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The Miami Dolphins, a professional football team located in Miami, Florida, has been a part of the National Football League (NFL) since 1966. The organization is most notably known for the 1972 Miami Dolphins football team, led by Don Shula, who went undefeated a won the Super Bowl. This team was the first and, so far, only team to have a perfect season capped off with winning the championship game. From 1966 to 1970 the Miami Dolphins were perceived like they are today as a losing franchise that could not win. That was until Don Shula, helped make the Dolphins one of the best franchises in the national football league during his reign as head coach. The time period from 1970 to 1993 were the golden years of the organization 's history; during this time the Miami Dolphins won 13 AFC East Titles, 5 AFC Championships, 2 Super Bowls and in 1973 set the league record 74,961 season ticket sales. During this time period the team had star players Larry Csonka, Dan Marino, Bob Griese, and several others that helped to build and sustain the Dolphins legacy. Since 1993 the Miami Dolphins have been known for holding three fantastic super bowls in 1994, 2006, and 2009, all of which were great games that the Dolphins were not involved in. While in recent years the Miami Dolphins have gone back to the original roots of field losing teams, the organization has developed a marketing strategy to improve the financial situation of the organization and maintain fan support. The Miami Dolphins

Hardships are : test that prove what you really are made of . You’re either a person who succeeds in the attempt or fails. Are you willing to learn from , and overcome problems of everyday life. In life with no struggles their no gain because we learn from our struggles.

The New England Patriots were playing the Indianapolis Colts in the 201 AFC(American Football Conference) Championship. The New England Patriots were playing theIndianapolis Colts. At halftime of the game, the referees found footballs that were “deflated”.But, I don’t believe it happened. It was cold and rainy, which means that the footballs could havenaturally deflated. The football in an NFL game have to be 12.5 PSI-13.5 PSI (Pounds PerSquare Inch).It doesn’t add up that the Patriots deflated the footballs. They scored 17 points in the firsthalf, but after the referees supposedly fixed the deflated footballs, the Patriots scored morepoints in the second half, at 28. The Patriots ended up going and winning Super Bowl“XLIX”. They beat the Seattle Seahawks, 28-24.Fifteen months later, the NFL disciplined the Patriots for DeflateGate. They lost a 1stround draft pick in 2016 and a 4th round draft pick in 2017.

The ’85 Bears completely demolished the Patriots in Super Bowl XX. The ’01 Patriots stymied the “Greatest Show on Turf” St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. The ’07 Giants stomped out and over the undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The ’14 Seahawks overloaded Peyton Manning’s Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. The ’16 Broncos derailed the freight train looking Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.

Ever since Belichick and Tom Brady have been working together starting in 2001, the Patriots have had 14 consecutive winning seasons, 22 postseason victories, 6 Super Bowl appearances, and 4 Super Bowl wins. It is now harder than ever to stay atop of the NFL, with many star players opting for pricier contracts from other teams, yet the Patriots have found a way to consistently beat other teams for more than a decade. Furthermore, the Patriots have found ways to win despite major injuries from Tom Brady, maybe the greatest quarterback of all

The National Football League (NFL) has experienced various public relations crises over the past year. Ranging from domestic violence cases to disputes over game regulations and officiating, the NFL has dealt with many issues in a less than graceful manner. Scrutiny from the general public, sports analysts, and those within the organization has only compounded the NFL’s existing problems. Commissioner Roger Goodell, though he has attempted to remedy these situations and restore the NFL’s image, has largely mishandled the recovery processes of each issue. Here, the most prominent controversies will be discussed; how each situation was handled, either correctly or incorrectly, and how the NFL could have acted differently will

Hardship is one of the few things that can change your life. It also can change you as a person, because in life there will be many challenges yet the only thing that matters is how you handle it. Hardship isn't made to be easy, the word itself has “hard” in it which means it will take strength and your inner will to succeed through all the obstacles that you have to face.

Hardships are something everyone goes through, be it failing an exam or losing a loved one. Hardships are difficult to deal with, but overcoming them can lead to success.

Bill Belichick was hired as head coach in 2000. In Belichick’s first season they ended 5-11. Now in 2002 they completed the season 11-5, and received a playoff berth. In the first round of the playoffs they barely won against the Oakland Raiders 16-13 in overtime. After the Raiders they took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC championship. They dominated 13-3. Tom Brady, the patriots quarterback was injured in this game, but played in the Super Bowl. In the Super Bowl they went up against the St. Louis Rams. The Patriots were big underdogs. In the 4th quarter with 1:30 left the score was tied 17-17. The Patriots took a risk to drive down the field. They succeeded on a game winning field goal, kicked by Adam Vinatieri.

Everyone encounters a hardship in their life at some point. It is whether or not you attempt to overcome it, determines your success. One of my favorite quotes from Mark Twain “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe,”1 is stating that we worry over simplistic things, while we shouldn’t concern ourselves over it at all. I strongly agree with this quotation by one of the most renowned American writers in modern history because I would like to believe it justifies my first statement. Worrying about an obstacle in front of you may alter your view of it or generally deter you from attempting to overcome it.

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." (Arnold Schwarzenegger). People need to go through hardships to become stronger, so they can have a better future. In the book, Shanghai Girls, by Lisa See, some of the characters experience hardships through their lifestyles, relationships, and with themselves. However, the manage to get past the tough times in their lives, so they can move on forward to a better life.

If you had different hardships in your life would you be a different person? The answer is most likely yes. A person’s character is based upon the experiences they have been through. “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant,” –Horace. In “And Still We Rise” by Miles Corwin, Corwin shares the lives of inner city kids who still strive to succeed and go to college although the circumstances they are dealt with have told them otherwise. Some of the kids that dealt with bad hands were Toya, Olivia, and Willie. The struggles that they went through are impetuous.

Hardships are things we go through from the mistakes, we’ve made during our timeline. Hardships can influence one's life by equipping them with the learning experiences that will affect them in the long run. Athletes go through hardships when they make a mistake that would cost them the win in any sport. Michael Phelps made a mistake by getting charged with a DWI he went from being at the top and went straight to the bottom. After the days and months of rehab he decided to make a comeback in the sport.

A widow and mother loses her job consequently she slowly loses her car, house, kids, and mind. While down the street a single mother loses her job but doesn't lose her car, kids, or mind as a result of her facing the hardship head on and making the best of it. Hardships can strengthen a person by ingraining a “push through” attitude.

Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.” I used to be skeptical about this quote, that nothing positive could possibly come out of any hardship. But I was proven wrong as I learned how to overcome difficult situations that helped me mature. As a child I always had an idea that if you were a good person, only good things would happen to you. At the age of eight, the only problem kids should have to face was what toy they wanted with their kids’ meal. During that age, I was forced to face a more complex obstacle; both my parents were incarcerated and taken away from me. Just when I thought I was living a normal childhood, I had to realize how harsh the real world was like.