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    It is not very often that one person can change someone else’s life by telling a story of his or her own. Michael “Air” Jordan makes that happen. Michael played an important role in changing how people viewed great basketball and strong‚ hard-working athletes. Michael’s life explains to the world‚ how with just a little drive‚ great achievements can be made. Michael’s life began in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ on February 17th‚ 1963‚ where his parents James and Delores always stood by his side. His father

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    Cleveland fan took his design heart so they burned my Jersey I was taking cresima by people like MJ and Magic Johnson. The heat went to the final and lost to Dallas Mavericks. Being humbled by the lost I worked on my game on the off season and lead the heat to back to back championship. In 2014 I return back to Cleveland. Not only did the fan forgive me we went

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    Lyndon Johnson

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    LBJ‚ All the Way          Who was Lyndon B. Johnson? Well‚ Johnson said the following while describing him‚ “I am a free man‚ an American‚ a United States Senator‚ and a Democrat‚ in that order. I am also a liberal‚ a conservative‚ a Texan‚ a taxpayer‚ a rancher‚ a businessman‚ a consumer‚ a parent‚ a voter‚ and not as young as I used to be nor as old as I expect to be—and I am all of these things in no fixed order.” Lyndon Baines Johnson was the thirty-sixth president of the United States‚ serving

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    the National Basketball Association. He played for 13 seasons. But did you know that he has an honorary doctorate degree in business? NBA Sports legend Magic Johnson was recently awarded an honorary doctorate degree at Xavier University. According to Business Insider‚ he received a Doctorate of Business. “I am now Dr. Magic!” boasts Magic Johnson. He proudly proclaimed the honor on his Instagram page. His recent award just boosts his net worth further above the $500 million mark. But why Business

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    Lyndon Johnson

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    In Larry L. King’s‚ Trapped: Lyndon Johnson and the Nightmare of Vietnam‚ Larry King makes his assessment of Lyndon Johnson. King states‚ “His personal history simply permitted him no retreats or failure in testing.” (Portrait of America page 313) What King is trying to say about Lyndon Johnson in this statement is that his past does not allow him to retreat or to fail. King describes Lyndon Johnson’s history by saying‚ “LBJ’s mother‚ who smothered him with affection and praise should he perform

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    Best player in NBA

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    Best Player in NBA The NBA is the pre-eminent men’s professional sport in the North America and is considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. There are many legends such as Bill Russell‚ Larry Bird‚ Magic Johnson‚ Michael Jordan‚ and Reggie Miller who have made a huge impact to the sport. But LeBron James‚ who still plays for Miami Heat‚ is the best all-around basketball player of all time. He contributed very high performances‚ he can play in every position

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    Drazen Petrovic was born in Sibenik on October 22‚ 1964‚ as the second child of Biserka‚ a librarian and and Jovan "Jole"‚ a police officer. He and his older brother Aleksandar „Aco“ grew up in a typical Croatian small town family and had a happy childhood. They enjoyed in many activities in their hometown of Sibenik. Following the footsteps of his brother‚ Dražen began to play basketball. However‚ his passion grew into a fanatical devotion. He liked to play basketball with his friends on the local

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    "There’s Michael‚ then there is the rest of us‚" Magic Johnson famously quoted. Even the brilliant stars of his era praise Michael’s greatness. This shows how great he really is on the court. Michael has the unique combination of grace‚ power‚ speed‚ quickness‚ and an unquenchable competitive desire. But‚ who knew that Michael was cut from the varsity team when he was a sophomore at Laney High School? Are you out of your mind! I know that if I were the coach‚ I would definitely keep a guy of Michael’s

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    Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He rose from being cut on his high school team to being the most accomplished player of all time‚ essentially conquering the NBA. Michael Jordan attended UNC after receiving a full ride his senior year. Michael Jordan was drafted 3rd in the nba draft‚ and began his career on the Chicago Bulls. Michael Jordan is the most revolutionary basketball player of all time because of his consistent performance throughout his career‚ his

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    City Thunder’s star player Russell Westbrook registered his second consecutive triple-double game performance of the league’s young season against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday evening. Westbrook‚ who tied Magic Johnson’s 18-career triple-doubles last season‚ scored 33 points‚ 16 assists and 12 rebounds in their 113-96 routing of the Luke Walton-headed ballclub. The two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP’s stat lines for that night were also the game’s highest. ’’I

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