Basketball Basketball is a very entertaining sport, it is fun and at the same time challenging. It involves good physical skill and good mental skill. For some people basketball isn’t a sport it’s a living. Some of these people are known around the world such as Michel Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Labron James, and Kevin Durant and so on. These players are known for what they do and what they do is play basketball. In the year 1891 basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith. When he worked at the Y.M.C
Filipino basketball players to play in the World Championship and in the Olympic Games. Carlos Loyzaga the greatest international Filipino basketball player in the history. He led the Philippines in four consecutive Asian Games gold medals and three Asian championship titles. His biggest achievement was leading the country into third place and captured the bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship, the best finished by an Asian country in the World Championships. He was named later in the all-tournament
local festival with music and drums playing to excite the crowd. The wrestling matches were the most important event for the Igbo people, and all residents went to the matches to cheer the local heroes. “The whole village turned out on the ilo, men, women, and children…” (Achebe 46). This quote demonstrates the importance of the wrestling matches in the local villages. Okonkwo is a great elder and well known in his village as a result of his success as a wrestler when he was younger. His success