The One and The Only Jimmy Valvano Essay

Lamar Carter known to all as, Vince Carter, was born on January 26.1977 in Daytona Beach, FL. Carter became an extraordinary leader at a young age. Carter used his talent to gain fame and fortune so that he could give back to his community and the less fortunate.

“Can you live in that moment, as best as you can, with clear eyes and love in your heart? With joy in your heart? If you can do that gentlemen then you’re perfect.” Doesn't take much dose it? This speech has so much meaning and and purpose behind it.

Throughout his professional career, Jackie Robinson, received criticism for being the first “black” player to play the game. Not only did Jackie Robinson manage to live up to the criticism, he also changed the face of America’s greatest past time forever. With his entrance into the MLB he opened the path for great black players like Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, and Ozzie Smith just to name a few. In crossing the color-barrier in baseball Robinson not only strived as a great player on the field, but also a inspiration to the black community of the field with his humility, and willingness to move forward in a time where blacks were not considered “equal”.

During his speech, he is honest and accepting of his condition but continues to stay positive. Although he knows he’s dying, he’s still positive even through his darkest times. He makes his audience realize that their problems aren’t so big and to enjoy life.

Ethos is the easiest to identify in this speech since he is the one with the deadly disease. This qualifies him to speak on this topic because he is the one going through the event. He is speaking from his own personal experiences and this provides him the credentials for this topic. He also uses pathos. This relates back to the tone of the speech. Though most would have expected him to have a negative outlook, he was positive and optimistic. The reason that is linked to pathos is because his feeling were infectious. If someone who is dying feels content with their life, others will do the same. They will realize that if someone who is dying can still be the luckiest man alive, then someone in good health can too. And as he stated at the end of his speech, just because he had one terrible thing happen to him, does not mean that he had a terrible

1983, 89, and 99 NHL All Star games, giving him a grand total of 35

Immediately as the speech begins, Henry’s tone manifests itself and remains unwavering. Henry begins, “It is natural for a man to indulge in the illustration of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth” (1). This sheds insight on his message and portrays him as a well versed individual. He then strengthens his tone when he says

Once again his overall posture and confident level was excellent. The speaker shows passion for the subject he is speaking on from the hand movements when he speaks on poverty and domestic abuse as being trivial (a means to an end). The speakers volume was just right he spoke high enough for the back of the room could here, and the speech was easy to understand. When given a speech a speaker should consider his audience in the wording of his speech, is he giving a speech to children for educational purposes or a group of college students, this is call no one left behind so the entire audience is on track.

Michael Jordan had a passion for Basketball. It was not something he did to fill up his spare time; it was a goal that he knew would be his channel to influence the world. When we follow our passion, we would paint the world in very bright colors. It is important to know that our passion is our DNA, which would be the channel through which we make a mark in our world. Michael Jordan’s passion still speaks because he has influenced many generations of young people in the game of Basketball.

Stuart Scott did exceptionally well in his speech at the ESPY’s. He showed empathy towards people in general, making it feel like the audience can experience from his viewpoint as well. Mentioning the words, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. “ from Jim Valvano’s speech was a great start to the general purpose of his speech.

     Joe Louis was born in Alabama on May 13, 1914. He was the son of an Alabama sharecropper, the great grandson of a slave, and the great great grandson of a white slave owner.

     Joe DiMaggio was one of the best baseball players of all time. He set many records, including the longest wining streak in Major League Baseball history, it lasted 56 games. He came to America as the son of poor Italian immigrants, but grew up to be an American Icon.

The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia; he was the youngest of five children. Jackie grew up very poor, but little did he know that his athletic ability would open the doors for his future. After his father deserted the family when Jackie was six months old, his mother, Mallie Robinson, moved the family to California in search of work. California also subjected blacks to segregation at that time, but to less of a degree than in the Deep South. The young Jackie defused his anger over this prejudice by immersing himself in sports. He displayed extraordinary athletic skills in high school, excelling at football, basketball, baseball, and track. After helping Pasadena Junior College

The tone in Jimmy Valvano’s speech is outgoing and lively. He easily grabs the attention of the audience by being so humble and grateful, and speaking softly to

It was a big courtyard, for sure, and it really did make him uneasy to hear his greetings echo against the walls as all eyes honed on him with no words. As a bead of sweat trailed its way down the left side of his face, he glanced sharply at his plan for the speech and then at his two friends who seemed to be the only two faces with genuine smiles on their faces. The contestants seemed very uninterested in his definitely not copied and pasted speech. This wasn't going to work unless he livened it up a bit, so he discarded the plan and took a deep breath.