Wayne Gretzky

That Special Day A typical day from a typical freshman with a typical life was how the day of January 21, 2012 began. I woke up promptly at 6:15 like I did every single day and got ready. However today was just a little different because I had a soccer game that day. Typically, I would wear our school uniform but I was allowed to wear my jersey to school. The game I would play later that evening was our first area game and would consider us for the playoffs at the end of the season. However, it…

1970 Sports The first video game ever created was called Pong and created by Nolan Bushnell in 1972. The greatest game Pong was played exactly like tennis, but instead of having to play against a person you can play against the CPU if you wanted(Oxford). Many fantastic inventions were made in the 1970s but by far one of the greats is cellphone which were ivented in 1973 which helped people all around the country or the world contact each other with a push of a button and revolutionized the…

Wings started in 1926 and had some of the best players. One of the most famous hockey players of all time Gordie Howe aka Mr.hockey. Gordie Howe still to this day has records from the 1950s and the second highest scorer of all time only behind Wayne Gretzky. The next player Ted Lindsay he was so good now NHL has award named after him called the Ted Lindsay award which stands for the most outstanding player on the ice and off the ice. The Next player is Steve Yzerman the best two way player of…

According to Greek lore, Hercules was a prideful drunk with a heavy temper. However, he is nonetheless considered ancient Greece’s greatest hero. His great feats of strength and epic victories in battle were what earned him this title, but why give such a moniker to a hero whose personal life told a story of alcoholism and senseless violence? In Mythology, Edith Hamilton unwinds this mystery. The answer lies in the society of the time. While the Greeks were in certain areas (specifically Athens)…

Sports in the 1980s were characterized by several of the best athletes known in football and basketball and the growth of interest in ice hockey. Females and the disabled revolutionize the sports industry, proving that they can perform equally as well as ordinary male athletes and even outperform them. Leisure activities often included those that were developed the decade before but did not reach peak popularity until the ‘80s. One of the most admired athletes from the 1980s is Joe Montana, a…

taking cheap shots from the opposition. For example, knowing that a player like Dave Semenko would be ready to fight kept opposing players from taking liberties against the Edmonton Oilers’ superstar Wayne Gretzky, one of the best players in NHL history. Not having to worry about being targeted, Gretzky was able to effectively play his game, and, in turn, help the Oilers win games and Stanley Cups (Nardi, 2011). This side of that argument would say that fighting is not brutal, unjustified, or…

option holds the risk of losing money. The objective of investing one’s wealth is to generate income for the future. People fear that investing their wealth is putting their future at risk, a fear is holding down the success of that wealth. Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player of all time, famously said, “ You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take.” In 2008 the stock market crashed, and the modern fear of the stock market was established. Still today people remain afraid. …

When thinking of some of the great hockey plays like Wayne Gretzky, Jeremy Roenick and Marty St. Louis you would never think of them as being golfers. But in fact they are, and them playing hockey is a big part of that. As Marty St. Louis also says "There 's the same weight transfer ' ' he is talking about the…

Sports psychology is still a relative new topic of research that first started out as preparation tactic for athletes before an important event to increase their chances of success. In the world today sports psychology is increasingly being turned into research for big organizational groups. Athletes are always looking for the next way to win, even if it is by the smallest of margins. Competition can be fierce and very competitive but this is the drive that athletes need to be the best. This…

The day started like any other, but the same could not be said for how it ended. I arrived at the town golf course, Longshore, about 30 minutes before my tee time. There was slight cloud coverage, minimal wind, and a comfortable temperature. Glints of sun through the clouds periodically illuminated blades of grass, almost signaling for the ball to be hit there. The bentgrass took a deep, rich shade of green from the recent douses of rain. The course looked inviting and manicured, taunting…