Ken Carter received mass media attention in 1999 when he cancelled all scheduled games and practices for his unbeaten basketball team due to a majority of the team's poor grades.He promised to resume the season as soon as his players' academic performances improved.Ken Carter was heavily criticized by the community.However, Carter upheld that it was necessary for his players take their studies seriously, since a good academic performance could earn them a sports scholarship to go to college and would open up better opportunities in life for them.
Although his initially upset and rebellious, Carter's team supported him and met the conditions to play.Public opinion changed and Ken Carter was praised for his determination and encouragement of his players to excel in life.In 2005 Ken Carter's experience was dramatized in the film Coach Carter, and was portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson.Ken Carter carried the Olympic Torch for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
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