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Basketball as a Life Lesson
Jun 3, 2008 | 12:18 AM
Category: Sports
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There I was...trying to teach my two young daughters how to shoot baskets. Imagine a couple of girls about four feet tall taking aim up at a ten foot high rim with a regulation size basketball. It wasn't easy and time after time they missed. They quickly became discouraged, thinking they could never make a basket. I told them it was all about technique and practice. Wouldn't you know, that after a few dozen times, they sunk a few baskets..some..nothin but net. Their frowns quickly gave way to ear to ear smiles. More importantly, they gained confidence, achieving what appeared impossible. They also learned that through failure, they could make adjustments to succeed. Hmmm....and I thought I was just teaching them about basketball!
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Al_Naipo

The OC's my beat for FOX 11 News. But you can catch me covering just about any story, any place, any time. Have news, will travel! I've been doing that here at Fox 11 for 15 years, traveling coast to coast and south of the border. You never know what you might do or where you might end up and your assignment could change from one minute to the next. To me, that's what being a reporter is all about. And it's pretty cool working in an area where I was born and raised. Yep, I'm a native Angeleno and proud of it!! In case you're wondering, Naipo is Hawaiian, the short version of the 21-letter ancestral name, Naipoikamanaihookaahi....
Good luck on the pronunciation.

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