...Are you ready for this G, yeah? C'mon, man, I was born ready and dat Okay, aight, boom Big Shaq, hold tight, Asnee Scoopnum, ratnum, oosna Hold tight the girl-dem as well, boom [Verse 1: Roadman Shaq] Two plus two is four, minus one that's three, quick maths Everyday man's on the block, smoke trees See your girl in the park, that girl is a uckers When the ting went quack-quack-quack, you man were ducking Hold tight, Asnee, he's got the pumpy Hold tight, my man, he's got the frisbee I trap, trap, trap on the road, movin' that cornflakes Rice Krispie, hold tight, my girl Whitney (perfect) On the road doin' ten toes, like my toes You man thought I froze, I see a peng girl, then I pose If she's not on it, I ghost, hah, look at your nose What? You dickhead! Look at your nose...
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...Shaquille O’Neal Misiri J. Parker Jr. American Intercontinental University Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) is a retired basketball player who played 19 seasons in the NBA, as one of the most dominating centers the world as ever seen. He played for teams such as the, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Boston Celtics. O’Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 6, 1972. O’Neal didn’t achieve success over night, he had to face different obstacles to become one of the greats. Being raised without his biological father, cause of drug addiction and possession. The reason for selecting this individual is because I love the game of basketball. Shaq has been one of my favorite NBA players of all time. I’ve watched Shaq struggle on the court, but never off the court. I’m inspired to write a paper about one of the most dominating centers. One obstacle that Shaq had to face was money. Shaq was drafted by the Orlando Magic in 1992. He spent his first million that he earned within 30 minutes. Like most people, when you get a large sum of money you just want to go out and spend it, just like Shaq did. Not thinking about how to save or your future or if you can impact someone else’s life who may not have food to eat, or nowhere to sleep. Another obstacle Shaq had to face was his Los Angeles teammate Kobe Bryant. “It’s not about how much money you make; the question is are educated enough to keep it? (Shaquille O’Neal)” This individual...
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...lot of hard work and dedication to a sport to be a great. It also requires you to have a lot of love and a big passion for the game. Without love for the game or without some passion for it, you're setting yourself up to not be the best athlete you can be. Shaquille, also known as Shaq, was one of the most dominant NBA centers to ever touch a court. Arguably he’s a top five center of all-time and he is also a Hall Of Famer. Then there's Peyton Manning, who will be in the Hall of Fame soon, is one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to throw a football. Both of these players had really...
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...only. Many said it was just a down year for the organization but kobe had a plan and going into the playoffs after missing the all star game for the 2nd time in three seasons he was upset and hungry. An early exit in the playoffs would have kobe go missing in action for a few months to work on and perfect his craft. He came back the next year with vengeance and after his team added superstar center Shaq Oneal they were really looking like contenders now. The first couple of games didn't go to well because there were two headhunters on the same team. Kobe eventually took and swallowed his pride, then he and Shaq started taking off and were now two of leagues best players on one team. The first season having Shaq on his team went very well for Kobe, if you were to look at his stats he averaged twenty two points, five assists and six rebounds.( Llc, Sports Refrence. "Kobe Bryant Stats." Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference Llc, May-June 2017. Web. 11 May 2017.)This was his statement season in this year he went on to hit four game winning shots and lead his team with the help of Shaq to their first birth in the western conference finals in over a decade. Once they got to the conference finals Kobe was a different animal he averaged just under twenty five points a game in the seven game series. They faced a tough opponent in the Houston Rockets who was led by two superstars in Tracy Mcgrady and Vince Carter. The lakers would go on to eventually lose the series but they know knew...
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...the next. Kobe Bryant was a young superstar being called the next Jordan and Shaq was making his defenders look like Sunday brunch. Those were the days when I was a diehard fan, watching countless games, idolizing the skilled athletes, and wishing to be in their shoes someday. In recent years, however, I’ve lost all interest in the NBA and the disgrace of a league that it’s become. So, how did this all happen? How did I go from being the biggest basketball fan I know to a despiser of the league and everything it represents? Let’s go back to the days when I was first followed basketball. I was in elementary school and some of my friends were Lakers fans. I watched a few games with them and really got into the action. I loved everything about the Lakers, from their players, to their history, to the color of their jerseys. I followed the team religiously as they won multiple championships. I couldn’t believe the team that played just an hour from where I lived was experiencing such tremendous success. They’d just won their third straight title and I couldn’t have been happier. The year they signed Payton and Malone was when my love for the game reached its peak. Watching five future hall of famers on the same team was incredible. Of course, the Lakers lost to the Pistons in the finals that year, and everything went to hell. Karl Malone and Phil Jackson retired, and the Lakers traded fan favorites Shaq, Payton, and Rick Fox. A year later, Kobe publically demanded a trade and the...
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...“A Good Reason to Look Up” is a very strong non-fiction passage from from the book Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul. It focuses on Shaquille O’Neal when he was a kid and how he was tall and different from all the other kids. It made him feel uncomfortable, so he resorted to bullying other kids to feel safe. But one day it goes too far and he puts an Icy Hot in the shorts of a kid on the basketball team. Not only was the kid humiliated, but he was also sent to the nurse's office. His dad can’t take it anymore and is very disappointed, so his dad talks to him in a very strong voice and states “Be a leader, Shaq, not a follower. Since people already have to look up to you, give them a ‘good’ reason to do so.” This is an excellent example of voice...
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...Shaquille O’Neal Shaquille O’Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 6th, 1972. His father was Lucille O’Neal and mother Joe Toney. Shaquille O’Neal in his early school days was offered a basketball scholarship which led him to play at seton hall. When Shaquille O’Neal was an infant his father was accused of drug misuse and was in prison for some time. Later, Shaquille O’Neal was raised by his stepfather Philip A. Harrison who was an army sergeant. In the year 1994 Shaquille O’Neal came out with his rap album Shaq Fu: The Return. Shaquille O’Neal in his album “Biological didn't bother” vent out his frustration for his mother. However, by the time of death of his stepfather in the year 2013 Shaquille O’Neal reunited with his mother...
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...Basketballs worst nightmare. It was the first game of the finals seven seconds left in the staples center arena they need to make this shot to win the game lakers pass the ball into Kobe Bryant he gets the ball three, two, one he does a step back fade shoots the ball bam it goes the lakers win the first game of the NBA finals vs the celtics and this is the story all about Kobe and the last championship he ever won. This was Kobe. He was born 1978 in Philadelphia PA Kobe Bean Bryant he was named after a Japanese steakhouse and spent most of his time in Italy where he played soccer. When he got back from Italy he went right to Lower Merion High School then got drafted into the NBA in 1996 right out of highschool. He had a great career in played for 20 years and he had 5 championships was a 15 time all star 2 time finals MVP was once a regular season MVP and was on the all defensive team 12 times but this was at the end of his career but Kobe was a 6,6 African American Kobe won his last and final championship after this tragic event happen to Kobe vs the...
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...Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson had 6 championships together. They played for the Los Angeles Lakers. One day Magic Johnson went to one of Kareem’s’ NBA game. Magic snuck off to the back where the locker rooms are at to get Kareem’s autograph. He was scared to ask but then he said, “This is a one in a lifetime opportunities to get his autograph”. Then Kareem gave him his autograph. Then 14 years later they saw each other but this time they both played for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 1981-1982 season that’s when Showtime was born for the two Hall of Famers. They were a devastating inside-out combination. Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant got three championships in a row, they were the 4th people to do that. The team wasn’t big enough for Shaq and Kobe because they both wanted to be the man of the team. On the court, they didn’t really argue but, off the court they had their difficulties. The let their alter ego get in between them and the game of basketball. If they weren’t so selfish they could’ve had more success together. They were the best Dynamic Duo in their time. These were great Dynamic Duo’s. All three of these Dynamic Duo’s could’ve more success with better decision making. Of my understanding a great Dynamic Duo consist of teamwork and good communication skills. ...
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...gets covered is the sports editors of the newspaper ("Q and A: Media Coverage of Women's Sports," 2011). A majority of the audience that the sports editors aim for males between the ages 18-34, which are not interested in women sports (Video: Media Coverage & Female Athletes | Watch TPT Co-Productions Online | TPT Video, 2013). The articles written about female athletes there is always a representation of them towards male athletes. In Kian, Vincent, and Mondello’s research there was a quote from ESPN television commentator and former women’s basketball superstar Nancy Lieberman comparing Oklahoma star Courtney Paris to other great performers who are male. She’s got footwork like [Hakeem] Olajuwon and hands like Elton John. She’s like Shaq [Shaquille O’Neal]. She’s like [Wilt] Chamberlain. She’s just an indomitable force. . . . When you see LeBron [James], you expect him to be great. When you see Tiger [Woods], you expect him to win the tournament. When you see her, you expect her to get a double-double. (p. B21) “In this quote, Lieberman compared Paris, a first-year college student, to three centers voted among the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) 50 greatest players of all time (Olajuwon, O’Neal, Chamberlain), a then-21-year-old NBA phenom in James who is nicknamed “the Chosen One,” the then-30-year-old Woods who had already won 10 grand slam golf tournaments at the time this article was published in 2006, and a famed musician and accomplished pianist in Elton John”...
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...for Vlade Divac that’s how Kobe became a Laker and he has stayed there for his whole career. 2. LeBron James was drafted to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 with the 1st pick and remained in Cleveland for 7 years until opting out to go to the Miami heat to form the “dream team” among Dwayne Wade who’d already had one NBA title and Chris Bosh who came the same year from the Toronto raptors. 3. Games played Kobe: 1240(25.5 points)(36.6 min) LeBron: 786(averaging 27.7 points)(39.9 min) what’s important about this is that Kobe didn’t start his first two years where LeBron did 4. The rings talk Kobe Bryant has won 4 Nba titles (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2010) compared to LeBron’s 2 (2012 and 2013) Kobe’s first three coming largely from the help off Shaq (28.7)(27.2)(21.5) while having a more complete team in 2010 with 4 players whom averaged over 10 points. 5. LeBron won his first ring with the help of Dwayne Wade (22.1)(21.2) and bosh who averaged (18.2) (16.4) although the others on the roster didn’t do much. 6. most peoples argument for Kobe is his rings but if you look closely to the stats LeBron beats Kobe in every single category except free throw...
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...permit you to be during a competitive market. I believe with this economy it might be a good profit that Dippin Dots continue its enlargement efforts and broaden its target market. With the supported the analysis many steps within which Dippin Dots will approach the present issues at hand by taking the subsequent steps. Concentrate on making a non-seasonal product that you simply will market equally year spherical. Keep innovative breakthroughs secret and make sure that all patents area unit filed properly. This ensures that each one's patents are filed properly. This may indeed hinder competitors from stealing concepts. Place the advertising fund to smart use. still, build complete equity through the utilization of celebrities appreciate Shaq and...
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...firms • Importance of markets • Economic agents are interrelated Does not include government, international markets, unemployment, raw materials, non-profits, banks or bank regulators, no illegal activities Course Outline • Markets – Gains from Trade – Supply and Demand – Efficiency of Markets – Price Controls, Taxes • Consumers and Producers – Making Decisions • What if markets fail? – Monopolies, Externalities, Public Goods Microeconomics Notes 8/29/14 • Today: –Opportunity cost – Production possibility frontier –Gains from trade • Scarcity – trade-offs • Making choices: compare benefits and costs Opportunity cost: what you must give up in order to get something – The value of the next best alternative Example: Shaq still hires movers instead of doing it himself Production possibility frontier • 2 goods: – Corn and rockets • Can produce: 50 rockets and 0 tons of corn, or 0 rockets and 100 tons of corn, or any linear combination Efficiency • Economy is efficient if – there is no missed opportunities –...
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...Whenever you think of the greatest basketball players of all time you think of Kareem, Shaq, Lebron, Michael, Kobe, Bird ,Russell,and Magic. Everyone has there opinions and there is great debate over who is actually the best. There are thousands of different opinions, but most NBA analysts lists all come down to 4 players Michael Jordan,Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, and Lebron James. I believe that Lebron James is greatest basketball player of all time because he is so valuable to his team and makes everyone around him better on and off the court. Lebron is on pace to be the NBAś all time scoring leader. Lebron James is so valuable to his and led 2 different teams to 7 straight NBA finals. He is a 4 time MVP, a 3 time finals MVP and is...
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...03/05/2013 Intro to Sports Industry They’re No Jackie Moon Chris Rock told this great joke once, to help differentiate between black and white levels of wealth in this country. One punch line of the joke stated “Shaq is rich, the little white guy that signs his checks, is wealthy.” The vast space between rich and wealthy is probably larger than the gap between middle class and rich. The wealthy sports owner owns part of the 1% of the total wealth in this country, let along this world. Almost all are businessmen, and have either made their money with hard work, ingenuity, nepotism, or a little luck. The owners of old have long been retired. The idea of an old miser that treats his team like slaves, and does everything in his power to control the game, no longer exists…outside of Jerry Jones. Mark Cuban is the youngest billionaire on this list. Cuban made his money creating and developing Audionet, an internet startup in 1995, and developed it into Broadcast.com, and by 1999 sold the company to Yahoo! for $5.9 billion dollars. He also owns Landmark Theaters and Magnolia Pictures. He is estimated to be worth around $2.3 billion dollars. He is also the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks. In 2000, Mark Cuban purchased the failing Mavericks from H. Ross Perot, Jr. for what can be now described as a mere $285 million dollars. Unlike most owners who sit in a private box up high away from the crowd, Cuban is usually found on the floor shouting louder than...
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