When Joe Ehrmann Stood Out To Me

In the movie Cinderella Man , Joe Gould is the coach of James Braddock. His character has modified dramatically since the start of Cinderella Man. Initially he's simply Jim’s coach, however he becomes a family friend of the Braddock family. I mean rather like anything, they became friends from seeing one another, however it’s a unique quite relationship. Joe Gould could be a terribly arch coach that coaches simply to be regarding creating cash. Gould starts to jeopardize his own work career to save Jim’s boxing career. Gould is aware of that if Jim had a nasty night within the ring, Jim might lose his job. I began to examine Joe grow to be a lot of of an admirer than a teacher. Jim asks for cash from Joe and also the boxing commissioners

Chris Cox characterizes Joe Paterno as a tragic hero in his article: “Joe Paterno’s fall from grace has Oedipus-like storyline”, because Joe Paterno was a notable figure who had a reversal of fortune and he induced catharsis in many people. For example, the author describes how iconic Joe Paterno was in his coaching tenure: “If you had been asked to describe Paterno, you would have used words such as ‘integrity’, ‘honor’, and ‘loyalty’.” (Cox). The author’s awe showcases the great character traits Paterno had and it is evident that he was well respected and trusted by many people throughout America. In spite of these traits, Joe Paterno’s reversal of fortune began when he regrettably became a bystander when, “[he] was told that Sandusky[Penn

Alberto Salazar once said, “an athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn’t been there. Goals can be exclusive, which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding”. Training in athletics is like training for college. You have to start all the way at the beginning and work your way up to the top. I come to you today to explain how my difficult journey through high school has influenced my decision about what I want to do in my future, and how it has influenced my family.

Growing up all I ever wanted to be was a professional football player, my dream was to make it into the NFL and repay my parents for all they've done for me. My whole life I was told to find something I love to do and stick with it, that's when I knew that football could be my free ticket out of Hawai’i. As my knowledge grew, I started to realize the struggles college would put my parents through financially, and that's when I decided football was the way to take care of that all. But as a kid, you don't see the full picture and you honestly never will, but all I knew was that I hated school and loved to play sports. Growing up I've always had people tell me to take care of my school work and be a student first. As a kid, you understand what

One reason why I would allow my son to play football because it can build character “ it's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up”. You can play all day, and if you get down it don’t matter. What matters if you have the courage to get back up. “If you can believe it, you can achieve it”. No matter what you do, you shouldn’t have to put your mind into it, but believe in what you put your mind to and make it

“We 're all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children 's game, we just don 't... don 't know when that 's gonna be. Some of us are told at eighteen, some of us are told at forty, but we 're all told.” (Moneyball 2011) This quote is referring to the game of baseball. A game that I started playing at the age of eight years old and continue to play today. Over the last eleven years I have developed greatly as a ball player and a person learning things about myself I would have never known about without the game. However it has come the time to start deciding how much longer baseball can be the focal point of my life. Baseball has brought great happiness to my me, but at some point a person has to move on and

“Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Some people have to overcome challenges to have a meaning in life and not just give up. This is exemplified in, “The Contender,” by Derek Burnett, “Life in the Red,” by Benedict Carey, and “ Paralympic Star makes history on NBA stage,” by E Lancaster. After reading and annotating the articles about a determined Kyle Maynard, motivational Blake Leeper, and a resourceful Lakeisha Tuggle one could make the choice be successful in life and give up. But to do these things, you have to have a good attitude and “cut out” things that aren't a necessity.

Little did I know that the path I was on would change my life forever. I had always had a passion for sports before I began to play football. I had played sports all through elementary school but once I reached junior high I just slowly got away from playing. I just had no desire to play anymore, I did not

Bo Jackson once said “set your goals, and don’t stop till you get there. ”Being in athletics for so many years has had a great deal of influence in my life. It has helped me academically, and it has improved my socialization skills that will later be an asset to me in my journey to pursue a business degree. I now have better time management skills that helps me focus on what I need to do before I get distracted with everything else going on in my life. My involvement in many sports has influenced my appreciation for my family, furthermore it has helped me mature along the way.

More than 35 million kids and teens play sports in the United States. And because there are only so many scholarships and sports team positions open (pages 13-15), many kids will be unable to "go pro". This causes kids to work harder and specialize in one sport (page 14) and can cause overuse injuries (page 13). Also, because there are only so many scholarships and positions open, many kids are forced to deal with rejection on a regular basis. Even though they may be an amazing player, there are just too many kids and too much competition. The rejection wouldn't be as big of a deal if the kids were playing for fun, as they used to (page 13), but now, kids are just playing to make it to the college level and gain the fame. Although they are

It wasn 't always easy living with my father, but I always knew he had my best interests at heart. When I finally entered Marymount High School, I had a burning desire to try out for the basketball team. Even though I was tall and athletic, my father wouldn’t allow me to get involved in sports. He told me a student who wanted to become a doctor didn 't have time to play games.

Many of those ideas have been reflected on “The Happiness Plunge” by Adam Pervez when he explains how living the American dream and still not being happy can be very difficult. Of course, all parents always have that specific sport we want our children to play, for example, if you have a boy football is one of the number one choices for our children to play. But what about if it’s not atisfying our child, like to them it dosnt make them happy. In The Happiness Plunge, Perez talks about how he was a field engennier, a business development specialist but it still wasn’t enough. This reflects the udea of your son bring the best quarter back of the team, compared to other football teams he’s still the best but he dosnt look forward to going to practice, or getting out onto the field, to him it’s just something he feels he has to do. This idea is reflected in Pervez article when he says “I was following a script for success written by someone else, or by society” (Pervez). A lot of the time parents unintentionally have their children follow a script that they were taught by their parents. Parents are raising their children in a consensus reality which is a reality that has been created by culture through practices, behaviors, shared beliefs, rules and artifacts. Moreover, instead of parents letting their children choose to try something they are intesred in or they try different things they have to stick to a script or to something they feel is correct. In another example, Pervez tells how he identified writing, traveling, telling stories, and helping others were his passions and decided to take the happiness plunge where to him, “there [was] more to life than the American Dream we’ve been sold.” In other words, parents tend to stick to specific sport for their sons to playbeing that’s the ideal sport for boys according to society, so naturally that’s what e have to

Throughout my entire life, my parents always expressed to me that, “You can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” It took a little bit of time for me to truly believe in this quote, but my junior year of high school I finally started to believe that it was true. It all commenced when I tried out for the soccer team and I had made it. From that moment, it motivated me to want to be the best on and off the field. In order for me to be the best on the field, I had to put in hard work, dedication and effort into this sport. Eventually, all my hard work, dedication and effort paid off a year later in my senior year. From this hard work and dedication, I learned many life lessons and I also learned I can really do anything

I had to learn how to build a relationship with my new teammates. Coakley states athletes accept no obstacles in the pursuit of success in sports. This quote reflected how I felt about success in football and that I would not let anything get in my way. This norm stress that the suppose dream is obligated to pursue it at any cost. One thing sentence reminded me was the phrase I keep with me “the sky is the

While most people are given the opportunity to develop some type of talent through sports starting at a very young age I was never given this choice being that my parents weren't really the 'kid type' back in the day. Nevertheless unlike most, I feel a strong accomplishment through my job. Most