Walter Payon: America's Greatest Football Player

There are many NFL players that excel in their position and people think that the are one of the best players. Out of all these players, a specific one stands out brighter than the others. This special person’s name is Jerry Rice. In this report, I will be talking about his early life, college career, and his NFL success. I will also be talking about personal life.

Football was and is a very popular sport in America and has always been a favorite. Erik Fisher plays football because he is great at the sport, hence page 27, “Dad had brought Erik to meet Coach Warner earlier in the summer. Dad had knelt down and held the ball for Erik to drill fifty-yard field goals, one after another, while according to Dad, the Coach’s jaw had dropped lower and lower.” But, Erik played football primarily for and because of the fame. He had never cared about whether he had to hurt someone in order reach the top of the “Erik Fisher Football Dream”. On September 5 (pages 50-94), when Mike Costello dies of lightning, Paul finds Erik and Arthur laughing about how Mike’s hair was singed off. Paul was disgusted. Though Erik and Arthur didn’t kill Mike, their laughter reflects their inner evil and selfish selves. Paul then reflects on his own self and decides to walk a path of truth, unlike Erik. In continuation, Ray Lewis had once said, “Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone's life, that's the ultimate vision, that's the ultimate goal-bottom line.” Erik never had any character or integrity, whether he played sports or not. On the other hand, Paul did have character and integrity. Paul noticed Erik’s evil actions to get higher and higher up the Erik Fisher Football

play the game. We all know that it is hard to figure out the greatest NFL player of all times. In

Being a small framed boy, it was no walk in the park to be in such a physical sport, not to mention, he was on a league of older and much larger seventh and eighth graders. Even though he was much younger and built extremely smaller than the others on the league, Lou finally talked his uncle into letting him in on a play. The lesson he learned from this play would stick with Lou for the rest of his life. As the play unfolded, Lou stood motionless and petrified as he saw one of the large boys on the opposing team charging after him, and all he could think of was getting out of his way before he got tackled. The disappointment that he felt from his uncle as well as his team became a turning point in his life and one of the first great lessons that he learned. Young Lou had a job to do in this play during the game, and by cowering away, he turned his back on his responsibilities not only to his uncle and his team, but to himself. He vowed from then on to never make that mistake again. If he was in place to do a job, he was going to give it all he had. His theory was that even if he failed at trying, it was better to do his best than to give up on his obligations. This was one of his greatest lessons learned in teamwork.

The theme of this book is about the legendary coach Paul Bryant and how he helped Joe Namath overcome the struggle of segregation on and off the football field. Considering the relationship of the athlete and coach during golden era of the game, it addresses the losses, the commitment, and the determination in becoming one of the nation 's elite.

Tomorrow is promised to no one” - Walter Payton. Walter Payton lived by this quote his whole life not just on the football field playing for the Jackson State Tigers collegitaly or for the Chicago Bears professionally. He lived by that quote at a young age especially when his father died. Or when he was diagnosed with PSC a rare liver disease. He showed us how to live life before it's gone.

For example he has many quotes and mottos like “chest up prayed up” and “with everything you do you have a vision and a goal.” He also is very good with kids and has a foundation for them and does many things to work and play with them/ teach them the game of football. He is a very good person He has some good friends like the rock his workout buddy and a childhood friend that plays in the NFL too. He is a great positive person to He is very appreciative of his awards, avoids alcohol to a limit and says his motivation comes within him and uses it to his advantage. He also fears no defense so that helps him be tough and gnarly on the football field. He does lots other things to help him too on the field. He eats a good breakfast, He is going to gain 5 pounds of muscle and swims. He wears 84 because 8*4=32 which is how many nfl teams there are. He is getting better and better.

The whole reason I’m writing this essay is because Demaryius Thomas is an inspiration to me. He inspires me to work hard and do my best. If you watch his games he puts all of his effort into the game. Whether he is winning or losing. But i know he loves winning. One time before the first game of a new season he said “We know it’s a new year. Everybody 0-0. The main thing is you win or you go home”. Demaryius inspires me to play football because he is just really good at it and I love watching him play.

Football: America’s greatest pastime and favorite all-American sport hides one of our nation’s biggest health concerns; concussions. On average, boys can begin playing tackle football at the age of five and weighing a minimum of 35 pounds, and from that point on they are taught the values of strategy, tackling, running, and teamwork. (Warner, 2016) Some of those children will later become the Professional Football players or college level players.

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.

“Brett Favre is one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of professional football. You are judged by winning, and he’s won more games than any other quarterback who has ever played. But I will remember him just as well for being such a fierce competitor and outstanding leader. He was the face of the Packers and a great credit to our game. It was an honor to coach against him.”(Mike Shanahan, Denver Broncos Head Coach) Brett’s passion for the game, and winning history, together earned him the respect of the entire football nation. I am going to give you a summary of this incredible athlete’s life, covering both the ups and downs of his bumpy road to success. I am using factual

Walter Jerry Payton once said, “When you’re good at something you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something they’ll tell you (Walter Payton Biography,N.D).”Walter Payton was one of the greatest running backs in the National Football League . Payton was so athletic he had a lot of people love him and come watch the bears play at soldier field. Walter Jerry Payton is an influential person because of his hard working life, his awesome career, his football accomplishments, and his many awards that he won.

Tom Brady is widely considered to be one of the best athletes of today’s day and age, and thought of by many as possibly the best quarterback in NFL history. Numerous factors have led to his overall success in football over the past 20 or so years, but nothing has been as important as his own implicit personality structures. Brady has dealt with a lot of negative feedback ever since he started playing football; people telling him he wasn’t good enough to play or that he wasn’t tough enough to be a quarterback in the NFL. His whole career has been a balancing act of proving people wrong by continuing to surpass what was thought to be humanly possible on the field. He has clearly surpassed expectations on and off the field, because of this success it is acceptable to ask the question of how his personality has helped lead to his success in the NFL. Furthermore, Brady is clearly a person high in conscientiousness and self-control, therefore another question that could be debated is how would he cope with not being able to play the game he loves.

Walter Payton Walter Payton once said “Never die easy”. I like this quote because to me it means don't give up. In my essay I’ll be telling you why Walter Payton is an honorary person. One way Walter Payton changed football history. How he changed it was by having the most yards till it got broke.

“ When you don’t give up you cannot fail” Adrianna Peterson said this quote. To me it means that if you keep trying, you can’t fail. It’s like Michael Jordan when he didn’t make his high school basketball team. But he kept trying and he kept working hard, and look where he ended up. He was one of the, if not the best that has ever played. He got knocked down but got back up and kept trying. Adrianna Peterson tore multiple muscles in his knee, he was supposed to be done for his career. He started working out and working hard, he came back the next season and almost broke the record for most yards in a single season. He came back and became one of the best running back of the century.