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They're the best of the best, exemplifying all the courage and nobility and genius and hard work and modesty and ambition and humility and grace that can be displayed in modern American sports. They're the ones we really want to be like when the going gets tough, they're the ones we want to show our sons and daughters and say, "See? See?" They all had flaws, we know -- they were, despite some signs to the contrary, human. And they're Page 2's greatest sports heroes of all time. . Page 2's…

Jackie Robinson was born January 31st, 1919. He has four siblings, one sister and 3 brothers. Jackie Robinson married Rachel Robinson in 1946. Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie became the first black player in the major leagues. Jackie signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie’s last appearance at a baseball game was October 10, 1956. He has 137 home runs and his batting average is .311. Jackie was born into a poor family. He was the youngest of the five. Jackie went to John Muir High…

I played sophomore baseball for Senior over the summer. It was the best season I've ever had as a Dubuque Senior High School baseball player. I was the pitcher on the team, also known as the "Ace". Before the last couple of games we had an anonymous team vote on which award people should get. At the end of the season we had a potluck with the varsity team and the sophomore team. Everyone showed up with haircuts and their parents. When I got there I just saw everyone in a circle talking to each…

I slipped my feet into my dirt filled cleats and tied the old crusty laces. I heard the thud of a baseball hitting someone’s mitt as my teammates began to play catch and start our warm up routine. I could feel the crunching of dirt from my cleats as I trotted out to my usual position of second base. I fielded the ground balls thrown by our first basemen and heard the classic yelling of, “Coming down!” from our catcher as he threw the ball down to me covering second base. We threw the ball around…

SANDLOT OR SANDNOT? A movie set during the early 1960’s in California , The Sandlot is a light hearted family baseball comedy tweens and kids would love. The movie is based on a new kid moving into town who makes friends with the boys in his neighborhood by being picked up on their little neighborhood baseball team. At first the young boy was rejected by the other boys because he didn’t know how to play baseball like all the other ones and didn’t know all the facts and famous ball players like…

Softball The first softball wasn't a ball it was a glove! There are a lot of softball players in the hall of fame. Softball is a very popular sport. In this sport there is, pitcher, catcher, 1st base, 2nd base, shortstop, 3rd base, left out field, center out field, right out field. There are 2 kinds of softball the fastpitch, and slowpitch. Softball is played over 140 states. About 30 million americans play softball every year.…

I truly enjoy all aspects of baseball. I started playing this sport at the very young age of four when I joined my first baseball team. I remember not being able to come close to hitting any ball pitched to me and practicing endlessly with a batting tee until I was able to finally do so. My love for baseball was also nurtured by the first major league game my father and I attended at the age of five, which was between the NY Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. From that point on I always associated…

“Take me out to the ballgame” is a song well known among baseball fans. Unfortunately, when it comes to money Major League Baseball is unfair. Rich teams can afford any player they desire, while poor teams have to invest in their rookies and young stars. Studies show that most stars go where the big money is. Money plays a large behind-the-scenes part in regards to the sport of baseball. So rich organizations have the upper hand. Certain star players command such high salaries that teams must…

Hall of fame “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” - Christopher Reeve There are many halls of fames for athletes, there should be a hall of fame of heroes. Three heroes who should be honored in the Hero Hall of Fame are Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, and Harriet Tubman. The first person who should be in the Hero Hall of Fame is Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play…

Everybody like basketball. Basket ball had a lot of great players like Larry bird or the king Jordan. To me the best is Kobe Bryant also known as the black Maba. I am going to tell you about his early career and his professional career. His legacy and the records he broke and set now I am going to tell you how he came straight out of high school to the NBA. Bryant started playing basket ball when he was 3 years old. His favorite team growing…