History Of Basketball

1. James Naismith invented basketball.
2. Springfield, Massachusetts.
3. December 1891
4. The invention of basketball was inspired by a children’s game James knew called duck-on-a-rock.
5. James Naismith invented basketball because they needed a sport to play indoors in the winter since it was cold.
6. The circumstances in the beginning was that he didn’t know how to build the game so they could play, and had trouble finding the things necessary.
7. Basketball was very different than today, but it became very popular very fast and everyone loved it.
8. There wasn’t specific shots that you could make, just simply throwing it in the basket would score you a point.
9. Basketball is different today than when it first started in the fact that the rules were a little different, and today there are certain shots you can make that earn you more points, and they used different equipment than today.

" What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player." 

John Wooden

 What i think this quote means is that being a basketball player just like he was back then didn't mean that was all he was. Being you and letting people know who you are is far more important than what they only know you for. I think while you're our there playing you become a different person. But the person who is outside of a game and not playing is more important. You may not be the same person you are when you're out there trying to defeat your enemies. The person you should really focus on is the person you are when you're outside of the game. Him being a basketball player wasn't all there was to him.