The fourth quarter buzzer has reached 00:00 for my blog and time seemed to pass so fast. It was a very interesting journey for me being a first time blogger. I remember the first day of class when we mentioned the eight week assignment for blogging I went home and googled it because I was so unaware of such a thing.
I never thought writing on the internet could develop my writing skills. I like this writing technique though, it make me want to write more and was interested the whole eight weeks. Most classes just give you random papers that are out of your comfort zone and not interesting to you. With this blogging we were all able to pick what we wanted to carry for the next eight weeks. I like this style of teaching. I learned more from this class than I did in any of my other English college courses.
With my entries I wanted to keep my readers entertained. At times I felt overwhelmed with the amount of basketball media I found it difficult to narrow down what I wanted to talk about. So I tried different approaches and wrote in different ways out of my comfort zone.
I must say these were not an easy four quarters but I think the end score was in my favor. Not only have I have matured as a writer but also expanded my knowledge from other bloggers who discussed political, economical, and cultural events in their bloggs. I got to see more writing styles used by other sports bloggers and helped me with my writing. This was a good experience for me and I made it!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Physical Pain Vs. Mental Pain
When it comes to professional sports there is never a perfect season, teams encounter losses, upsets and most threatening of all, injuries. The past couple weeks have been a frightening scene for some NBA players.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a three game loosing streak, and many believe it is due to their superstar encountering a bruised index finger last week against my Detroit Pistons. That’s one way to put a stop to the leagues leading scorer. If you ask me I think he is just being soft, you have players playing coming off major surgeries and playing games. Of course there is always going to be someone defending the all-star.
''It's a slow process, the injury he has,'' Brown said. ''It's a funny injury when you're talking about your knuckles and your fingers. When you get that ball in your hand, you have a lot of guys swiping at it. Officials think he's the strongest human in the world, but it's a tough thing to have to deal with.''
LeBron is not the only player whose stumbled upon an injury. On Sunday former MVP, Tim Duncan, bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle, he has more to complain about than LeBron does. Unlike the Cavaliers, the Spurs still managed to pull off a win against Portland that night without Duncan. Doctors say he should be back within the next few games.
When players get injured they tend to think it is the end of the world, “He does so much for our team as far as getting guys looks at the basket, making big shots and pretty much doing everything,’’ teammate Daniel Gibson said.
What if it wasn’t about a hurt knee or a rolled ankle, what if it was something that you couldn’t rehab or bring back? New York Knicks were left with a loss against Phoenix last night 115-109, but that was the least of their worries after the game. Knicks guard, Stephon Marbury, experienced the death of his father last night. No injury or loss amounts to this type of pain. Donald Marbury Sr. was only sixty-eight years old and appeared at Marbury’s game last night against the Phoenix Suns till half time than left due to heart pain. This is more than physical pai, mental pain is one of the hardest things to overcome. The sad thing is, is that Marbury had no idea till after the game.
“I walk by faith and not by sight. JESUS lives in me, and he will guide me through this. This (too) shall pass,” Marbury added in grief.
I have empathy for the NBA guard; it just shows you that no one is promised tomorrow. That just leaves me saying that cherish everyday and never take it for granite. Sources say that Marbury will be gone for at least a week and the team plans on supporting him by attending the funeral.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on a three game loosing streak, and many believe it is due to their superstar encountering a bruised index finger last week against my Detroit Pistons. That’s one way to put a stop to the leagues leading scorer. If you ask me I think he is just being soft, you have players playing coming off major surgeries and playing games. Of course there is always going to be someone defending the all-star.
''It's a slow process, the injury he has,'' Brown said. ''It's a funny injury when you're talking about your knuckles and your fingers. When you get that ball in your hand, you have a lot of guys swiping at it. Officials think he's the strongest human in the world, but it's a tough thing to have to deal with.''
LeBron is not the only player whose stumbled upon an injury. On Sunday former MVP, Tim Duncan, bruised his right knee and sprained his right ankle, he has more to complain about than LeBron does. Unlike the Cavaliers, the Spurs still managed to pull off a win against Portland that night without Duncan. Doctors say he should be back within the next few games.
When players get injured they tend to think it is the end of the world, “He does so much for our team as far as getting guys looks at the basket, making big shots and pretty much doing everything,’’ teammate Daniel Gibson said.
What if it wasn’t about a hurt knee or a rolled ankle, what if it was something that you couldn’t rehab or bring back? New York Knicks were left with a loss against Phoenix last night 115-109, but that was the least of their worries after the game. Knicks guard, Stephon Marbury, experienced the death of his father last night. No injury or loss amounts to this type of pain. Donald Marbury Sr. was only sixty-eight years old and appeared at Marbury’s game last night against the Phoenix Suns till half time than left due to heart pain. This is more than physical pai, mental pain is one of the hardest things to overcome. The sad thing is, is that Marbury had no idea till after the game.
“I walk by faith and not by sight. JESUS lives in me, and he will guide me through this. This (too) shall pass,” Marbury added in grief.
I have empathy for the NBA guard; it just shows you that no one is promised tomorrow. That just leaves me saying that cherish everyday and never take it for granite. Sources say that Marbury will be gone for at least a week and the team plans on supporting him by attending the funeral.
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