The aim of basketball is for players to try to get a ball into the 'basket":a net hanging from a metal hoop."

游戏选手的目标就是将球投入“篮子”，即一个挂在金属箍上的网。

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Dr. Kenney also orchestrated the live capture of a baby gray whale, which he lassoed using a "hoop net" at a lagoon in Baja California in 1971.

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Positive visualization is also used in sports where athletes envision successful outcomes: the racer crossing the finish line, the basketball going through the hoop, or the tennis ball landing in the perfect spot across the net.

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