earned him a spot in Nigeria’s National Basketball team.(Olajuwon, Hakeem1) After two years of familiarizing his self with the sport, Olajuwon was recruited to play college basketball in the United States at the University of Houston.(Hakeem Olajuwon2) In his first season, Houston made it to the Final Four of the 1982 NCAA Tournament.(HakeemOlajuwon2) Even though they lost, Olajuwon was named the tournament’s most outstanding player.(Hakeem Olajuwon2) Olajuwon was the third of six children. His parents
Chase Sumner 7G Ms Gallagher/ Mr. Kirsch L.A. / Social Studies 16 May 2014 Hakeem Olajuwon’s Worldwide Effect In the United States, it is 23,528 times more likely for someone to die from obesity than terrorism (“You’re More Likely to…”). Terrorist attacks, such as 9/11, have given Muslims the stereotype of being horrible people who cause mass destruction. This stereotype adds a burden to all Muslims’ life. Some Muslims are the opposite of this stereotype. One example of this is a man born on January
Popular Sports in Nigerian Culture In the story “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe tells about life in small Nigerian villages during the early 1900’s. Life in early 1900’s in Nigeria is similar in one respect to modern life today, in that sports play an important role in Nigerian entertainment and culture. In the story, Okonokwo is a leader of the Igbo village in Nigeria, Okonokwo first gains fame and attention in his village by winning a wrestling match against another village. The wrestling
Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway is a gifted guard whose shooting, passing and athletic abilities earned him a spot on the All-NBA First Team and who helped the Magic reach the NBA Finals in 1995, only his second season in the league. The 6-7 Hardaway combines height, ballhandling and an accurate outside stroke into an exciting all-around game, although his scoring tailed off in his final two seasons with Orlando and he was traded to Phoenix prior to the 1999-2000 season. A native of Memphis, Tennessee
right. Wrong. While Hakeem Olajuwon was one the most dominating centers that the NBA has ever seen, the defense usually didn’t let him get easy buckets inside the paint. Or at least try not too. The offense that coach Tomjanovich used during the Houston Rockets back-to-back championships relied heavily on Hakeem’s post skills and the ability of their outside shooters to knock down wide open looks. This kind of offense is known as a 4-Out, 1-In Motion Offense and it is probably one of the easiest offenses
University of North Carolina. After three seasons of college ball in which he averaged almost 18 points and 5 rebounds a game. He was selected 3rd overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls after Hakeem Olajuwon (a hall of fame center with the Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (considered a major bust by the Portland Trail Blazers). In his first season with the Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan averaged 28 points a game and voted to the All-Star game, because of all the attention Jordan received his teammates
goes back into chronological order, and that’s also how the author tells how the story is introduced and developed. The author starts the story with how the unfortunate accident between Rudy Tomjanovich and Kermit Washington during a Lakers against Rockets game. The story tells about how the accident affected Rudy and Kermit and how their lives were changed after the incident. It start out by introducing the characters background and how they entered the NBA and the events that lead toward the incident
When you think of the greatest NBA players ever, who do you think of? Most likely you thought of players such as Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, or Charles Barkley. But, one name surpasses all others when it comes to NBA greats, that name is Michael Jordan. That recognition doesn’t come with just being a good player, you have to be able to prove it and Michael Jordan’s six NBA championships and his 5 MVP’s for certain just helps his case of being the best player of all time all
Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, and when he was still a toddler, his parents moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Jordan played baseball, basketball, and football as a child. He loved baseball, but his love for basketball started growing when his older brother, Larry, kept beating him in one-on-one pick up games. Because of this, Jordan was determined to become a better basketball player. Jordan played basketball for Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina
On February 17, 1963, a businessperson, actor, Olympic athlete, and said to be one of the best professional basketball players was born. Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. He went to the University of North Carolina in 1981 and became an important part of the basketball team there. He scored the final basket needed to win the NCAA Division I championships in 1982 and was named the NCAA College Player of the Year in 1983 and 1984. Michael Jordan
Tanking, the issue that has plagued the NBA since the 1980s, has grown as a popular solution for teams to improve. In NBA terms, tanking is when a team purposely continues to lose in order to get a top draft pick. In today’s NBA, I have witnessed multiple teams openly tank, which has made the NBA less interesting for me to watch. Mark Cuban’s statement that the Dallas Mavericks, the team that he owns, were tanking, led to an uproar throughout the NBA and an eventual fine by the league. In order to
their respe... ... middle of paper ... ... have had lottery picks giving them a bright outlook for the future. This move almost secures yet another lottery pick giving them more young talent. Although the first sight of tanking was in 1985 by the Rockets to draft Hakeem Olajuwon, tanking has never been at such a high rate then right now. It causes problems to fans, coaches, and players by lowering moral, and wins. The question is really should it be legal? In recent discussions, and Op-Eds people
The sports genre of film has for while been very popular with society and can compete with other films of different and other popular genres as well. The sports genre like other genres has been around as long as films and short films have. Some of the earliest sports films include a film produced in the early 1890s titled Corbett and Courtney before the Kinetograph. (K.L Dickson & Heise, 1894) This arguably can be one of the earliest silent films people have seen let alone in the sports genre. The
First of all, The Final Four by Paul Volponi was a great book for me because I like playing basketball and also like watching March Madness and this book made it an intense game between the Michigan State Spartans and Troy University Trojans and I imagined that I was actually in the stadium watching the game. So after I was done reading my book there was a lot of literary devices, but the one that feels important and stands out more to the book is symbolism. The symbol of this book are the characters
Tanking has been one of the most serious issues in National Basketball Association (NBA) for last couple decades. In every sport league, there are always some teams cannot win games and become jokes sticks for others. No one wants to be a joke stick, or in other words, a tanker. However, in NBA, there is a different story. Unlike other sport leagues, in NBA, the difference between good teams and bad teams is extremely huge. They are either so good that can content in the playoffs and take a shot
The Right-To-Life Organization has been around for decades to promote the right to life. This essay will include information about the Right-To-Life Organization and its goals. Furthermore, it will cover important facts, dates, and events as well. The National Right-To-Life Organization or Comittee, as it is formally known, was found in the year of 1973. The current president of this organization is Carol Tobias, however, the previous president was Wanda Franz. She had had a history of very
years old he got his pilots license! He graduated high school and went to Perdue University on a US Navy scholarship. He learned everything he could about planes and rockets. After college graduation he was a pilot in the Korean War. After the war he went back to Perdue to learn even more. He became a test pilot for experimental X-15 rocket planes which flew to the end of the earth's atmosphere. He didn't want to stop there, he wanted to just keep on going. So in 1962 when NASA was taking applications
“Houston, we have a problem.” Five words spoken by Tom Hanks’ character, Commander Jim Lovell, in the 1995 film Apollo 13, decidedly begun the change in objective for the Apollo 13 lunar mission. This line would soon become known as one of Tom Hanks’ most famous spoken lines in his acting career, but for his character and the others in the film, it would make the lunar mission a matter of life and death. The story of Apollo 13 took place in 1970, revolving around the third lunar landing mission
Lost Moon vs. Apollo 13 “Houston we have a problem,” those words caught the attention of the world on April 13, 1970 during the flight of Apollo 13. The movie Apollo 13, made in 1995, is based on Jim Lovell’s autobiography called Lost Moon, published in 1994. Lovell was the commander of the Apollo 13 mission; Tom Hanks played him in the movie. The crew also included Jack Swigert and Fred Haise. In general, the movie does a good job of portraying the flight of Apollo 13; however there are
St. Joseph's player Carlin Warley (2,441 points). Bryant led his high school team to a 77-13 record in last three seasons and was a four-year starter. His father, Joe, played eight NBA seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets, and is a former assistant coach at La Salle. As a senior at Lower Merion High School, USA Today and Parade Magazine selected Bryant as the National High School Player of the Year. He was also named Naismi...