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stresses, and I was able to entirely focus my attention on the game and be “in the zone.” I believe the reason for my flow experience was due to the skills that I gained from years of participating in this sport. These skills were developed over a number of years of training, which I highly enjoyed. During the activity, I experienced an intense concentration against the opposing team, as their level of skills were similar to mine. Therefore, this ensured that I was appropriately challenged…

READ THE SUMMARIES YOU WROTE ON TUESDAY, USE THAT INFORMATION TO WRITE A FOURTH PARAGRAPH ESSAY. 1ST PARAGRAPH - INTRODUCTION (INTERESTING) & STATING THE NAME OF YOUR HERO AND REASON WHY HE/SHE IS YOUR HERO. Not everyone thinks of athletes as heroes. People think more about the money they make and the games they win. not many people think of there lives outside of the sport they play. The athlete who we consider a hero is Stephen Curry. He is known for all of his amazing skills on the basketball…

My Own Cultural Clash All parents have high hopes for their children, they want them to become a: lawyer, doctor, engineer, or something along those lines, most adults just want their children to be successful. My career was practically chosen for me as early as the 3rd grade. I stood above everyone in the crowd, literally, I was 5’4”. I’m tall and black, so everyone had assumed I was either heavily into some kind of popular sport, but stereotypically the question I was most frequently asked…

Throughout the last several years, the emergence of the point guard position in the NBA has been evident. The traditional "pass first" PG is slowly becoming more absent throughout the league. Point guards are rapidly improving from year to year and the position is very much as competitive as it has ever been in NBA history. Point guards are taking on more responsibility such as scoring the ball efficiently and more often, setting teammates up to score and defending at a high level. These…

with a torn Achilles, and single-handedly outscoring the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 20 2005. To commemorate his legacy, the Lakers have gone all out. Giant screens of Kobe will surround the arena, the bassist from Red Hot Chili Peppers will play the national anthem, and his former teammates will be in attendance to share in his final moments as a Los Angeles Laker. Courtside tickets have sold for almost $30,000, astronomically more than the $1,000 or $2,000 they usually go for. The LA metro will…

Babe Didrikson Zaharias got the nickname “Babe” from hitting five home runs in a childhood baseball game (Babe...). Babe is a legend in women’s sports, and she paved the way for future generations and future women in sports. Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson was born June 26, 1911, in Port Arthur, Texas (Kelley). Her family moved to Beaumont, Texas, when Mildred was three (Babe…). Her parents immigrated from Norway. Her father, Ole Didrikson, was a ship’s carpenter and cabinet maker. Her mother,…

Detroit Pistons routed the visiting Portland Trail Blazer with a 123-103 victory at the Palace of Auburn Hills to hand the visiting team their third straight loss in a row on Sunday evening. Starting guard Reggie Jackson scored a game-high 30 points and an assists short to finished the game with a double-double to lead the Pistons to their 32nd win in 63 games played this season. "I think we played the way we wanted to play tonight," Jackson, who went 11 for 19 from the field and made a perfect…

Construction of the Concrete Roof of the Assembly Hall The University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign Assembly Hall has been the home of the Illini men’s basketball team for over half a century and has been one of the greatest engineering and architectural feats on campus ever since its creation over half a century ago. Beginning on May 25, 1959, construction of the Assembly Hall was carried out by structural engineers Othmar Ammann and Charles Whitney, general contractor Felmley-Dickerson Co.,…

It's the dog days of summer. Football is right around the corner, moves are still to be made on the NBA front and we are smack dab in the middle of All-Star break. Days are long, sun is hot, BBQ's are blazing and summer love is in full swing. Turning on the news is a mistake, the hatred, ignorance, and negativity are consuming. No one televises the positive stories anymore. Yesterday, I attended my first HR derby, first of many. Not since the days of Sosa and McGwire have things been so…

A time in my life when I attempted to fulfill my dreams was when I wanted to be able to dunk. It all started when I was 12 and in the 6th Grade. I was like 4’11 at the time and wanted to dunk in basketball. I set this goal because dunking had gotten my attention when I was watching basketball and watched the NBA Players attempt insane dunks. My Dunking goal was significant to me since I was shorter than the rest of the students and short people have trouble with dunking. Tall people have an…