Basketball Hall of Fame

listening to professional sports, and reading Sports Illustrated. She was a focused fan, an identified fan which is vested in a team from a person’s geographic location, for the Boston Celtic and Boston Red Soxs (“Lesley”). Visser idolized male basketball and baseball players, John “Hondo” Havlicek, from the Boston Celtics, and Carl “Yaz” Yastrzemski, from the Boston Red Socks (Terzieff). From the players on the field or court, to the male dominate sideline reporters; Visser loved all aspects of…

First, i’m going to college and play basketball. I will get my bachelors degree. When I graduate from college i’m going to go to a top high school and coach their basketball team. I’m going to take them to the state championship 2 years in a row.Then, i’m gone get a college coaching offer to coach at a D1 team. My achievement are going to be bigger than…

Ball was imagined in December 1891 by the Canadian pastor, instructor, and Doctor James Naismith. Naismith presented the amusement when we were a teacher at the Young Men 's Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. At the solicitation of his prevalent, Dr. Luther H. Gulick, he sorted out an incredible amusement suitable for indoor winter play. The diversion included components of American football, soccer, and hockey, and the principal ball…

Revisions Do you know who was the first African American to play in the MLB? And got inducted into the Hall of Fame.Jackie Robinson is the first person who accomplished all of these achievements and more. He was one of the greatest baseball player to ever play. Jackie Robinson had a tough childhood when he was young. He was born in 1919 in Cairo, GA. He was born the youngest of his brothers and sisters. He had three brothers and two sisters. And he was the youngest out of all five of…

Jackie Robinson: First Black Baseball All-Star Thesis statement -- Jackie Robinson’s childhood was tough, but he was very athletic. He was good at many different sports. I learned about his baseball success and the segregation he went through. He changed the lives of others and encouraged many other colored people to join the Major Leagues like he did. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. Early life for Jackie was tough, at 6 months old his dad left and never came…

There are many famous athletes people think of for sports like basketball, baseball, and golf people think of Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, and Jack Nicklaus. When people think of famous women athletes like in tennis they think of Serena Williams, Martina Navratilova or Billie jean king. Another famous athlete from the past is golf player Babe Didrikson Zaharias who helped other women who wanted to become a golf player be able to compete with women with the same talent. If it was not for Didrikson…

In 1947, one man changed sports history forever. Jack Roosevelt Robinson made his major league debut, breaking a baseball color barrier that had been set since 1876. Robinson set ways for future generations through his determination and courage. Robinson believed in equality, decency, morality, injustice, and ending a wrong with a right (Allen). Jackie Robinson changed American society through his dedication for civil rights. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Swaine). He…

Emily Morua Edwardo Pedregon English 4 April 20, 2016 Morua i Final Draft Basketball was invented by a physical education instructor named Dr. James Naismith in the early 1890s. He was challenged to come up with a new game that was able to be played indoors due to the cold weather. Back in the days before the actual basketball was invented, they would play with a soccer ball. The basket didn’t have a hole on the bottom of the rim just yet. So what they had to do was, climb up to the top of…

The Game Changer Many basketball stars are idols. Others can be game changers, but few are both. One example is Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is one of the most iconic stars of basketball. He has inspired many people. Jordan has contracts with Nike and has wowed many fans. Michael Jordan is known for his awards, and he is known for his skills in the game. Jordan was born on February 17, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. He was born and raised to James and Deloris Jordan. When he was young he moved…

John Wooden was an outstanding basketball coach who is very well known to this day. Throughout Wooden’s coaching career, he won 10 NCAA championships and was the first person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. But this took a lot of work. One reason why he got so far in the industry was because Wooden had his players focus on the process it took to get better, not the results of their gameplay. Since he didn’t appear to care about the results of his players as much as a typical…