My Life As A Champion

In 1942 one of the greatest fighters of all time was born. A couple of months ago one of the greatest humanitarian passed away. His journey contained much violence and hatred, yet he focused on the opposite. His goals were to achieve peace and equality for all. I was introduced to this great man in the latter part of his lifespan. Towards his death, I was given a chance to acknowledge and read about his greatest victories. Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky and went of to become a World Champion Boxer and a social activist. He grew up in poverty and stayed humbled throughout his fame. Led civil-rights movements. Created and donated to charities. Last summer he was take away from us. His work for the community

Lastly, I will explain some of the successes in my life. Sports are a big part of my life and they have been relatively successful for me. Let’s start with football. When I was on JV, I never lost a game, and beat all opponents by a hefty margin. My freshman year alone, we outscored other teams 394- 96. We faltered my junior year, losing our first game in the playoffs for a record of 6-4. Even though we lost four games they were all within a touchdown. My senior year was one of the best. We only lost one game in the regular season, and lost our last game in the playoffs by one score both times to the same team. My overall record is 33-6. From this amazing year, I got the second team all-conference award. This is just one successful sport; I also participate in wrestling. As a team we were very successful. We beat almost every team we faced and won our division as well as our region. At states we lost

Staying up late to finish up an essay, or studying late at night after a long day of a physical and mental beat down, is pushed through with determination. Sports taught me determination, and it comes with work ethic. Being a student athlete also gave me leadership qualities both in the classroom and on the field. No where in the classroom will I be put into situations where quick decisions must be made and consequences are waiting to follow. The discipline that is required to be successful at a sport has only strengthened me in every aspect of my life. The discipline through sports has taught me to respect everyone, be coachable, and not to sell myself short. Everything learned through sports gives you a big advantage in school as well. For many of us, if it wasn't for sports, we wouldn't still be in school working this hard. Being a student athlete helps prepare you to catch anything life throws at you, and to handle it very well. Gold medal olympian Bob Richards stated that "One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top". Sports has taken me farther in life and school than I believe I could’ve taken

Due to a debilitating back injury, last year I had to give up the sport that was my life for so long. My emotions were all over the place, from depressed, to lonely, missing my friends at the gym, I was a mess. Gymnastics was what I did for so long. All my hard work went down the drain. My main focus turned to school. My interaction with society outside of gymnastics grew stronger. However, I soon discovered that gymnastics skills were not the only thing I learned. Gymnastics is a sport that has hidden life lessons, lessons that I did not realized were ebing taught. These lessons I have taken away, I am applying to my new life. From small things like eye contact when being spoken to that represents respect, how to look at the bright side of things, the value of time, and to never give up on even the most difficult things in life. These lessons have shaped my life and made me who I am. It wasn't all for nothing. The outcome was actually pretty

‘Dream it. Do it’. This is Jordan Burroughs quote. Wrestled at small tournaments at young age. He has won a lot of gold medals. Has a wife and kids and wants more kids. He won the olympics. He competes in a lot of freestyle wrestling tournaments. Jordan Burroughs lives a goal accomplishing life, and hopes to accomplish more.

INTRODUCTION: “I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeeded” a quote by Michael Jordan. How many of you believe failure is a prerequisite to success? , how many of you believe that the difficulties and obstacles you’ve faced changed who you are as a person? well, life is not a wish granting factory , it will feel long and tough , eventually at one point you will fail , we all do , but it’s not about failing it’s about how you perceive failure , that is what defines you as a person , Samuel Becket once

In my life I’m inspired by Marcus Paige. Marcus Paige is a current basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team. In high school, Marcus was named Mr. Basketball in Iowa, had the high school's highest point scoring average in history and was deemed one of the best point guards in his conference. Now he is the leading scorer for North Carolina and made it to the Finals in the March Madness tournament. Although, Marcus has had many accomplishments in life he has also had many failures. How he responded and reacted towards these failures. Is what makes him my idol. One day I was watching a 30 for 30 on Marcus Paige. A 30 for 30 is a show where ESPN examines and shows viewers the many great people in this world. Marcus

Handsome, weight champion, muslim, freely spoken, racial rights leaders, all exemplifies the powerful Muhammad Ali. A man whose story has a positive impact on americans lives today and back during the civil rights movement. “Muhammed Ali: The World’s Champion” by John Tessitore is an autobiography that is written to tell all the obstacles of Muhammed Ali. The adventures annals of Muhammed Ali begins from growing up and discovering that boxing was his outlet from racism, to dropping out of school, to becoming muslim, also being the voice of the public people, to lastly being coming one of the most known African American Boxing world champion. Thousands world wide then and now see Muhammad Ali as an tragic hero due to his resistance of entering the war, going to jail, and returning back to the ring even more powerful than before.

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion’.” – Muhammad Ali

What is the only thing harder than disciplining a dozen ten year olds? Disciplining them on ice! All throughout my life I’ve played sports, and no matter what sport it was, there was always one person who seemed to have it out for me…the referee. The referee is one of the most hated people in the world of sports, but is also one of the most crucial. I grew up with the mindset that the referee was the enemy. Whenever they made a call against me or my team, they were always wrong, no matter how obvious the penalty was. But one day, my whole perspective on referees changed---the day I became a referee.

I feel that this excerpt stood out to me for many reasons. The first being that I am sure that many people can relate to this quote and feel that they had a similar experience. Personally, I can relate to this excerpt because I have tried playing another sport, and I tried my hardest to train, but after a little while, I started to realize that I wasn’t truly enjoying myself, which is what sports are all about. Another reason is because many people are unsure of what they want to be when they grow up, and end up spending their time in college for something they didn’t truly want to do. Finally, it seems that many parents choose for their kids what their career choice is going to be without the kid having a say in it. With that being said, many kids can end up doing something they don’t want to do for the rest of their life, and not enjoy the good things in life.

Athletics has played an instrumental role promoting success in all branches of life impacting my performance in school, work and other life facets. Involvement in athletics taught me the value of commitment allowing me to play in Division 1 Women’s Soccer while attending the University of Washington. As a former student athlete, I have been winning and losing my entire life developing my own resilience and tremendous work ethic to work with others toward a common goal. My drive spills over into my professional interactions and career aspirations allowing me to connect

“Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Some people have to overcome challenges to have a meaning in life and not just give up. This is exemplified in, “The Contender,” by Derek Burnett, “Life in the Red,” by Benedict Carey, and “ Paralympic Star makes history on NBA stage,” by E Lancaster. After reading and annotating the articles about a determined Kyle Maynard, motivational Blake Leeper, and a resourceful Lakeisha Tuggle one could make the choice be successful in life and give up. But to do these things, you have to have a good attitude and “cut out” things that aren't a necessity.

The influence that sports has on me and my life is astronomical. I have been involved with sports since I was 8 years old and have been learning valuable things ever since. While going through the numerous baseball and basketball games throughout my life, I have learned to always set goals for myself. Without goals there is no motivation for progression. As it’s getting closer to graduation, I have been thinking about what career I would like to venture off to in the future. As of now my goals are set on being a mechanical engineer. This goal encourages me to strive to do the best I can academically so that I can be accepted into an

The quote that spoke to me was by Muhammad Ali and it was "I hated every minute of training, but i said , "don't quit". suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champ". I think that in this quote he means that you may hate doing something but its always for the best and you just have to push through. I feel this quote apply to me because sometimes I have to do stuff I don't hate doing but its barruier bloking you from being the best you can but just got to diverge a go the right way. It also applys for everyone becaue if you want to be the best you have to make some sacrfices that could hurt but you just got to hoist yourself up. The right way may not always be the easy way that's why i relate to this quote because if you want to live your life the best you have to put in work you somties might not like.