Barriers Of Overcoming Obstacles

My soccer practices on every wednesday was always exciting and fun and usually not much justice there, but one time my half team was losing against the other half and we “scored” and tied the game. I knew it didn’t go in and the coach said it did but I knew that it wasn’t fair so I made them take away the goal. Jackie Robinson also had to show a lot of courage when he became a Major League Baseball player. Jackie Robinson possessed the character traits courage, justice, and persistence that made him a successful civil rights advocate.

Therefore, it is revealed that overcoming barriers and obstacles within the journey are an important aspect which can form shape and strengthen an individual throughout their

Even after his retirement Jackie continued to work for race equality and his contribution extended far beyond the field (History). “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” Jackie Robinson once said. His election into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the retirement of his jersey number 42, and the creation of Jackie Robinson’s Day on April 15th are only part of that impact (History). After his death his legacy lives on in the impact he and his wife’s charitable contributions make including many charitable scholarships for athletes and the Jackie Robinson Museum and Learning Center (History). Jackie’s impact on America lives on today

For example in the text “How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball” Jessica McBirney explains “After his retirement Robinson remained a baseball legend he received baseball's highest honor when he was selected into the hall of fame. This shows commitment and excellence because even though Jackie had a really rough baseball career, after he retired he was selected to be in the hall of fame and now people remember him as a great baseball player. This made Jackie a great Civil Rights advocate because only few have the commitment and excellence to be one of the best players despite really hard

excellence. These were values that Jackie Robinson had created because he wanted to remind himself what he should have and do out on the field or out in life. These nine values describe how Jackie Robinson acted upon all the people who had discriminated him or disliked him just for the color of his skin. Jackie's laws are still very well know and followed today by everyday baseball players. These values are most known on April fifteenth which is known as Jackie Robinson Day. These values also have been called "Jackie Robinson's core nine values" so that automatically let's us know that Jackie Robinson had many values to help him along his

Many people are stuck behind the thought of of not being good enough or not having the courage to push through obstacles to get to where they want to be. One specific individual has proven to show moral courage and can teach others to never give up on what they believe in and push past obstacles to reach their goals. Fighting through all the people who told him he couldn’t, Jackie Robinson has proven to be one of the most influential men during a period of discrimination. Robinson was an amazing major league baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. After his father had left his mother and his four other siblings, his family decided to move to Pasadena, California where they lived as the only black family in a white neighborhood (“Jackie Robinson”). They were often tormented and harassed, which helped to boost his determination and focus. He enrolled at the university of and became a four sport star athlete where his talent in baseball was discovered. Jackie Robinson has proven to be a

As it was back when Jackie played Baseball. Despite Jackie leaving college, he still made it in the MLB, that shows that no matter the hardships you may face if you're keeping fighting you will make out of your

For as long as I have known the game of baseball and learned of our country’s history, there is one man that has always stood out to me. This man was very unique, he contained guts, courage, and a whole lot of drive. Who knew that with so called, “America’s Pastime”, he would play such a huge role and make such an outstanding impact on this great nation. The man’s name is legendary Jackie Robinson. Jackie grew up in unfortunate circumstances that many families dealt with at the time with his dad being a sharecropper. Born in Cairo, Georgia, Jackie was the youngest of five and moved to California with his mother after their husband/father left them. Despite their struggles, Jackie’s main focus was on sports and really pushed him through high school and colleges (Kenny, 34). Although I have also found to make that claim that Jackie Robinson was a good example of someone who grew up, not just with unequal opportunity because of the color of his skin, but also due to his financial situation. Jackie Robinson played a huge role in American History and after my doing my research, I found much that I didn’t know. Not only was Jackie impactful in the game of baseball, but he was a Jewish icon, in the U.S. Military, and played a huge role in Civil Rights Movements. It was quite some journey for Jackie and he managed to live quite the impactful life (Purvis 366).

Lastly, Jackie Robinson showed determination when he kept on going until he reached his goal and everybody else’s. “ In 1972, Jackie Robinson was asked to throw out the first pitch in baseball.” “He was honored but it didn’t stop him from acknowledging their were still no black managers or coaches. ”(Anderson and Moser)

Robinson was quoted saying, “America offers many opportunities to those who work hard and try diligently to succeed.” Here is another example of my mother instilling in me similar values. She would often say, “If you work hard and have determination, you can be successful at whatever you put your mind to.” Robinson was truly an image of determination. The Alpha Phi Alpha member went through so much discrimination, racism, and adversity, but his attitude would remain steady, and he would remain determined. When he first started out as a coach at the age of 22, he barely had any help. Robinson taught his players offense, as well as defense, mowed the football field, and made his players sandwiches because many towns in the south would not serve black people. Although I cannot nearly relate to the struggles and hardships that Robinson went through, I feel that I can relate to him because of his determination to succeed and the values that were instilled in him. I feel that I too am capable of having such strong

Robinson’s performance on the field was a primary demonstration of African Americans athletic ability and ability to persevere (McDaniels). Abbie Weinberg, researcher for The Jackie Robinson Educational Archives, once

Let's talk about barriers,yes,it’s a personal topic,but a large one that is often discussed in classrooms.Barriers are something that stops or slows down your progress toward a goal,such as if I forgot what I was typing for this essay.For example,some authors have a writers block that completely stops what they’re working on,no matter what it is,book,article or essay.Barriers are everywhere just waiting to be broken by people.

A barrier that I had to break or overcome is the fact that I have WPW or ( Wolf Parkinsons White Syndrome), a heart defect. I uses many values to help me overcome my barrier. The main three I used were courage,determination,and excellence. I used COURAGE to help me realize that I had to have surgery to help me and my heart even though it did not work I know personally that I can have any kind of surgery and not be afraid. The same way Jackie Robinson used courage to ignore that man that was yelling at him even though he wanted to he knew the right thing is to not say anything at all. One of the main values I used is DETERMINATION,because right before surgery I was wanting to back out and not have it,but then I started telling myself I would

Obstacles “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome” (Arthur Ashe). The meaning of this quote is simple: a person has to put in work in order to be successful. A person must be able to transcend the challenges in order to have the prerogative of success. Whenever a person needs to obtain success, they must have obstacles in their way.

The times I practiced, Times I devoted changed my resolution to change. Intense work to conquer this goal was very lachrymose but gave me a tenacious about the goal I tried to pursue. Hard work earns you success. Establishing strength into your traits to be more pliable, but my goal plummets after. My goal had an ephemeral time to be a remuneration for my work, but it was still a moment that kindles my heart every time I go back to those thoughts.