Overcoming Obstacles Of Being A Better Athlete

basketball, but had shaped them into being young men and going to colleges they would dream of going to. They had made it all the way to the State Championship, but lost it to a buzzer-beating shot. How can the movie Coach Carter influence an athlete's life. A quote that really touched me, from Coach Carter was,” I came to coach basketball players, and you became students. I came to teach boys, and you became men.” I think that every athlete or even non-athlete out there should get a

a famous athlete dealing with adversity, how would you handle it? Adversity is any obstacle you have in life, it could be a disability, it could be a fear of something, or it could be a lot of different things. Many people around you could have some type of adversity. Both famous athletes and non-famous people can have adversity, but how are they different? How are they similar? Who would it be harder to be? I believe that being a famous athlete with adversity would be harder than being a non-famous

Obstacles are imperative for feeling successful because they allow recognition of one’s weaknesses and teach one to overcome them. Furthermore, there is no such thing as success when there isn’t anything preventing it: how can I feel achieved if I have not ameliorated anything? According to Winston Churchill, "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." In saying that, Churchill implies that one must go through failure before they reach success. Failure is when obstacles

Practicing for several hours everyday is painful, but it causes athletes to improve greatly. Various athletes know how it feels to dread practice. Practice can include conditioning, weightlifting, running, and drills, which are usually not enjoyable. There is an exception for the group of those who enjoy the practices. However, a multitude of athletes would agree that practice is not an activity to look forward to. It causes them to be sore and lose precious time to do school work. Also, spending

interviewing him he stated that understanding the obstacles in which you are going to face in the transition is important. The largest of these obstacles being a lethargic attitude or not having a drive to work hard. “Everything you do is based off of your work ethic. If you start to the workouts as beneficial rather than just mandatory than you will be much more successful.”-Greg stated. Greg helped me get an understanding of other types of obstacles that aren't necessarily a bad thing but I will

The Responsibility of a Sports Star Sports are a very important part of entertainment in society in this day in age and almost everyone watches them. Athletes go head to head and give everything they can on the court, field, ring, e.t.c to win and beat their opponents and people love watching the competition. But what about off of the court in the locker room or in public after the game? There are many speculations of if these sports stars have the responsibility of setting a good example for the

Over the years, many different sports apparel companies have opened. For example Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Under Armour, Puma, Oakley, New balance and the list goes on. Most of the ads created by all these sports clothes brands have to do with overcoming nature or passing your peak and pushing through to pass your own best by wearing their apparel. Sports clothes ads have been following a trend of inspiring people to go past their best and go beyond their limits. Basically to declare how you are making

through surgery, rehab, and the overall complications of a recurring injury. Tearing my MCL made me learn how to overcome obstacles and helped me work harder than I ever had to bounce back from the injury. The most devastating news a doctor can give to a young athlete is any kind of injury resulting to missing sports. Every injury is unique in recovery time and how long the athlete will have to miss of their season. It was the summer before my eighth grade year, and my summer baseball season was coming

seemed to get a little bit better, especially after moving to Texas in fifth grade. Throughout middle school I wasn't as shy but I still kept only a few close friends and would never speak to a large group of people. It wasn't until high school, where I finally broke out of my shell into the person I've always wanted to be.

The challenges a person faces in their everyday life prepares them for hardships in the future. A person who beats these challenges and overcomes adversity is prepared to succeed in any circumstances. One of the greatest examples of a person overcoming adversity and succeeding is Michael Oher. Michael Oher is a NFL football player who overcame a lot to get to where he stands today. On May 28, 1986, Michael Oher was born into a life of poverty with 12 brothers and sisters, a drug addict mom, and an