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    Only 5 to 6 percent of drafted players ever play a day in the major leagues and about 40 percent of the first round draft picks never make it either. Additionally, in 1995 the Major League Amateur Free Draft went until the eightieth round, with 1,666 players drafted, 780 out of high school, but only 225 high school players signed to play major league baseball (Spelman). The controversy to sign and play professional baseball or to go play in college and maybe have the option is a question that…

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    Basketball Evolution “Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the on the path the best things that will ever happen to us” -unknown. Some people think that bad things that happen are bad and will never get good. But that is how James Naismith invented basketball. Now basketball has evolved into a sport that tons of people adore, and now is evolving more and more. It started with finding scraps from other sports and has turned into a sport. Plus now there are jobs…

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    L is for Love basketball L is love basketball. When I was 7 when first started playing the game basket ball. At first I thought it would be a boring sport, but when I started to play it was the best sport I had ever played. I had played volleyball, softball, and soccer. When ever I'm down I just grab that ball and shoot some hoops, every time I make a shot I brighter and brighter. Just because I don't play in a team doesn't mean that I can't play. I play with my friends and family. Every time…

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    Emmitt Smith won 3 Super Bowl titles in 4 years; he is also the NFL all-time leader in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. As a young kid, Emmitt Smith dreamed of playing for the Dallas Cowboys, but he had to face many obstacles to make his dream a reality. Born in Pensacola, Florida, he was an outstanding football player in high school, which later on grew up to play football at the University of Florida. Emmitt Smith married Patricia Southall on April 22, 2000. He has three kids Rheagan…

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    Introduction The idea of the popular and continuously growing game of volleyball was thought of in 1895. The rules and skills started to evolve as the game grew more popular until it was an official Olympic sport in 1924. It started off with passing the ball back and forth until the three hit rule was developed. The game always started with a serve and as time went on, the serve became more and more complex. Different varieties and techniques of the serve started to emerge as the game grew.…

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    If you give up you, will never get what you want. On June 27, 2016, the Dazzlin’ Devils dance team went to a technique camp in Auburn. The freshmen were really excited because they would spend a week at Auburn University for a technique camp. They all met at Central High School, so they could all get on the bus. After they got on the bus, it took them about an hour to get there. When they arrived they went to the dorms to get settled in. Eventually, when they got settled in they had to go meet…

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    the court. There undefended streak is over. The team named me as the player of the game. I had 23 points, five assist and 10 rebounds. The best game I ever had it was also a rival games to so the stands where full of people cheering on my schools basketball team. After the game coach named me player of the game I was so proud of myself all I could do was smile.I knew that the weeks of practice was going to pay off one day and it did. My friends and family was proud of me and how I played .I was…

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    Volleyball is the best sport ever. Volleyball causes people to be physically active. It also helps people become healthier. In volleyball you get to do cool actions while playing and/or practicing. First, volleyball causes people to be physically active. In order to gain points, your team has to get the ball over the net without the other team touching the ball. Your team only gets three hits to get it over the net, so you have to be physically active to gain points to win. You also have…

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    My Michigan Hero

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    My, Michigan hero Dylan Quick was a high school dropout. He dropped out at 16 and went back at 18 while and in those two years he, had a full time job. While he was going back to school he had a full time job at McDonalds and they did not pay him so he quit and was just going to school. He alway told me to stay in school and get a good education and go to college and a good job. Whenever i'm falling behind in school I always think of what he did. He went back to school and got his diploma…

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    Basketball is my life. I love the feeling when I get my hands on the ball and shoot and make it. It makes me feel good inside. Even though we lose some games our team still tries as hard as they can. Basketball is not just a sport, I believe in basketball. I have many experiences with basketball. I starting in 6th grade. The first time I have ever played was in gym and I never got to get my hands on the ball because I was the smallest one. I was really bad so nobody passed me the ball. The…

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