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Humorous Wedding Speech: Getting To The NBA

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Michael Fry Jordan Hello, wonderful audience, thank you for being here today. Getting to the NBA is extremely hard.“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and miss. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” I would know because I went from being a high school waterboy to winning six Nba Finals rings and earning 5 M.V.P. Sadly, only 1.2% of college basketball athletes make it to the NBA. I’m willing to change that. Hello, I’m Michael Fry Jordan. Stop it, get some help if you don’t vote for me. When I was a little boy, I didn’t live in the best part of Brooklyn. I didn’t have the opportunity to train and go to basketball camp or use training facilities. If you vote for me, I will start up camps for basketball players of any kind. I will create camps for the disabled and will be adjusted to anyone's needs for all ages. Our camps will have lots of fun training activities and events to keep everyone happy. I will also fund other local basketball camps. …show more content…

Trainers are essential for a good basketball player. That’s why I will open up the best basketball facilities all over tuberton. I will find the best and most qualified trainers from all over the world. I will provide all local schools with new and improved work out rooms and new basketball equipment including shooting machines, new shoes, and new basketballs. Our trainers will be top notch professionals who will teach every thing there is to know about the game of basketball. Our facilities that we are providing are proven to increase our players' performance by over thirty percent. I know that all you kids out there want to play

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