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1980s. Magic Johnson was awarded the MVP Award and the Finals MVP Award three times each and inspired the new word “triple-double” to basketball jargon. After being diagnosed with HIV, he left the Lakers to focus on his health and, to this day, spread awareness for AIDS. Along with Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan was a celebrated basketball star, too. He won gold with the USA team in the 1984 and 1992 Olympics and led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships. His playing style on court inspired…

authority by using famous people, the message wasn’t necessarily meant to focus on the names of the two men in the commercial. The message states that hard work can overcome anything. Through hard work and determination Curry has built his name in the NBA and has achieved fame and glory only because of those two things. Under Armour uses him as a tool to portray the message that wearing their brand will help you in your journey to achieve your goals. They play on the idea that you have to look…

Money and wealth has badly influenced an undergoing change in our society for 21st century Americans today. We all want money and love spending money even more on food, clothes, technology, vehicles, and etc. There should be certain limit in “wanting more money”. Although money is amazing to possess, it is starting to affect people especially in the sports industry with player’s always wanting more money every year. On the other hand we have soldier in the Navy, Army, Marines, and Air Force all…

persuaded many people including me. An addition to what they had in that commercial was they included ethos, logos, and pathos. By hiring Michael Jordan they established credibility in that Nike commercial. Michael Jordan is six time NBA champion, 6 times NBA final MvP , 14x NBA All-Star and etc. He is…

Michael Jordan was one of the world's greatest basketball players ever to make it in the NBA. He even surprised everyone with his rookie stats, averaging 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists a game. He wasn't always like this tho and he worked hard to get to where he is right now. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to Deloris Jordan and James Sr. But, shortly after he was 2, his parents decided to move to California. As a young kid, MJ played basketball with his brothers but his favorite sport…

2015. The effort that she is putting on education and a trade will enhance her marketability in the workforce and increase her income. In the end this accomplishment will bring a brighter future to both herself and her children. Asking Shandi(3) my final interview question on goal she has set for herself she answered quickly about her short term goal. Becoming a certified paralegal will allow her to get into the workforce rather quickly which at the moment is necessary for her and her children.…

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…

Esports is a sport! The viewership’s, prize money and mental stress that Esports athletes have to go through are comparable to that of a regular sport athlete. It is not shocking that Esports athletes are very determined and focused people, given that there is so much on the line. Esports has pretty much turned into a full on sport with the addition of Esports commentators Not only that they are also treated similarly to that of a regular sports athlete, given a coaching staff and many other…

impact or shape our identity? There have been many people that have made the choices to become the great people they are today. One example of this are athletes of the past and present. Another comes from the poem called “The road not taken”. The final example comes from another poem called “Choices”. As said before, many athletes of the past and present have made miraculous choices to become the legends that they will always be known as. One man that did this was baseball hall of famer,…

Introduction Dean Oliver’s book Basketball on Paper (2004) analyzes the skills and tactics that go into winning a basketball game. Oliver mentions four different stats that he believes are the driving factor to win a basketball game. In his book, Oliver gave each of those stats a weight, the weight was how important he thought that particular statistic was. Therefore, using this information to follow his footsteps with our own tweak on it, instead of using advanced stats we are using stats…