Ever since I was young I had been wanting to become a football star. My uncle and I would always watch Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and Sunday Night Football. I was really into the screaming of the players and the crowd, the hitting of the player on one another I really loved when the sounds of the helmet to helmet hits could be heard through the tv that was the best. I never played football when I was younger because my parents were teens at the time my father was 18 and had to
(2014) - Life Lessons Learned from a Seat on the Fifth Row When I went to my local theater to see director Thomas Carter’s When the Game Stands Tall, I fully anticipated an action-packed, football movie reminiscent of my days playing on the field. I was geared up, ready for some hard-hitting, helmet banging, down-to-the-last-minute, nail-biting high school football right there before my eyes, larger than life…in high definition. What I was not prepared for were the life lessons that I would learn
third and fourth grade football in 2011. My life has been an exhilarating journey up until I dedicated my life to Jesus. While attending high school from 2006 to 2010, I was far from God in my character, my lifestyle, and my overall attitude toward life. I was a troubled teen who, following the death of a close friend, abused drugs and alcohol in order to gain happiness and contentment. Even though I was raised by my Grandfather to love God and read my bible, I strayed from that path and chose my
enjoyable as playing it. Oddly, football has always seem to imbue my life in one way or another. Sometimes, I feel like I was born to dream, eat, live and breathe football. Football is such addictive sport I could not possibly image living on Earth without it. Nonetheless, football has impacted my life in such an amazingly positive way and has definitely shaped my mind into this beautiful art of sophistication. When I was in elementary school, I got introduced to football by a couple of neighborhood
our lives can make in the lives of others,” (Dungy, pg. 144). I chose to read and reflect on the book, “Quiet Strength,” by Tony Dungy because I was familiar with Dungy as a football coach as well as his charity work—particularly with the organization, All Pro Dad. While the book told a lot of stories about Dungy’s football journey, I was most surprised by the depth of his faith and his journey of finding his significance through his Savior—even in the darkest moments of his life. The first chapters
is able to persevere and emerge from the darkness that has held him captive since the accident. J C Burke positions readers to view Tom ( view him as what?) by considering and challenging their own perceptions of coping in wake of the car accident and its ramifications. BP 1 In the The Story Of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke, Tom’s love of sport helps him find himself and re-discover who he really is as his journey is about what can he make of his life now away from
There are a lot of lessons that can be learned from the movie “The Blindside”, but if I had to choose one it would have to be to help others. I chose this lesson because it is so nice to give and help, it can make you feel good inside. I try to help others when I can, like on homework or just with emotions. Leigh Ann and her family, the Touhy’s, took Michael Oher in. He was homeless, had nowhere to go. When I see homeless people on the street, I feel bad for them. I want to help them, but you don’t
with the police for over two hours. If either you or I were on that freeway running from the cops we would probably have been shot. Do you even know why he was really arrested? It wasn’t
When one grows up, he or she has many different life experiences, each leaving a memory or lesson to grasp. These experiences also impact their personality, since everyone is generally shaped by their surroundings. For instance, one that grows up in a wealthy neighborhood is likely to socialize with people of the same social class. The same is true for one that grows up in a middle or working class neighborhood. As a result, people within a certain sector of society have two choices when they approach
An NFL football coach looks for players who he thinks can take him all the way. The Baltimore Ravens found a key player, Ray Rice. In five years (2008-2013) he was able to help and be a main part in the Ravens winning a super bowl title and to beat and set so many records. Until one day a domestic violence crime would put an end to his NFL career. On September 8, 2014 it was finalized that he could not return to the Ravens, but remains a free agent. A tragic hero is someone who has great heroic powers