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Module1Basketball
MichaelJordan-HeadandShouldersAbovetheRest!
Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebest-knownathleteintheworld.HewasthetopscorerintheNBA,andplayedfortheChicagoBullsfrom1984to1993.Hewasnamedtheirmostvaluedplayerfivetimes.Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt,MichaelJordanbecamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryofthegame.
JordanwasborninNewYorkandgrewupinNorthCarolina.HeattendedtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaforayearbeforeleavingtojointheChicagoBulls.Hefinishedhisfirstseason(1984-1985)asoneofthetopscorersintheleague,withanaverageofpointspergame.
In1987,Jordanbecameonlythesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason.HewasthetopscorerintheNBAforsevenconsecutiveseasons(1987-1993).Duringthistime,theaveragenumberofpointshescoredwasmorethan30pointspergame.Withhim,theBullswontheirfirstNBAchampionshipin1991.
Duringthissuccessfulperiodtheywonthetitleagainin1992and1993.JordanwasalsointheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam”,whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.
Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretiredbeforethe1993-1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemorechampionshipswiththemfrom1996to1998.heplayedagainfortheWashingtonWizardsbeforefinallyretiringfromsportin2003attheageof40.Millionsoffansadmirehisathleticability,motivationandconfidence.TheyhavefantasticstoriestotellaboutMichaelJordan,suchasthetimewhenherescuedtheBullsfromendingagameonatie.Hesteppedtothelineandmadetwofreethrows.Eachtimehethrewtheballstraightthroughthebasket—andeachtimehehadhiseyesclosed.
Offthebasketballcourt,MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteakrestaurantbecausehelovessteaksomuch.HealsofoundsuccessasanactorinthefilmSpaceJamalongsidethefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny!
Thereisonlyonewordtodescribethebestplayerintheworld
-awesome!
WilttheStilt—theTowerofPower!
MichaelJordanwasthesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason—butthefirstwasWiltChamberlain.ChamberlainwasborninPhiladelphiaon21stAugust1936.Hewasoneofthe11children,theonlyonewhowasverytall.HisfatherWilliamworkedinashipyardandhismotherOliviawasacleaner.
Asachild,Chamberlainhadvarioushealthproblems.Hehadpneumoniaandalmostdiedwhenhewasten.
ChamberlainistheonlyNBAplayerwhoaveragedover50pointspergameforanentireseason.Atonepoint,Chamberlainwassomuchbetterthanalltheotherplayersthattheychangedtherulesofthegametotrytostophim!
ThegiantplayerjoinedtheNBA'sPhiladelphiaWarriorsinthe
1959-1960seasonandwasanimmediatesuccess.During14
seasonswithfourdifferentteams,Chamberlainwasnamedthe
mostvaluedplayerintheleaguefourtimes.On2ndMarch1962,hescored100pointsinasinglegame—noonehaseverdonethatsince!
ThefinalscorewasWarriors169NewYorkKnicks147!
HeendedhiscareerafterfiveamazingseasonswiththeLos
AngelesLakers.Bythetimeheretired,WiltheldmanyNBArecords:
hescored50ormorepoints118timesand60ormorepoints32times.
WasWiltChamberlainbetterthanMichaelJordanWhoknowsButthereisnodoubtthathedeservesthetitle“outstandplayerofhisgeneration”.
IsYaoMingTooNicetoBeaStar
JeffVanGundy,theheadcoachoftheHoustonRockets,hasadream.HewantsYaoMingtobelikeotherplayers.Starplayers,saysGundy,are“selfish”andwanttheballallthetime.“Let'sputitthis
said.“Whentheyaskfortheball,theydon'tsay‘please'!
”
Yao,however,isaselflessandkindperson.Hehasbeenbroughtupandtrainedinthisway.Itisnotinhisnaturetobe“selfish”and“rude”.
WhenhefirstarrivedintheUS,Yaowasaninstanthitamongbasketballfansnationwide.Theyalllovedthiskind,gentlebutpowerfulgiant.VanGundywantedtobuildhisteamaroundthetalentedChineseplayer.Todothis,hetoldYaotobemoreaggressiveand,ifnecessary,toberudetohisteammates.
“He'aswonderfulguy,hehaseveryphysicalbasketballskillandheputstheteamfirst,”VanGundysaid.“ButIwanthimtobe
star,notjustagreatteamplayer.He'sgottothinkthathe'
playeroutthere.Thatway,hecandominatethegame.”
“Atfirst,Ididn'treallyunderstandwhatthecoachwanted,
Yaosaid.“ButnowIdo.InChina,everyonegavemetheball,Ididnhavetoask!
Here,Ihavetobealittle‘impolite'!
I'mnotq
toityet.Ifyougivemealittletime,Icangetmoreusedtoit.Ihavetolearntobellittlemore‘selfish'.”
DizzyHeightsofSchoolBasketball
Basketballisoneofthesafestsports.Unlikewrestlingorboxing,itnotusuallydangerous.Onereasonforthisisthattheplayers'energyispartlydirectedupwards,ata90-degreeangletotheground,andovertheheadsoftheothers.Sothere'slessriskofa
collisionbetweentwoplayers.
Inothersports,suchasbaseballandAmericanfootball,theplayer'energymovesparalleltothegroundandtowardstheiropponents,sotheywearhelmetswhichgiveadequateprotectiontotheirheads.
Butalthoughbasketballplayerswearsocksandsneakerswhicharespeciallydesignedtoabsorbenergywhentheyboundintotheair,theywarnootherprotection,justavestandshorts.Ifthereisanabruptchangeofdirectionintheirenergy,fromverticaltohorizontal,suchaswhentheyaccelerateacrossthecourt,bouncingtheball,thereisarealdangerofpersonalinjury.
Forexample,intheKentStateHighSchoolBasketball
tournament,ChandlerHighwasplayingStMaryCentralandattheintervalthescorewas50-52.butStMaryhadappointedacaptainwhowasnotatypicalbasketballplayer.Whereaseveryoneelsewastallandslimwithshorthaircuts,JoeJohannsenwasshortandstout,withlonghairandalargebelly.Buthewasreallyfast,andwhenheobtainedcontroloftheball,hecouldmakeacircuitofthecourtandreachtheopposingteam'sboundarnysweicthoinds.
Anyhow,twelveminutesintothesecondhalf,FrankSackler,
theChandlerstarplayer,madeacontroversialpassoverJoe'sJoesteppedasideanddippedhisheaddown.Sacklerbouncedoffhimandcommittedafoul.Therefereeinterruptedthematch,andtherewasasuspensionofplay.ButJoewasunhurt,shortthepenalty,andthescorewas88-90.therewerethreeminutestogo.
Joeimmediatelytookpossessionoftheballandran,…andsuddenly80kiloshittheChandlerstar,whohowledloudlyinpainandfell,withhisnosebleedingandacutonhisleftcheek.Foramoment,helayverystill,andtherefereeevencheckedhispulse,butsoonconfirmedhewasOK.ButwhenSacklerstooduphewasdizzy,sotheyputabandageroundhishead,ablanketroundhisshoulders,andcalledanambulancetotakehimtothehospital.Joewasaconsiderateguy,andapologizedasSacklerleft,sniffingandweeping,eitherinpainorinfrustration.
Chandlerscoredwiththepenalty,andtheirteamworkhadwonthematch.ButFrankSacklerstillhasthescaronhisfaceasasouvenirofthetournament.
HowDidTheyStart
HowdidAmericanfootballstart
Football-orsoccer-startedinEngland800yearsago.Thegamewasplayedwitharoundballthatplayerskickedbutcouldnotcarry.Thereweretwoteams,buttherewereoftenahundredplayersoneachteam!
However,in1823,WilliamWebbEllis,apupilatRugbySchoolinEngland,pickeduptheballduringasoccergameandranwithit.TeachersattheschoolwereshockedandangrybutWebbEllis'sschoolmatesenjoyedthisnewgame,whichtheynamedaftertheschool.Eventually,rugbywasplayedwithanovalballthatcouldbebothcarriedandthrown.
RugbywasexportedtotheUnitedStates,changedalotandbecamethesportthatAmericansnowcallfootball.DuringagameofAmericanfootball,theballcanbekicked,thrownorcarried.Howdidbasketballstart
Basketballwasinventedin1891inagymnasiuminSpringfield,MassachusettsbyDrJamesNaismith,aphysicaleducationteacher.Naismithwantedtocreateagamethatwouldprovideexerciseforanoisyclassthroughtheclodwintermonths.Naismithattachedtwobasketstotwotallpolesateachendofthegymnasiumandgavetheplayersasoccerballandtoldthemtotrytothrowtheballintothebaskets.Naismithlaterwrote13ruleswhicharethebasisofmodernbasketballrules.
Howdidbaseballstart
Theexactoriginofbaseballisunknown,butitisprobablybasedonanoldEnglishgamecalledrounders.IntheUSA,aversionofthegamebecamepopularintheearly19thcenturyandeventually,amancalledAlexanderCartwrightwrotetherulesorbaseballin1845.CartwrightIcalled“thefatherofbaseballb”ecausethemodernrulesofthegameareverysimilartohisoriginalrules.
Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear
HighlightsofMySeniorYear
Icanhardlybelieveit,butmyschoollifeisalmostover.Promnighthascomeandgone,andI'vereceivedmyhighschomoaldaiptloast.
It'asgoodthingthattheexamsarefinished.Ifeeltooexcitedto
tim
mgo
thinkclearly.Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdayswalkingoutoftheschoolgatesforever.ThefirstthingIdoistotakealongvacation!
Meanwhile,Ifindmyselflookingbackatmysenioryear,andthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened.I'vedecidedtowritethemdownsothatoneday,yearsfromnow,when
Irereadthem,thememorieswillcomeback.
thisyearhasbeenworkingasanartseditorforthisnewspaper.IsoenjoyeditIlovewriting,an