Vince Lombardi's Super Bowl

In the article “Playing With Pain” by Michelle Crouch, published by Scholastic SCOPE, in December 2015 and January 2016, is about how when you specialize in one sport, you put a lot pressure on yourself to do well and be the best you can be, but some consequences can be life changing.

Sport’s are an aspect of life that affect societies across the globe. Athletics affect everyone's life, whether that be playing the sport, watching games, or hearing about a sporting event. There is a big difference between playing an individual sport and players relying on their own athletic abilities versus a team sport when members of the team rely on their teammates to complete each individual's specific responsibility to reach the team's goal. Team sports bring people together in countless ways, and they teach many life skills for the athletes that participate in them. Some of these skills include communication, teamwork, discipline, work ethic, dedication, leadership, and numerous more that will help them in their personal and work

The Green bay packers had the worst record before 1950 and were known as the worst team ever. In 1966 and 1967 they won their first two super bowls and before those great wins and great touchdowns their was a great speech. The former american football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League, Vince lombardi was the head coach who took the Green Bay Packers to victory. The speech was told to his team but later it was a motivational speech for everyone. In Vince T. Lombardi’s motivational speech he evokes the diction of winning, an appeal to the common person’s abilities, and an intense tone to show that there is no room for being number two and being number one is everyone’s goal no matter what they do.

For a lot of kids, it’s not until it’s all said and done, and they look back on it several years later, that they realize the difference the sport made in their lives. They are proud of playing the game. Have you ever met anybody who accomplished playing four years of high school football, and at the end of that run said, ‘Man, I wish I wouldn’t have played’? It doesn’t get said. Football players aren’t perfect. Nobody is. But millions of former players, one by one, can recount the life-altering principles they learned from football. They know the value of football is the values in football.That’s why high school football – and particularly high school coaches – play such a vital role in our society. Our football coaches are on the front lines of the battle for the hearts and minds of the boys in our society.

I did not realize how much of an impact little injuries would have to my competitive drive. These incidents not only affected me physically, I strove to plow through the pain and mount the summit. Winning taught me what hard work can

While working hard is an important factor in being successful in every sport, it is especially prudent in football. The hype behind the sport causes athletes and communities to love the sport. No other sport has a week like homecoming, football players are put on a pedestal and academics are essentially put on hold due to the lack of focus. The entire week focuses on Friday night’s game. This hype draws the biggest and best athletes to want to be a part of the fun—to be on that pedestal. This in turn makes the competition within the sport better. Being on the team isn’t enough though, as my head coach used to say, “Homecoming is fun, but it’s worth nothing if you lose Friday night.” Knowing the entire week is dedicated to one game causes the team to work harder than the athletes in other sports. The standard expected by the coaches carries over to the classroom and into the athlete’s lives outside of high school. Kevin Kniffin, a behavioral scientist as Cornell University, studies and teaches about the leadership skills and character traits of athletes from

The subjectively informative written speech was given in 1970 right before his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the year of his death. This speech applies to multiple areas professional, sports and personal, because of the principles of winning and success throughout it. Mr. Lombardi could never have imagined the impact that this speech would have on the world over 25 years later. This speech has been played for countless people over these years to motivate companies, teams, and individuals into reaching the only place to be in when everything is done first place. His use of repetition, allusion and smooth transition makes this speech easy to follow and ensures that the point of giving your all to reach first place is driven home. “But I firmly believe that in any man’s finest hour – his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear – is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.”

Coaches have become fond of saying things like, It's not whether you win or lose, it's the team that has the most fun. This thinking may spare feelings and reduce conflict in the short term but this story raises questions about the impact on society in the long run.

However, when we talk about youth sports, our main concern is with providing players with a positive, character building experience. Winning is not the only acceptable outcome for youth players, and coaches need to understand this principle. “With a winning philosophy young athletes may lose out on opportunities to develop their skills, to enjoy participation, and to grow socially and emotionally. Well informed coaches realize that success is not equivalent to winning games, and failure is not the same as losing.” (Enhancing Coach-Parent Relationships in Youth Sports, 15)

1) Some commonalities in “ The Gettysburg Address,” and this is that they both use figurative language and rhetorical devices. For example in “The Gettysburg Address,” Lincoln uses parallelism. He uses parallelism when he says, “ that government of the people, by the people, for the people.” In the LT HOF Speech Tomlinson uses parallelism when he says, “ Let’s not slam the door on those who may look or sound different from us. Rather, let’s open it wide for those who believe in themselves, that anything is possible, and are willing to compete and take whatever risks necessary to work hard, to succeed When we open the door for others to compete, we fulfill the promise of ‘one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all.”

American football player and coach Vince Lombardi once said that "football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority." Football can be a hard sport to play, but what makes it even harder can be the pressure and expectations that the players receive. All athletes can be expected to excel in the sport they play in, which can have extremely damaging effects.

The main focus should be to learn how to play sports, how to listen to a coach and be part of a team." That in fact is very true. Sports are important,but one will not always have them in life. Being a loser isn’t always necessary a bad thing. If you are given a trophy for everything you do, you will not learn how it feels to lose. Losing makes people want to improve in what they aren’t successful in. This therefore is a motivator in what they want to be fortunate in and continue to strive in

"My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me." (job 17:10 NIV)

Why is is that athlete constantly put themselves through excruciating pain just or game that will not matter in a year? Why do they continuously push themselves harder and harder just to be on the starting line up? Both of these questions can be answered by one simple phrase: winning is everything. Athletes struggle and fight to be the best just so they can prove that they are stronger, faster, and ultimately better than their opponents. Winning gives one a rush that he or she cannot feel in any other way. For me, this feeling does not come from scoring a goal or making a touchdown or serving an ace. This feeling of pride and confidence comes from winning a debate meet. Debate has become a part of my life that has taught me an abundance of valuable lessons. For example, debate has taught me the importance of time management, how crucial it is to be reliable, and what hard work can get you.

Another factor was the constant teammate I had no matter which sport I played, my twin brother. Since we competed at everything else, sports were just another means to establishing who was better. I was motivated in developing my game equal to that of my brother’s, matching skill for skill, making sure that he never had the upper hand. The major failures of my career were also important lessons in learning that there was always room for improving and working even harder. For instance, losing the middle school soccer championship game and failing to make the soccer team in high school taught me that no matter how much time I put into practicing, I wouldn’t always be the best. The disappointments also encouraged me towards major accomplishments, allowing me to appreciate my past disappointments. Just as Amy Tan informed readers after her mother’s lesson in cultural pride that “it wasn’t until many years later…that I was able to appreciate her lesson”, it wasn’t until after I had made the basketball team for my high school that I was able to appreciate the failure to make the soccer team. By the same token as my student life, the numerous awards and trophies gained from competing became constant reminders of what hard work could earn.