Sport heroes

Definitions:

I will talk about the notion of myths and heroes in sport. But first, let's define what exactly this notion means.
A myth is a story that can be true or false. These stories have great symbolic power, and this is perhaps one of the main reasons why they survive as long as they do, sometimes for thousands of years.
A hero is a person admired for his courage, exceptional achievements or noble qualities. He can also be a modern-day hero, a person who has done a heroic act or simply a person we admire.
In sport, being a hero goes beyond physical achievements.

True heroes are those who are heroic far from their respective sports, those who sacrifice their time, money, and sometimes even their personal well-being for the good of others, those who are truly worthy of our admiration.

Presentation:

Karl-Anthony Towns is a young Dominican-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2016 after being selected first overall in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Karl-Anthony Towns was born on November 15, 1995, in Edison, New Jersey, United States. He is an American by nationality and is of African-American and Dominican ethnicity. He has 23 years old.He was born to an African-American father, Karl Towns, and a Dominican mother, Jacqueline Cruz.

He grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey, where he studied at Lake Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist School before transferring to Theodore Schor Middle School in Notre-Dame Fatima in 2009. He then decided to repeat his 7th year, in order to develop even more.

Towns' father played for the Monmouth University Hawks and coached at the Piscataway Technical High School, where promising Karl-Anthony trained with the juniors as a five major.
Carreer:

Karl-Anthony Towns started his career of basketball with St. Joseph High School. He played outstandingly well for his high school team and lead his team to state titles in 2013 and 2014.

Upon high school graduation, he attended the University of Kentucky. In his freshman year, he averaged 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game.  He began his professional career in 2015. He was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft on June 25, 2015. He made his NBA debut in the Timberwolves‘ season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 28. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2016. Karl-Anthony Towns made history in the 2016-17 season by becoming the only player who scored 2,000 points (2,061), 1,000 rebounds (1,007), and 100 3-pointers (101) in a season.

Karl-Anthony Towns has a net worth of $8.6 million and his salary is $5.704 million/year.

Why is a Sport Heroes:

He is a hero because of the donations he gives to associations by selling basketball jerseys. But also because of its track record: he was in the All-NBA Third Team in 2018

he has 2 selections at the All-Star Game in 2018 and 2019

he has the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2016

he was in the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016

Voted best rookie of the month 6 times (all season 2015-2016) in the West conference

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