Speech On Boys In The Boat

In conclusion, the benefits of sports cannot be denied. There is no doubt that interscholastic athletics in high schools are generally good for student’s mind and health. It is the mental and conceptual area that many use to support the importance of participation in competitive sports, something many can wholeheartedly agree with. It is also the same area that some point to when behavior exhibited by some athletes does not seem to support what is believed they should be learning. As with anything, however, one can only get out of something what one puts in. Athletics also provides social benefits and center on concepts such as cooperation, teamwork, and friendships. All of which can also benefit them in school and the workplace. Physical benefits

Benefits of Youth Sports“Sports do not build character. They reveal it,” said John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach. Playing sports not only provides physical activity, but also other positive benefits. This is especially true for children. A well-structured and organized youth program will provide benefits and positive experiences for young athletes. While children are having fun participating in sports they are also building character, learning to work as a team, and playing fairly. Most people think the only benefits of sports are physical. Sports are more than just developing hand-eye coordination and burning calories, youth sports provide many developmental benefits, physical benefits, and psychological benefits.

Leaving him to fend for himself at the age of ten. Since then he had always been reserved. When he first joined the crew team he was failing because people did not show him respect and he did not trust anybody. Once he came over his fear of abandonment and the other boys began to trust each other, the boys created a bond where there was no ego or personal gain. Every decision and action was the for the good of the team. “The trick would be to find which few of them had the potential for raw power, the nearly superhuman stamina, the indomitable willpower, and the intellectual capacity necessary to master the details of technique. And which of them coupled improbably with all those other qualities, had the most important one: the ability to disregard his own ambitions, to throw his ego over the gunwales, to leave it swirling in the wake of his shell, and to pull, not just for himself, not just for glory, but for the other boys in the boat” (Barker 23). Even though Joe struggled his entire life, when he was in the boat with his team he put every fiber of his being towards the speed of his boat. Even in old age, Joe made sure that when The Boys in the Boat was written, that it was not just about him but about the boat. “But not just about me. It has to be about the boat.” (Rantz 3). Joe put his mind, body and soul into the boat and left his ego and personal gain at the door. That quality helped pave the way to his Olympic dream.

Athletics had not always been a flauntable aspect of my life as they are now. In grades 1-4, I was uncoordinated and far too lanky to produce and store any muscle. I often ponder about what changed in the fifth grade, for I became very agile and have exercised almost every day since the beginning of that year. I did not pick up the sport of swimming until the seventh grade and I cannot imagine myself not swimming, not only as a source of exercise but as a source of pure pleasure.

When a person is facing adversity they need to never give up even when it life becomes hard. If the person keeps fighting and trying to go to be a better person no matter what, they will overcome adversity. In “The Sniper” the text states “The sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse. The

“The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on”.

Have you ever heard of the Scottsboro Boys or wondered about the early Jim Crow South? Well, the Scottsboro Boys were a group of black youths that got into a fight with white boys in a freight car on a train going from Chattanooga, TN south to Alabama. After the white boys told officers about the fight, the Boys were taken into custody. Then two white girls that were on the train accused the black youths of rape and they were officially arrested. The story of the Scottsboro Boys is one of cruelty, neglect, and lies in the Jim Crow south.

“Get up now,” My mom yelled down the hallway. “Hurry or you’ll be late!” My brother and I dreaded waking up early to swim, but we had chosen to commit. Even though I’ve competed every year since first grade, I still struggled. That summer swimming taught me to have stamina, the ability to not quit even though it was hard.

Hello, I hope you had a great relaxing summer. This summer I read "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown. I really enjoy the authors details about building a good team and the benefits of well built team. As I was reading, I began to think about our Personal Fitness class and how Daniel James Brown's descriptions of the benefits of friendship and trust relate to our classes discussions about teamwork. I believe if students in Personal Fitness read this book their teamwork in sport related activities will increase.

Throughout all books there is a common characteristic of their theme. This identifies the way this book will be seen by any of the readers. One of the biggest themes within Outliers is Human Nature and Self awareness. These ideas are huge thought this book and also in Boys in the Boat. With these characteristics we could be able to show how we truly are living our lives an how we can do what we dream of but how that is accomplished is a good idea. Within all people there is a level of self awareness that leads us to be who were are this along with our characteristics from human nature create each of us in how we live and how successful we end up being throughout our lives.

In Part IV of “The Boys in the Boat,” Brown continues to elaborate on the challenges Ulbrickson and the boys were facing to find a perfect boat. He finally makes the boat with the addition of Joe Rantz. Now, Ulbrickson just needs to worry about Ebright’s crew that seems to the press to be doing great. Both universities race on Lake Washington and Washington sweeps the regatta. The boys now needed to think about their next journey. If all went well, then they would not be back until September(many months away). Washington recieved a magnificent sendofff to Poughkeepsie at the train station.

Central Idea: Swimming has a long and rich history that dates back way before our generations and is not always as beneficial as we may think.

1. I have been fascinated by the history of the Titanic for as long as I can

There's nothing like deep sea fishing! First, there's the solitude and peace you find when you're out in the ocean with your best buds. Then there's the mental game, the strategy of finding, baiting, and winning the prize. It's a challenge where success can truly change the life of the fisherman. And failure is no failure at all - you've still had hours of peaceful, glorious communion with the mother of nature, the mysterious ocean.

It increases lung capacity and makes the heart pump better. It gives you the chance to hang around with friends frolicking in the water. It gives you respite from the heat. Regular swimming builds endurance, muscle strength, and cardio-vascular fitness. It can serve as a cross-training element to your regular workouts. For me swimming is a mixture of exercise and fun. Spending time floating on my back listening to the water lap my feet is so soothing and relaxing that it makes me wish I didn’t ever have to step out of the water.