Descriptive Essay About Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson is known for his ability to be successful in both football and baseball, a feat no other professional athlete was able to attempt. As a young adult, Bo Jackson thrived at whatever he did; from baseball to football to track, and he was able to give it his best effort and naturally excel at these sports. As a college athlete, Bo Jackson retained his ability to achieve greatness in both football and baseball, a feat that would set the precedent for his adult life and careers. As an adult, Bo Jackson became famous for his ability to alternate between football and baseball at the same time, and excel at both sports, without any time to rest. Bo’s ability to jump from one sport to the next was seen as an impressive show of his skill and natural talent for the sports. Though Bo Jackson’s life is a real-life story, many see him as an epic hero like Odysseus or Hercules. According to the Characteristics of Epic Heroes, Bo Jackson displayed great strength and courage through performance of incredible deeds, accepted his capabilities with great humility, and was seen as a national hero.

a. No matter what people say, multitasking is one of the hardest things to do. Whether it’s play two sports in high school or work two jobs, it’s tough to handle all that responsibility. I myself played two sports in high school and trying to balance that out with school was a tough enough task in itself. Now imagine having to manage two professional jobs at the same time, well that’s the life Bo Jackson lived, my favorite professional athlete and arguably the best athlete of all time. Vincent ‘Bo’ Jackson was born on November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama. He earned the nickname “Bo” early as a child because he was a very rough and competitive kid and his brother shortened the word “boar” into

Football was and is a very popular sport in America and has always been a favorite. Erik Fisher plays football because he is great at the sport, hence page 27, “Dad had brought Erik to meet Coach Warner earlier in the summer. Dad had knelt down and held the ball for Erik to drill fifty-yard field goals, one after another, while according to Dad, the Coach’s jaw had dropped lower and lower.” But, Erik played football primarily for and because of the fame. He had never cared about whether he had to hurt someone in order reach the top of the “Erik Fisher Football Dream”. On September 5 (pages 50-94), when Mike Costello dies of lightning, Paul finds Erik and Arthur laughing about how Mike’s hair was singed off. Paul was disgusted. Though Erik and Arthur didn’t kill Mike, their laughter reflects their inner evil and selfish selves. Paul then reflects on his own self and decides to walk a path of truth, unlike Erik. In continuation, Ray Lewis had once said, “Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone's life, that's the ultimate vision, that's the ultimate goal-bottom line.” Erik never had any character or integrity, whether he played sports or not. On the other hand, Paul did have character and integrity. Paul noticed Erik’s evil actions to get higher and higher up the Erik Fisher Football

Abstract: High school football in the state of Texas has become out of control. The sport is no longer played for the sake of the school but rather has become a Friday night ritual to these small towns in Texas. The players are no longer just high school kids inter acting in school sports but have now become heroes to these small town communities. Communities simply no longer support their local high school team but rally in pride of their hometown rivalry against another team. School administrators and coaches no longer are teachers and mentors for the kids but are the equivalent to what in professional football are team owners and "real coaches". Parents have become agents and sacrifice their jobs and homes so that their child

When LeBron James was born, nobody would have guessed that he would have been the one to go all the way to the NBA and perform like he does. He has amazing talent and he knows how to use it. And what's so amazing about how he went all the way to the NBA, is he was living in a state of poverty with trouble all around him and still managed to make it tontine big times.Even though the odds of how he lived were against him, LeBron James managed to put his talent first and become one of the best basketball players in the world.

Anyone who knows Vincent Edwards “Bo” Jackson knows him as a phenomenal football player and baseball player that took up sports as a hobby. Growing up in the lower class Bo found himself doing crazy stunts like throwing stones at Bores which is where he gets his nickname “Bo” from. Even as a young kid Bo had this larger than life idea surrounding him. He was able to jump over 40 feet ditches to get away which is why even as a kid Bo had a larger than life vibe to him. Bo came from a rough background but was still able to possess heroic characteristics through his great strength and courage, being a great warrior and his humility.

In the 1880s Bo Jackson was an athlete that excelled in three sports in high school. They were baseball, football, and track (Ten things to know on the 25th anniversary of Bo Jackson) While he was in high school he was already being recruited by the New

High school football over the years has become a huge spectacle lets just talk about the DWF area or we can even get smaller to make a point if you made a 25 mile radius these local high school teams play at the Star (seats 12,000), Allen stadium (seats 18,000 cost 60 million), and McKinney’s new stadium (seats 12,000 costs 69.9 million). This is just high school football these young kids playing under tremendous pressure from the start. The pressure to play high school football is immense, there are so many media outlets for these kids, and they get coverage from what it seems like all the time during the season, yet this is all just considered a recreational activity I think it has become more than that now. The pressure for coaches is high as well dealing with parents, board members, keeping up with classes as a teacher, and oh you also have to win since football is a performance-based business (forewarning this will be said a lot). For example I will refer to Boobie Miles from Friday Night Lights for one final point. Boobie knew if he did not make it in football there was nothing special for him. That is why when he got hurt he still wanted to play, because he knew that’s all he had. That is a lot of pressure for a 16-18 year to handle, and if they are not up for it they crack.

In all of the hype about Bo Jackson, he stayed true to his morals and remained humble. Growing up in poverty taught Jackson how to value things and not take it for granted. When the Buccaneers lied to Jackson, then picked him number one overall he could’ve gave into the money, but he stuck to his values. The biggest advertisement of his generation was “Bo Knows” that led to millions of fans. Although his favorite sport was football and he would have been more successful in football, he stuck to his morals.

The notoriety Bo gained by playing for teams in four different states helped him gain national attention at a much faster rate than if he only played in one state. He grew up in Alabama and played for Auburn, which is also located in Alabama. Then, he went on to play for the L.A. Raiders, Kansas City Royals, and Chicago White Sox. At the time, there was a lot of media outlets that were just getting started, but not at the numbers that we have them today. By traveling to many different states through playing with three different teams, Bo let everyone know who he was, putting on a show for thousands night-in and night-out. Bo showed characteristics of an epic hero through traveling over a vast setting to gain national attention, eventually leading to

Lebron James and Freddy Adu are both young athletes and with millions in their pockets with a countless number of endorsement contracts. Whether it is high school athletes skipping college and discontinuing the development of their education for millions of dollars, or teenagers signing contracts with businesses for massive amounts of money, youth sports programs are changing rapidly. However, American high school athletes are not financially, physically, or mentally prepared to tackle and endure the pressures of professional sports.

Throughout his career with the Kansas City Royals he had 460 hits 109 home runs and eighty four stolen bases (Bo Jackson Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com). These stats may not seem very impressive for a normal full baseball career, but when you consider how short of a time period that he acquired all these stats it is quite clear that Bo was not just your average player. He was an all-star. His batting average for his career with the Kansas City Royals wasn’t all that outstanding but still a very solid .243(Bo Jackson Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com). Meanwhile Bo’s on base percentage was very solid as well standing at .304(Bo Jackson Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com). These statistics obviously don’t mean everything awards and tittle determine a lot about a

Where a child is born becomes part of them, they have memories, family, and love; when a home is ripped from under you these become distant. Andrew Jackson helped tear a deeply rooted and sacred home away from thousands of Native people in the 1800’s and is still affecting current generations of the uprooted tribes. Also, owning slaves brings him lower; he did not see every human being equally, people different than him were lesser. He believed he was helping but sadly more were harmed than planned including citizens. If the government listens and considers what the people have to say this is a democracy, and Andrew Jackson did not do this. He was undemocratic because of Native American removal and slave ownership.

When Bo was thirteen years old he played in a organization called the Industrial League in Bessemer, to play against grown men. He played in the National Football League(N.F.L) and in Major League Baseball(M.L.B). He is famous for talking about himself in third person. One of his famous quotes is “Set your goals high and don't stop 'til you get

     Michael Jackson is arguably the most well know celebrity figure in the world today. Michael Joseph Jackson was born in August 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson has spent almost his entire life as a public performer. He was a member of the Jackson Five at the age of four, soon becoming the group's lead vocalist and front man. Onstage, he modeled his dance moves and vocal styling on James Brown, and portrayed an absolute self-confidence on stage that belied his shy, private personality. Throughout his life the media has dissected his personality and projected his image on a worldwide screen. The progression of his image has been a fascinating phenomenon, and his current taboo