Stan Musial Biography

Camden Selig’s road to success in college athletics hasn’t been a traditional one. He started off at Washington and Lee University majoring in psychology. He tried out for the baseball team but sadly got cut. During his time there he was a sports photographer for the yearbook and dabbled around sports on a small scale. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree and went on to Ohio University to get his masters in sports management. After he graduated, he didn’t quite know what he wanted to do. At first he thought he wanted to get into baseball. He had a passion for it and enjoyed the thought of having

"They horsed around more, cut up with hillbilly songs and musical instruments. ... I never had the courage to try my harmonica outside my hotel room, but I could make my share of noise with that slide whistle and coat hanger. I always thought it helped to laugh it up before a game, not to become too tense."

When you start your education at Sport and Medical Sciences Academy(SMSA) you are taught and are expected to follow the four core beliefs that shape our school and its environment. The four core beliefs are discipline, respect, dedication, and responsibility or how most students know it as D.R.D.R. However, SMSA students are not the only ones that abide by these rules and beliefs. A well-known athlete that is a great example of this is the New York Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter. According to Jeter, his success did not come overnight. His biography displays all the hard work he went through to become the best and he started just at the age of eight with a goal of becoming a shortstop for the New York Yankees. Jeter inspires others to set their goals above and beyond, and if you work hard or believe in yourself that you can achieve anything you want.

He hit 600 home runs (5th most all time), won 10 gold gloves, and made 13 All Star Games. In almost 150 years baseball history, only the great Willie Mays can match Ken Griffey Jr. in these statistical categories. However, despite these extraordinary stats, Ken Griffey Jr. may be the ultimate “What Could Have Been” player. An incredibly promising career was derailed in the latter half by chronic injuries that robbed him of hundreds of games. If not for these injuries, Griffey was well on his way to becoming the Home Run King (Stark, 2010) and possibly the greatest player ever. Despite these setbacks, Griffey is still revered as one of the greatest and most popular MLB players ever. The savior of baseball in Seattle and the lone star to

Baseball in high school taught me how to have a work ethic. Having grown up in a small working class Wisconsin town, having a work ethic is something that was instilled in you at a young age. I began implementing my hard work ethic both in baseball and in my academics right away. I spent countless hours before and after school in the gym, classroom or on the field. From this, I found success both in academics and in baseball. During my time in high school and having had success both in the classroom and on the field I had the opportunity to go to a top Liberal Arts College, St. Olaf. I believe that my work ethic was the reasoning I was able to pursue and obtain a great education and play collegiate baseball. To this day, I take pride in myself for having a strong work ethic.

​I’ve been playing baseball since I let out my first cries. For me baseball is a battleground. The side that is better prepared and executes well is the one who usually wins. Just like how you don’t go out to war without any training, the same goes for baseball you don’t go and just play baseball. Practice in general is important for anything that you do; it allows you to experience a situation during a time where it’s not important. I can’t recall a time where I didn’t practice and performed during a game. Baseball has taught me that if I want to succeed you have to prepare yourself. It doesn’t just happen. In terms of school, imagine going to take an exam without sort of studying you won’t do so well. Apart from practice, which prepares you physically, if you’re not mentally right, you won’t do so well.

As I am ending this essay about one amazing man in African American history, I wonder why baseball ended up being his lifetime career even though he was great at many other sports. Whatever that reason may be, he showed us all that nothing is impossible even when you’re surrounded by negativity and let-downs. 42 is number to remember and forever be respected and honored. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other’s lives” –Jackie Robinson I think we can say he has truly impacted many lives, even our own

Many people are stuck behind the thought of of not being good enough or not having the courage to push through obstacles to get to where they want to be. One specific individual has proven to show moral courage and can teach others to never give up on what they believe in and push past obstacles to reach their goals. Fighting through all the people who told him he couldn’t, Jackie Robinson has proven to be one of the most influential men during a period of discrimination. Robinson was an amazing major league baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. After his father had left his mother and his four other siblings, his family decided to move to Pasadena, California where they lived as the only black family in a white neighborhood (“Jackie Robinson”). They were often tormented and harassed, which helped to boost his determination and focus. He enrolled at the university of and became a four sport star athlete where his talent in baseball was discovered. Jackie Robinson has proven to be a

As it was back when Jackie played Baseball. Despite Jackie leaving college, he still made it in the MLB, that shows that no matter the hardships you may face if you're keeping fighting you will make out of your

Many athletes are just that, athletes. The crowd cheers as they hit a home run or they make the shot. They’re known for their performance on the field and only the field. Instead of realizing the importance of their voice or their actions, they decide to suppress their own voices, choosing to bask in the glory they receive due to their performance during a game. It’s easy to fall into the mindset that all athletes fall under this category of ignorance or better yet indifference. Although a majority of them represent this group, there a handful that dedicates their time and voice to bring about change in society. Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player on a team’s roster. Not only did he change the sport of baseball forever, but impacted millions of African Americans and his impact continues to affect lives today.

The first major point McNeill made was building lasting relationships with athletes and building trust. You have to introduce yourself to athletes and keep close relationships throughout their college careers son when they do go big, you can big with the. LeBron James has set the new tone for new path the athletes

Mike Trout is a great baseball player and inspires young children's everyday and New Jersey Baseball player. Mike Trout was born on Wednesday, August 7, 1991 in Vineland, New Jersey. His father, Jeff played baseball at the University of Delaware. He was drafted in the fifth round from the Minnesota Twins and played in their farm system and busted his knee out and ended his career at second base. Mike grew up a diehard Phillies fan and attended the World Series Parade in 2008.

It goes without saying, that sports is the gateway or the “Johari Window” that connects superstar athletes, celebrity, sports, and race. Baseball had stars but none like Babe Ruth. Ruth was destined to be much more. He changed the game and considering his humble and turbulent beginning, Babe Ruth’s existence, and legacy in the game was just getting started. Born on February 6, 1895 and raised in Baltimore, one of eight children. Considering his family was comprised of 8 children, it became somewhat tragic since only he and his sister survived. The family struggled to maintain its existence. Work was the mantra as such, it led to Babe to become somewhat of a roughneck and a “bit unruly (Family)”, and was ultimately sent off to boarding school for boys where he learned the game of baseball. Babe Ruth had talent, which was discovered by the owner of the Baltimore Orioles, Jack Dunn. It was Mr. Dunn who watched Babe Ruth play and as legend has it was offered a contract after Babe play.

When I was young I was in the U.S. army. When i got medically discharged i was sent to Kentucky. While I was waiting for my final paperwork i met a man he was on the Kansas city Monarchs. They were a Negro American League team; and that man knew I was a good track runner but not that i played ball. At this same time the Brooklyn Dodgers co owner was looking for African and latin American ball players. When that phone rang i would have never guessed what i would become and how i would change the world of not just baseball, but also change America.

George et al.,(2007) provide the importance of an authentic leadership. A key focus of the article is that the leader should not only understand his values, but practice them as well. One of the most interesting values described by Billy Beane is his value of education. Major League Baseball would recognize him as one of the top high school talents in the country during his youth. He valued education so much, that he informed all Major League Baseball teams that he would not sign any professional contract so that he could attend Stanford. Even upon being convinced to sign with the New York Mets, he made his intentions of taking classes in the off season quite clear. This may have been his undoing as a player, as he did not value where his natural talents could take him in baseball. This would lead him to develop values regarding life decisions. He swore after that sequence of events he would never make a decision based on money ever again. This is a value he has stayed true to, as he turned down the opportunity to be the highest paid