英语知识点外研版高中英语选修7 Module 1《Basketball》(Section 1)素材-总结
Module 1 Basketball-Section 1 Background readings 素材
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Section 1 Background readings for Module 1 Basketball
1. The NBA has proudly showcased many of the greatest athletes in sports history. From George Mikan to Magic Johnson, these are the players who have left a lasting impact on the game of basketball. We’ve gone back through the NBA annals and profiled some of the best to ever play the game.
1) Michael Jordan
By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time -- although a summary of his basketball career and influence on the game inevitably fails to do justice to the man. A phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire, Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA Height:Honors:(1991-93, 1996-98); NBA MVP (1988, '91, '92, '96, '98); 10-time All-NBA First Team (1987-93, 1996-98); All-NBA Second Team (1985); Defensive Player of the Year (1988); Nine-time All-Defensive First Team (1988-93, 1996-98); Rookie of the Year (1985); 14-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1988, '96,
'98); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Two-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, '92).
Few athletes are truly unique, changing the way their
sport is played with their singular skills. Earvin
“Magic” Johnson was one of them. Just how great a
basketball player was Johnson? So great, perhaps, that
future generations of hoop (篮) fans may wish they had
entered the world years earlier-just so they could have
seen Magic play in person instead of watching him only
on highlight reels. He was what Bob Cousy was to the 1950s, what Oscar Robertson was to the 1960s, what Julius Erving was to the 1970s. Still, Earvin Johnson was even more than a revolutionary player who, at 6-9, was the tallest point guard in league history.
Full Name: Earvin Johnson Jr.
Born: 8/14/59 in Lansing, Mich.
Height: 6-9; Weight: 255 lbs.
High School: Everett (Lansing,
Mich.) Nickname: Magic Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2002); NBA champion (1980, '82, '85, '87, '88); NBA Finals MVP (1980, '82, '87); NBA MVP (1987, '89, '90);
College: Michigan State
Drafted: L.A. Lakers, 1979 (first
overall)
Transactions: Retired, 11/7/91;
Activated, 1/29/96; Retired,
5/14/96 Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1983-91); All-NBA Second Team (1982); 12-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1990, '92); J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1992); Olympic gold medalist (1992); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
3) George Mikan
It’s hard to believe today, but until the 1940s basketball was considered
a sport better suited to shorter men than to taller, less nimble (敏捷的)
players. George Mikan, a 6-10 giant of a man who possessed superior
coordination and a fierce competitive spirit, was one of the prototypes
(原型)for the dominating tall players of later decades. Towering over most
of his competitors, he was one of the most effective scorers of his day,
averaging 22.6 points over a professional career that lasted nine years --
one with the Chicago American Gears and eight with the Minneapolis Lakers.
Full Name: George Lawrence Mikan Jr. Born: 6/18/24 in Joliet, Ill. Died: 6/1/05 in Scottsdale, Ariz. High School: Joliet (Ill.) Catholic; Quigley Prep (Chicago) College: DePaul Transactions: Signed with National Basketball League's Chicago Gears, 3/16/46; Gears entered Professional Basketball League of America, 1947; PBLA disbanded, 11/13/47; Mikan's rights awarded to NBL's Minneapolis Lakers, 11/17/47; Minneapolis transferred to Basketball Association of America, 1948; Minneapolis became part of NBA upon merger of BAA and NBL, 1949.
Height: 6-10
Weight: 245 lbs.
Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame (1959); NBA
champion (1950, '52, '53, '54); Five-
time All-NBA First Team (1950-54);
Four-time NBA All-Star (1951-54);
All-Star MVP (1953); One of 50
Greatest Players in NBA History
(1996).
NBL Honors: NBL champion (1947, '48);
NBL MVP (1948); All-NBL First Team
(1947, '48).
BAA Honors: BAA champion (1949); All-
BAA First Team (1949).
4) James Worthy
Never was a nickname better suited to a player than James Worthy's moniker, "Big Game James." By the time he retired, Worthy owned a Most Outstanding Player Award from the 1982 NCAA Final Four and an MVP Award from the 1988 NBA Finals, he was a member of
three NBA championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers (in 1985, 1987, and 1988), and his career postseason averages of 21.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game were
higher than his regular-season averages of 17.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest.
Full Name: James Ager Worthy Born: 2/27/61 in Gastonia, N.C. High School: Ashbrook (Gastonia, N.C.) College: North Carolina Drafted by: L.A. Lakers, 1982 (first overall) Height: 6-9; Weight: 225 lbs. Nickname: Big Game James
Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame (2003); NBA champion
(1985, '87, '88); NBA Finals MVP (1988);
All-NBA Third Team (1990, '91); All-Rookie
Team (1983); Seven-time NBA All-Star (1986-
92); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA
History (1996).
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