...two-time NBA MVP and world champion Stephen Curry without bringing up his rise from an undersized, scrawny point guard to the baby-faced assassin of the Association. And in Kevin Pelton’s excellent article, he does just that, bringing Curry up as one of the prime examples of UPenn Professor Angela Duckworth’s new definition of “grit”: “passion and perseverance for long-term goals.” Indeed, he is deserving of the praise, overcoming the many doubts surrounding him entering the league and inspiring young players, showing them that you don’t need to be a freak athlete along the lines of LeBron James to have success at the highest level. But six-foot-three isn’t exactly short or undersized in the NBA at the point guard position. In fact, according to Draft King,...
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...When athletes are told they won't be going far in certain sports because of their size, it makes them feel like they aren't good enough as the athletes they look more at (leads to anxiety to poor performance). All we see in sports are average size players that are 6 foot or higher (based off specific sports) because they are considered more athletic based off their size (psychguides, 2017). What people don't see is that people who aren't as big as the “more athletic athletes” are also as capable of being as good as the standard athletes they believe are...
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...coming into the league because of his numbers in the summer league and since he was the 1st overall pick, but he might not be. There are a number of other players who can become the leaders on their teams and dominate against other teams including Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Kris Dunn, and finally Tyler Ulis. Ben Simmons is going to rock the league with his unstoppable ability to drive to the rim, incredible passing ability, and finally his vision and basketball IQ. What will hurt Simmons the most, is the fact that he is on the worst team in the league. He will have to play with a young core with no real leadership. I think this will hurt him the most because he has no real solid core to fall back on and be able to thrive and win games with his team. I think he will individual become the best rookie in the league and win the Rookie of the Year, but he will not help out the 76ers side until maybe one to...
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...Nate Robinson was one of the NBA most electrifying players, what he lacked in size he made up for it in heart. He always played like he a chip on his shoulder, and in many ways he did. He had doubters from the moment he stepped on the floor at The University Of Washington it seem like he always had the cast of doubters because of his miniature size. He didn’t let this get in the way of his dream, he transformed himself into an NBA draft pick where he had a prodigious career. He averaged 11.0 points for his career and has played for 8 different NBA teams. His antics on the basketball court are well known, but he’s also an accomplished football player, he’s the son of former Eagle Jacque Robinson. He played football in college where he was a notable two-sport athlete. When he finally...
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...The success for athletes is based on the number of fans and sponsors a player has. Sports organizations rely on the records of the teams and not the player that work to death to make those wins.The athletes of a team don’t get paid enough from their team's commissioners so for their money they rely on their sponsors.To make sports famous the sports organization relies on sponsors and fan bases.The fan bases and sponsors invest in the sports organization instead of the teams. Players in the sports organization only get paid ten percent of their paychecks from their sponsors.Players with a less salary cap get paid more after taxes than the players with a more greater salary cap.Players have to pay two different tax payments a year, one of them is regular tax and a thing they like to call jock taxes.Players who protest the national anthem will lose sponsors which means they lose money but most of them protest for publicity.The overrated players such as Stephen Curry or Lebron James get paid less than the underrated players after taxes such as D'Angelo Russell and Chris Paul. Some of the players that are doing...
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...is no “I” in team, you must believe it. There is no one better than the next person; each of you just took different paths to get here. If one fails, we all fail, however when one succeeds we all succeed. I remember watching the Hall of Famer NBA basketball player Isaiah Thomas story and his mom had several toothpicks, and she gave one to each of her kids and told them to break it. By them breaking it, it represented if you work alone you can easily be broken. Then she held 20-25 toothpicks in her hand and tried to break them, when she couldn’t she said the world might be able to break one of us, but they cannot break all of us together. Remember together we STAND divided we FALL. Respect. Treat others as you want to be treated. We are all someone’s child, and we do not like being talked about or used. The same people you pass going up might be the ones you have to apologize too on your way back down. Perseverance. Never quit. Anything worth having is worth working for. You are here for a reason; someone believed in you and your abilities; when you weren’t looking someone was praying and cheering you on to victory. Stay focused, and believe in yourself, like I believe in you. Michael Jordan in my opinion the greatest basketball player that played the game, once said, I was counted on to take the game winning shot several times and I...
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...FREAKONOMICS A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Revised and Expanded Edition Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner CONTENTS AN EXPLANATORY NOTE In which the origins of this book are clarified. vii PREFACE TO THE REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION xi 1 INTRODUCTION: The Hidden Side of Everything In which the book’s central idea is set forth: namely, if morality represents how people would like the world to work, then economics shows how it actually does work. Why the conventional wisdom is so often wrong . . . How “experts”— from criminologists to real-estate agents to political scientists—bend the facts . . . Why knowing what to measure, and how to measure it, is the key to understanding modern life . . . What is “freakonomics,” anyway? 1. What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? 15 In which we explore the beauty of incentives, as well as their dark side—cheating. Contents Who cheats? Just about everyone . . . How cheaters cheat, and how to catch them . . . Stories from an Israeli day-care center . . . The sudden disappearance of seven million American children . . . Cheating schoolteachers in Chicago . . . Why cheating to lose is worse than cheating to win . . . Could sumo wrestling, the national sport of Japan, be corrupt? . . . What the Bagel Man saw: mankind may be more honest than we think. 2. How Is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents? 49 In which it is argued that nothing is more powerful than information,...
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...10000 quiz questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro 10000 general knowledge questions and answers 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Carl and the Passions changed band name to what How many rings on the Olympic flag What colour is vermilion a shade of King Zog ruled which country What colour is Spock's blood Where in your body is your patella Where can you find London bridge today What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Who was the first man in space What would you do with a Yashmak Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans Which animal lays eggs On television what was Flipper Who's band was The Quarrymen Which was the most successful Grand National horse Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle What is Dick Grayson better known as What was given on the fourth day of Christmas What was Skippy ( on TV ) What does a funambulist do What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog What are bactrians and dromedaries Who played The Fugitive Who was the King of Swing Who was the first man to fly across the channel Who starred as Rocky Balboa In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade Who invented the television Who would use a mashie niblick In the song who killed Cock Robin What do deciduous...
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...In memory of Amos Tversky Contents Introduction Part I. Two Systems 1. The Characters of the Story 2. Attention and Effort 3. The Lazy Controller 4. The Associative Machine 5. Cognitive Ease 6. Norms, Surprises, and Causes 7. A Machine for Jumping to Conclusions 8. How Judgments Happen 9. Answering an Easier Question Part II. Heuristics and Biases 10. The Law of Small Numbers 11. Anchors 12. The Science of Availability 13. Availability, Emotion, and Risk 14. Tom W’s Specialty 15. Linda: Less is More 16. Causes Trump Statistics 17. Regression to the Mean 18. Taming Intuitive Predictions Part III. Overconfidence 19. The Illusion of Understanding 20. The Illusion of Validity 21. Intuitions Vs. Formulas 22. Expert Intuition: When Can We Trust It? 23. The Outside View 24. The Engine of Capitalism Part IV. Choices 25. Bernoulli’s Errors 26. Prospect Theory 27. The Endowment Effect 28. Bad Events 29. The Fourfold Pattern 30. Rare Events 31. Risk Policies 32. Keeping Score 33. Reversals 34. Frames and Reality Part V. Two Selves 35. Two Selves 36. Life as a Story 37. Experienced Well-Being 38. Thinking About Life Conclusions Appendix Uncertainty A: Judgment Under Appendix B: Choices, Values, and Frames Acknowledgments Notes Index Introduction Every author, I suppose, has in mind a setting in which readers of his or her work could benefit from having read it. Mine is the proverbial office watercooler, where opinions are shared and gossip is exchanged. I...
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...Note from the Authors: “Creative Entrepreneurship” was born out of the desire, want and curiosity of kbs+’s staff to understand the crazy world of entrepreneurship. “Creative Entrepreneurship” curates the perspectives of leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists as a guide for people interested in learning more. Each writer graciously contributed their work to create a curated resource for creative entrepreneurs. This book is the teaching and inspirational aid for our kbs+ Ventures Fellows – a highly select group of kbs+ staffers from all levels and areas of the agency – who go through a six-month educational program to immerse themselves in the startup and venture capital world. Share this entrepreneurial inspiration with friends using @kbspvc or #kbspvcbook. If you would like to share any inspiration, thoughts or feedback, please contact us at @kbspvc anytime – we look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for downloading our book! Darren Herman Taylor Davidson Creative Entrepreneurship Darren Herman Taylor Davidson a kbs+ partner We have received explicit permission from all authors of the works found in this book. Unless otherwise stated, we do not claim to have written or own any of this work. We are purely aggregating it into a simple book format for the education of anyone who picks up this book. The price of this book is free; if anyone tries to sell this book to you, please report them to us. Hopefully this book inspires you as much as it does...
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