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Michael Jordan ‘’I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.’’ - Michael Jordan Michael Jordan was born February 17,1963 in Brooklyn, New york city. His parents are James R. Jordan Sr. and Delories Jordan. Jordan has 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. Jordan has been married twice, and is currently not married. Michael jordan most influential in America because he didn’t give up when he failed, He overcame doubts, and he gives back to the community daily.…

It has been a lot of basketball players that they have tried to be like Michael Jordan and follow his steps, but it has only been one player who has been compared as the successor of Michael Jordan, and he is Kobe Bryant. Comparisons between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan have been constant, although Bryant just wanted to be Kobe Bryant. The final farewell to Jordan in 2003 led to the search for a new player to occupy the throne of King and Kobe represented everything that MJ left empty:…

Intergenerational trauma is a term that is used to describe traumatic events that have impacted a cultural group in one generation, which can have lasting psychological, economical, or cultural effects on future generations. Although it can exist in serious and unfortunate occurrences like residential schools, intergenerational trauma can also be light-hearted, riveting and fun in relation to sport rivalries. Sport fans are well aware that not all games are created equal and that some games are…

Durant. The Wizards recently picked former Thunder coach Scott Brooks for Durant-related reasons, other teams like the Celtics have formidable assets to theoretically trade for another NBA big name, but would an NBA superstar like Durant really opt for Boston Celtics? For Heat, it’s a little bit different is that for as long as Pat Riley is in charge of the team, it's impossible to disregard the teams’ ability to lure big-time free agents to Miami. And then, there’s also the San Antonio Spurs…

touchdowns, which is one of the best years the NFL has ever seen. The next major point that makes greats, greats is what they do on the court in the terms of their competitiveness, and the legacy that they left on the court, field, diamond, or rink. Competitiveness and attitude are not the same thing but they are sometimes linked together for some reason, the definition of competitiveness is to have a strong desire to compete or to succeed and in my opinion the athletes that have a competitive…

Last year in mid June, I was watching game 7 of the NBA championship in my living room with my family. The Golden State Warriors were tied in the series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. I was so anxious since my favorite basketball player, Steph Curry was playing. My mom and I were rooting for the Golden State Warriors while my brother Jonathan, was rooting for the Cavaliers. I was also texting with my friend Pam who is a big Curry fan about the exciting game. I was so pumped. I texted Pam“Let's go…

Magic Johnson: The All-Around Great Earvin Johnson, better known as “Magic Johnson” was a star basketball player who has admitted to having sex with 300-500 different women. Because of this, Magic contracted HIV. Magic is also still the all-time NBA leader in assists in the post-season with an outstanding 2,346 assists. Magic Johnson has benefitted modern society by making the NBA more popular with fans and inspiring many African Americans to play in the basketball in the NBA, raising…

Malique Moore ENG 1113, Online C. Windham 12 June 2016 Massive Heart Attack Imagine smelling burnt rubber on a hot Mississippi evening, being stranded in the dark waiting for help to come, imagine never seeing your nineteenth birthday. The day my friends and I almost died, my car had a flat tire, and I didn’t have any money. It was one of the scariest days of my life. I learned that in a matter of hours situations can go from good too bad. The day started off real nice. My friends and I…

Wardell Stephen Curry (Steph) was born March 14, 1988. He is an American professional basketball player of the Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association (NBA). Many players and people have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history. Steph played college basketball for Davidson University. Steph holds the NCAA single season record for 3 pointers made. Steph is good at other sports, he is a gifted golfer. When he is not playing sports he is spending time with his family, he…

Introduction The Boston Massacre also known as the “massacre perpetrated in King Street” is quite possibly the most misnamed event in American history. What was in 1770 considered a massacre, would today by historians be seen as merely an angry mob gone awry. A massacre, as defined by Webster's Dictionary is an act or instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty. But were those citizens involved in the massacre really…