Jordan Burroughs Accomplishments

After reading this book, you will likely believe that Jordan is the greatest basketball player to ever play in the NBA. Not only did he have in court issues but he had off court issues as well. His father died and Jordan was very distressed. But Jordan overcame this time of grief and sadness. Jordan won 6 titles.

I found myself a few years later, in junior high, still wrestling and playing basketball. I knew the choice between the two would come eventually, but I thought that it would be a much easier choice. I ended choosing to continue in wrestling, and cut my basketball career short. I soon became one of the best wrestlers in my class. I won all but a few matches throughout my junior high wrestling career. I felt like I was on top of the world.

Dan Gable is titled by many as the most legendary amateur American wrestler and coach in the history of amateur American wrestling. To put into retrospect of Dan’s popularity in the wresting world, Gable is the Michael Jordan of Basketball, the Pele of Soccer, and the Muhammad Ali of boxing, everyone has heard of Dan Gable. That is how legendary Dan Gable is. But what single attribute made Mr. Gable so special and unique? To pinpoint one certain accolade that made Gable a legend is almost too hard. Dan Gable had an almost normal life growing up as a boy; he began his fame by his wrestling accolades as an athlete at Iowa State University

Jim Thorpe is a super hero of sports. He is a man who has a love for sports. He has played many sports, and is a true hero in the sports world. He was not only amazing at track and football, but he was also very good at swimming, lacrosse, basketball, wrestling, golf, and tennis. He was born May 28, 1887, and was born near a town called Prague in Oklahoma. His father was a farmer, and his name was Hiram Thorpe. His mother was a Potawatomi Indian named Mary James. Thorpes Native American name was Wa­Tho­Huk, which means “bright path.” He started off very young with great athletic abilities. This showed when he learned to ride horses and swim at the age of 3. Jim loved the outdoors as a boy, especially hunting. Jim had a twin brother, and they were very close. His brother was named Charlie. In 1904 Thorpe and his brother started school in Carlisle Industrial School in Pennsylvania. Whenever they were in school Charlie enjoyed it, but Jim did not. He wasn’t very good so Charlie had to help him through. At the age of 9 Charlie got sick and ended up dying. Thorpe was heartbroken he wanted to quit school. He even ended up running twenty­three miles’ home to his parents. Whenever he first started his athletic career at his school he played football and track. In 1907 he proved his amazing abilities whenever he jumped over a high jump pole 5 feet 9 inches. At first Thorpe was never given the opportunity to try out for the team. Whenever he walked by the varsity players practicing

After graduating college he continued on with wrestling. In 2011 he was the US Open Freestyle Champion. He also was the 2011 US World Team Freestyle trial Champion. In 2012 Jordan was the Olympic Freestyle champ. On August 10th Jordan won a gold medal at the Olympics in 2012 in Freestyle. In 2013 he won his 2nd career World medal in freestyle.

USA). That organization’s objective is to economically empower and expand educational, business, and employment opportunities for the disadvantaged and people of color. In 1984, he founded the National Rainbow Coalition, an

Wrestling. Literally one of “The toughest division sports” out there. So tough, it can’t be compared to football. With heart rate upping to its max, so fast it feels like your heart is literally about to burst. It’s you vs someone you don’t know, nor their intentions.

Although his family was very religious he didn’t have an amazing record. He would look up girls skirts at games, steal food and constantly disobey any rules he had. He attended Torrance High School, and didn’t have many friends. His brother Pete saw the trouble he would get in and his amazing running ability and had Louie try the track team. In 1932 Pete and Louie would compete against each other for a whole summer until the day that Louie beat his brothers record with a time of 4:21:2 minutes for the mile. He received a scholarship for the University of Southern California, and in 1936 he tried out for the Olympics. He was up against people who were silver medalist in the olympics before, but a heat wave hit Manhattan and much of the competition passed out from overheating. He tied against another american olympian Don Lash and qualified for the summer olympics of 1936 in Berlin, Germany,

On January 19, 1992 in Des Moines, Iowa, Shawn Johnson was born. Her parents never imagined that she would become an Olympic Gymnast one day. Shawn’s life has had many ups and downs that led to her very successful gymnastics career. Her early years showed her energy and charisma. She advanced her gymnastics career with this and showing everyone what she could do. She had to deal with the pressures of being nationally known. Her accomplishments were of legends, and the impact she had on children all over America was outstanding. Shawn Johnson was always a bit of an outsider when she was young, but in gymnastics she fit in completely.

The hero’s journey cycle has to begin somewhere, and that is at the hero’s home in the ordinary world. Everything is normal and familiar. Just like for young Michael Phelps, a boy who started swimming at the age of 7 and dreamed of doing big things. He would always go to practice - even on holidays - and was always very competitive at everything. (Citing somewhere) Even at a young age there was something special about him, something that made his mentor, coach, and good friend Bob Bowman believe he was olympic material when he started coaching Michael when he was 11 (Citing). He was right, because Phelps’ call to adventure was when he went to his first Olympics in the 2000 Sydney Games at 15 years old. He was the youngest american male swimmer

Being the third of four sons, he grows up in a durable warm household. As a child, he usually helps around the home, preparing meals and doing laundry, as well as operating the fields. He went to high school at Waco's A.J. Moore High School. Where he was a good student and a fullback on the football team, they called him the “Raging Bull” because of his size which was 5'9 and was over 200 Ibs. He worked on his father's farm until the age nineteen.

Muhammad Ali was called the ¨The Greatest¨ in sports. When he won the Heavyweight championship.His reason for no Viet-Cong called him slurs to his race (Pilcher). In 1967 he was stripped from his title because he refused to go fight in Vietnam War (Pilcher).

No one could have predicted his incredible impact on both the game of golf and the society as a whole. Between spending time at the Tiger Woods Foundation and his awesome mastery of the elusive golf stroke, Tiger is well on his way to becoming an American icon along with Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretsky, Emmitt Smith, and many more sports heroes. In an interview, Michael Jordan said," Tiger will succeed and expand across all racial barriers. I admire him for establishing a higher plateau, a higher ground, if you will. I really do believe he was put here for a

Throughout history there have been many influential people who have lived in this country. Some were politicians, some were actors, and some were even athletes. One such man was a gifted boxer named Muhammad Ali. He made his mark as an amateur, then as a professional. "The Greatest" was the self-proclaimed nickname of Ali, but so many people agreed that it stuck. He went through trials and tribulations in his life, which make him a historic icon. Muhammad Ali is known for being "The Greatest" boxer of all time, but unlike other athletes he is remembered for his out of the ring actions as well as his athletic accomplishments.

The famous mathematician that I have chosen is John Napier and he was the creator of logarithms. I choose John Napier because I his invention of logarithms was one of the many math inventions that I don’t find annoying to do. Also, it felt like he would have a detailed biography thanks to his well-known creation along with it catching my eye when looking at a list of mathematicians. I wasn’t inspired by him or his creation, but it feels like what he created was worth taking up my time to write about him. Therefore, this paper will be about John Napier’s early life, his contributions and accomplishments, theology, and his legacy.