The Issue Of Sport
.... knows her tables" printed on 14th
May, 1996 dicusses her determination and preparation for the competition in the
2000 Olympics game. Every game have different levels of competion and also the
bigger the prizes, the more competitive. Shirley trains very hard and knows it
is very competitive at the Olympics.
Secondly people can personal achievement from sport. Sportspersons are
satisfied that is they have performed to their expectations. Personal
achievement is doing the best you can or setting up goals and fulfilling them
by winning. It helps to lift the spirits and the motivation of a person's mind.
Family support is a .....
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Surfing
.... the water. Surfing should only be done during the
daylight hours and when other people are present. A new beginning surfboard
costs $50.00 to $70.00. A helpful device is a leash which attaches around the
wrist with velcro to the board. In this way, the board will not drift away from
the surfer. A good leash costs $7.00 to $11.00. Surfers might also want to
consider buying a wetsuit which protects from hypothermia . Prices begin around
$100.00. New surfers might want to consider putting wax on the board for a
better grip.
Surfing is an increasingly popular and fun sport. No trip to Florida
would be complete without .....
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The Chicago Bulls: Number 5???
.... player in '93, but has had
some severe knee injuries. Bell is a great shotblocker, but very raw on offense.
If the Bulls can overcome these two great teams, which they most likely
will, coming off a 72-10 season, not to mention their fourth championship in six
years, they will have their fifth.
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The Changing Face Of Basketball
.... become bigger and more complex, and leagues have grown. The 50's marked a
period of fundamentals. Teams practiced shooting, dribbling, and passing. they
also emphasized execution; something lacking in today's game. Execution is the
running of plays to perfection. Basketball in the 50's was dominated by 6'10”
George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers (Minsky 14).Mikan was a disciplined team
leader who had a masterful soft shot. Big George led the Lakers to five National
Basketball Association (NBA) championships in six years, making them the first
professional basketball dynasty (Minsky 14). Growing up, George was very
uncoo .....
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Sport Psychology
.... western and eastern worlds
alike, sport and lei-sure continue to support huge industries and take up
massive amounts of individual time, effort, money, energy, and emotion. Within
the media, competitive sport has gotten enor-mous attention and despite this,
the public's appetite for more sport never is stated. "It has been estimated
that around two thirds of all newspaper readers in Great Britain first turn to
the sports pages when they pick up their daily paper." (Butt, 1987:65) When one
con-siders the number of people who actually engage in sport or even take
regular exercise, then the significance of sport to all our lives ca .....
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The Hartford Whalers Are Going Going ...
.... Whalers
who did not want the city of Hartford to run the Civic Center. In 1993, the
state decided to negotiate a new lease with the Whalers. The state of
Connecticut did not want to run the coliseum so they hired three private
companies to take this job. These companies would only run the Civic Center if
they could keep all of the revenue from the service they controlled. Richard
Gordon accepted this lease because this agreement would repay him for an
additional ten million dollars in loses and he sold the team a year later (Lang
53-69).
The Hartford Whalers is the only major league team in Connecticut and at
the Civic Center .....
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The Olympic Athlete
.... The emphasis on individual athletic achievement through
public competition was related to the Greek ideal of excellence, called "arete".
Aristocratic men who attained this ideal, through their outstanding words or
deeds, won permanent glory and fame. Those who failed to measure up to this code
feared public shame and disgrace.
Olympia was one of the oldest religious centers in the ancient Greek
world. Since athletic contests were one way that the ancient Greeks honored
their gods, it was logical to hold a recurring athletic competition at the site
of a major temple. Also, Olympia is convenient geographically to reach by ship,
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The Various Types Of Skiing
.... proper length
depends on the height of the person. To determine the size needed, the person
should hold his hands above his head and choose the ski that most closely
approximates the distance from the base of his palm to the floor. The
following table gives some guidelines as to which ski lengths are proper for
which heights.
Height: Proper Ski Length ~5'3" 190 cm ski ~
5'10" 210 cm ski ~6'6" 240 cm ski Table 1
The last thing the skier will want to decide on is whether or not he wants to
have wax or non-wax skis. Wax skis are traditional and have the benefit of
being faster for the experienced skier. Non-wax skis are go .....
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Track
.... it.
It is a successful hand-off and my body jars, as I try to bring myself to a
quick stop. My journey is over but the next runner's has just begun.
Track is a big part of my life and it holds much more significance to me than
just running. I would not even get the opportunity to set foot on the track if
I did not practice several hours a day, running the same stretch of track twenty
times over. This may seem like insanity to others but to me it is a way to
focus my energy and discipline my mind, as well as my body. Running a race to
me is like life; you have to pace yourself and being better than the next guy
is a must. .....
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Violence In Sports
.... Football, hockey, soccer, and all those other violent sports will
be practiced until the end of the world. Another reason why I don't want these
sports to be cut is because when you practice a sport like football it helps you
release all that frustration and energy you have inside. By releasing all that
pressure it helps you relax for a period of time. Getting rid of popular sports
like hockey or football could put a lot more kids on the streets because they
would have nowhere else to go or nothing else to do. Some people tell others to
keep their kids out of team sports to avoid getting involved in a gang. What
those peop .....
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Wages Of Sport Athletes
.... leaving for another team to make the money he may deserve.
Other players such as Shaq (Shaquille O'neil), and Reggie Miller, and even
teammate Dennis Rodman have been known to say things like this. The only
difference between Jordan and the other athletes is that Jordan seems to have a
great devotion towards his team and the other players do not have the same
loyalty or devotion. The circumstances appear that Jordan might actually play
for the mere love of the game, while others only play for the love of money.
Regardless of the motivation for playing the sport, a salary of 30 million
dollars is outrageous.
If you were to break .....
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Wakeboarding
.... for I still feel and look competent on a
wakeboard.
While jumping is the first skill that I learned, the second skill I
began working on was riding fakie. Riding fakie consists of riding with the
opposite foot on the back of the wakeboard. Normally I ride with my right foot
on the back of the board, this riding stance is referred to as regular. While
riding with your left foot back is called riding goofy. When I first started
going fakie it was like learning to wakeboard all over again. Just recently I
have gotten to the point where I can ride regular or goofy in any water
conditions, choppy or smooth as glass, and feel like I .....
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