another shot. I have always loved football but I decided not…

Every since a very young age, I'll I've ever known is football, more importantly Minnesota Vikings football. My dad is maybe the biggest fan there is, every Sunday, Monday or Thursday game, he's watching. Always cheering or yelling. That’s a big one, he yells like the referees can hear him. I could never have friends over on Sundays because of the yelling. Even though football has been around me for so long I never really understood the game. I tried multiple times to understand, but it just…

My senior year of high school I was finally at the top of my age group within my swim team. I qualified for zones and nationals. This was what I had been waiting for, all of my hard work finally payed off. I was pushing through practices with two weeks until zones. I knew the Southern coach would be at this meet watching so this was my last chance to possibly get an offer. However, I had been ignoring an annoying pain in my shoulder for the past month. The pain was finally so bad that after…

maintenance exercises, followed by more active and cutting activities. Stretching Ankle strengthening exercises Balance exercises Taping of Ankle (before athletic competition) Preparation before serious or excessive exercise Scenario: A 16 year old football player was running and cut hard to the left and he felt pain in his ankle and came off the field with pain and his cleats were removed which then revealed he had swelling of the injured ankle he was taped up and sent back in.…

are able to have enough strength to pick themselves up and try again. Those who do are the ones that strive hard enough to get their shine at success. From my experience of the word success, it means winning the game against the opponent's team. In football it is all about working hard in practice and giving it your all. A team is not always going to beat the opposing team, but it's the games a team loses to that makes them want to win the next one to get a taste of success. I asked a fellow…

The movie Blind Side is based about NFL player Michael Oher's early life as a teen in Memphis, Tennessee. The movie has many big actors and actresses in it, including Sandra Bullock, and country singer Tim McGraw. The story takes place in Memphis, Tennessee in the early 2000's. The movie falls under a couple of different genres documentary, drama, and sports. The movie begins when someone the Michael is staying with tries to get him into a private school. He gets in to the school but eventually…

How long does it take a person to change his mindset? I came to high school as a freshman and I wanted to try something new, so i thought that I should try football. I wanted to play in the games and I wasn’t getting any playing time in them and I couldn’t figure out why. After our first game I was expecting me to play in the next game, but as the time came for kickoff I was still standing on the sidelines and watching everyone else go in. I thought it would be my turn eventually, but then the…

Last June it became my favorite time of the year. Samford basketball camp jumped at me just a week away, and I could just smell the good times coming. I waited a long time for this week to come around the corner. Finally, there it was, the week of basketball camp. I had awakened early in the morning visualizing the day alive as ever. Then, I was ready for the big day that I had been waiting for. After I got up and ready, I went off with the hope of accomplishing great things. I saw that there…