Kerri Strug

truly happened. Kerri Strug won the olympics for America in 1996, even though she injured her ankle on her first vault. She stuck her landing on her second vault before she collapsed to the ground rolling in pain. This devastating vault has gone down in history on covers of magazines, and books inspiring young gymnasts to never give up. She even became a two-time olympic gold medalist and has one of the most memorable Olympic experiences that was ever documented on television. Kerri Strug is truly a living

Who was Kerri Strug? Do you know what the oldest sport is in history?Is it gymnastics,swimming, or track?Actually it is; these sports and many more are combined together to make on big main event: the Olympics.The Olympics have been around for many centuries in the past.The United States won its first olympics medal by the woman who goes by the name Kerri Strug. The Olympics have been around since the 776 BCE as far as researchers are concerned.The Olympics were founded by Hercules,son of Zeus,

“Concern yourself with accepting responsibility than with assigning blame. Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you.”(Ralph Marston) A hero doesn’t let the fall get to them, they also don’t give up and assign the blame or responsibility onto another. The truth is while heroism does not always mean gaining a happy ending, heroes face challenges with a smile and fight even when the odds are stacked against them.          Although heroes might not earn the happy ending

Gymnastics is one of the hardest sports to do in the world, with four different events female gymnast compete in. Some gymnasts have stood out in history and should be recognized like Dominique Dawes, Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug, and Nadia Comaneci. These are the gymnast chosen because they meet the following criteria, they must have gone to the olympic games, medaled in the olympics, in some sort of hall of fame, and they must have competed in nationals. Dominique Dawes competed for 14 years, and

teachers are having a field day that involves coloring, soccer, volleyball, frisbee, and cheerleading. In 1996, Kerri Strug had a torn 2 ligaments in her ankle when doing vault in the Olympics. Not only did that hurt, but the had pressured her into doing vault a second time to “seal the gold medal”. Kerri ended up deciding she had to do it and ended up sticking it. However, Kerri had worsened her ankle and she had to stop her career for a while. The Olympics causes people to overthink things

I don't usually like reading unless it is in an area that I have an interest in but wow, StrengthsQuest was very inspiring and motivational. I loved the stories of Kerri Strug and her determination to win the gold in the 1996 Olympic games, and the story of teacher Angel Alcoser, and how she found children's talents and gave them encouragement to work on their strengths(Clfton, Anderson, Schreiner, 2006,pp.1-11). In taking the StrengthsFinder Survey, I discovered pretty much what I already knew about

Universal Healthcare in the USA The campaign for some form of universal health care has spanned practically a century in the USA and has been the subject of political debate since the early part of the 20th century. Recent reforms remain an active and urgent political issue. Universal Health Care has been one of the leading public issues in America and in recent times this issue has risen to the fore, because of its increasing prevalence in the government, market, and civil sectors. In this essay

Lately, society has been going through a push to put females on the same platform as men. While females are distinctly different from men, the world has been trying to make them the same as men. Women are not the same. While they are equally important, they are different. Females fill as important a role as men. The female gender cannot exist without men, and men cannot exist without their counterparts. Women are being pushed to fill a roll which they are not designed to fill, since both genders

study published by the Commonwealth Fund author Robin Osborn reveals that, U.S. citizens report having cost barriers to health care at a higher rate than any other country (Osborn 6). In a study produced by Stanford University, Lora Cucconi and Kerri Strug explain that despite the excessive

Do you think professional athletes are overpaid? You might think they earn more than what they are worth for playing half a year, but athletes have many things which contribute to their salary. Some of these things include their earnings from endorsements, ticket sales, performance, merchandise, their social contributions, and TV ratings. Although there are many factors that contribute to their salary, professional athletes may be overpaid because as a society, we contribute to their success. So