Derrick Rose started off as a normal person, struggling with life just like us. Rose was born October 4th, 1988, in Chicago Illinois. He was the youngest of 4 boys, born to a single mother by the name of Brenda Rose. Growing up in the rougher part of town, his family guided and influenced him in to give his all and pursue basketball; they noticed his gift for the game would bring him far in life early on.
His high school career began with his enrollment at Simeon Career Academy. During Rose’s freshman year, he led his junior varsity team to the city championships; later being offered to play with the varsity team, but turned the offer down, not wanting to steal the upper classman’s thunder. Rose’s sophomore season started with him scoring 22
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Isn’t it obvious why he decided to play the sport? Derrick Rose grew up in Englewood, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago. He was the youngest of 4, and had no father figure. His brothers and mother pushed him and supported him to be the best he could be. But what if they weren’t there for him? Rose could have easily been just another statistic, just another name appearing after the word R.I.P. He could have easily been nothing, but the support of his family allowed him to achieve the highest of the high. Now imagine if every child in the hood had a support system like Rose. There are so many kids all around the world, just like Rose, with all odds against them. The only difference is instead of having people to tell them they can make it, that they are strong, and can overcome their obstacles, they have people telling them the opposite. Thousands of kids are told every day that they are just another name on a birth certificate, with no real importance. They are told so many negative things about themselves that they believe it. If these youths had support, teachers and other peer’s encouragement, maybe the world would be a better place. How many people like Derrick Rose are out there? Each child has the ability to change the world, and even if the change is small, it still matters. Derrick Rose came up, against all odds, and left his influence on the world. His “Why can’t I” comment inspired so many to put their 100 percent effort into their passion, because if he could do it, why can’t they? Rose is an example of how if you believe in yourself and try your absolute best, you can do what you set out to achieve. If he can do it, why can’t
Who would have thought a little boy from the Dominican Republic would have so much effect on people. David Ortiz is a well known player around the Major League Baseball Association, many people know him by Big Papi. He has created foundations and many other things for all types of people. From children to adults and in between, Ortiz has been an influential individual.
Born on December 7, 1956 in West Baden, Indiana, Larry Bird was raised in French Link, Indiana, he went to Springs Valley High School, and he also attended and played basketball for Indiana, and Indiana State University. Growing up Larry's family always struggled financially so Georgia and Joe Bird would often send their son Larry to live with his grandparents. In 1975 after Larry's parents had divorced his father Joe Bird committed suicide due to alcoholism and personal difficulties. Despite everything he had been through by the time he was a sophomore in high school Larry had become one of the best players in French Link.
Did you know that Joe Montana grew up in a town where many other great quarterbacks grew up for example Dan Darino and become one of the best to ever play. Joe had a amazing life he won many awards and become very famous over the years. He has a beautiful wife and two kids. Joe montana is one of the greatest football players to ever play.
Growing up wasn’t exactly easy for the “Fab Five,” most grew up poor, and the only thing keeping them from leading a life of crime was basketball. Jalen Rose grew up on south side of Detroit, and saw dope and weed everyday on his way to school [ESPN 30 for 30]. Jalen Rose never knew his father; they spoke a few times over the phone when he was older, but growing up Jalen never knew his professional basketball playing father [ESPN 30 for 30]. Jalen’s dads name was Jimmy Walker, he was se...
On June 26th 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey, Derek Sanderson Jeter was born. His parents were Charles Jeter and Dorothy Connors. His parents had a rare relationship for their time. Charles was african american and Dorothy was white. In the 1960s marriage of separate races was frowned upon but they loved each other and made it work. When Derek was still a small child, Charles moved the family to Kalamazoo, Michigan. This is where practically Dereks whole childhood took place.
I have always liked emotional commercials, they grab my attention and make me feel strong emotions while watching TV. Seeing Derrick Coleman’s commercial made me hopeful and made me feel like anything is possible. In the beginning of the commercial Coleman is a kid with hearing aids and he talks about how kids picked on him, how he was always picked last, and how his football coaches didn’t know how to talk to him because he was deaf. Everyone told him to give up playing football but he kept playing even when he wasn’t picked to play in the NFL right away. He trained hard and at the end of the commercial it shows him walking out on to the Seattle Seahawks field with the stadium lights glowing and everyone cheering. I believe this commercial had a lasting powerful effect on the people that saw it because it made you feel emotional, the story supported Duracell’s argument, and people admire and trust Derrick Coleman.
He attended Western Hills High School where Pete played football and baseball. Due to his lack of interest in his studies Pete was left with two options to either be held back a year or to attend summer school. Pete Rose’s father, Harry Rose, decided that it would be better for him to repeat a year of school than to miss a summer playing baseball. It would also give Pete an extra year to mature physically (Rose 1). It ultimately paid off because right after Pete graduated from High School he signed his first professional contract with the Cincinnati Reds. I’m going to step away for just a second and mention that the life that Pete Rose was living is the dream for anyone who grew up playing sports. To work as hard as you can, for as long as you can too eventually one day be standing on the field that you admired for so long is absolutely amazing. Now right out of the gate Pete was a legend in the making. In 1963, he earned the Rookie of the Year title receiving 17 of the 20 total votes. He was on the pathway to success with nothing standing in his way, besides
Derrick always tells me never to be selfish because not everyone is as blessed as us. Hope you guys got to see what an amazing person Derrick Rose is in on and off the court. In conclusion, I'm sure that everyone has someone inspiring in their lives, but I couldn’t have asked for a better role model in my life. The impact that he has on not only his family, but the world is something that amazes me every day. He always finds ways to give back to the community and make the community better.
Walter Payton was born in July 25, 1954. Son of Peter and Alyne Payton, Walter Payton was born in Colombia, Missouri. Walter’s father wasn’t really into football as much as people thought, Peter Payton was a semi-pro baseball player. Walter was had one older brother Eddie, who was born 3 years before Walter but in the near future wasn’t the one to be a football star. Eddie learned a lot about football from his dad, but when Walter was born, he knew he would have competition. At a very young age Walter and Eddie would have pickup games in the backyard. When Walter was 5 he started to play in a little league. Coaches were shocked to see Walter play football, almost every time he touched the football, touchdown. Not only his parents, but the players, and the coaches noticed that the harder Walter works he could go far.
The NBA is well known for the number of amazing professional athletes it has had over the years. Some of the most gifted and talented individuals come through the NBA and one of the better-known superstars is none other than Kobe Bryant. For years people have wondered what makes Bryant so successful. The main contributors that lead to Kobe Bryant’s success is his hard work and dedication, his mindset, his natural ability’s and talent, and the people that have helped him throughout his life. Kobe Bryant was very successful in the NBA because of the amount of hard work he has put in, the people in his life, his relentless determination and his god given natural abilities.
The "G.O.A.T.", is coming used term in the sports world meaning, The Greatest of All Time. In the National Basketball Association, when you mention the term, the "G.O.A.T., everyone assumes of one name and one name only, Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was an innovator of the basketball work and influenced many different people and players that inputted & mimicked Jordan’s style of play and implicated it into their own game. In today's generation, there are several players that many average day people would consider these players on the road to becoming a Jordan type of player, potential or maybe even greater; players that may be able on road to sharing a Michael Jordan type of legacy includes Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
...ption of learning the significance of family and how that approach has impacted every portion of Wade's life and profession. He sees that he is a enhanced basketball player and team member because of his loyalty to family and predominantly to his sons.
Stephen Curry, currently one of the best players in the NBA, experienced an obstacle when he was not to a top college. Rather than seeing this as an end to his NBA dreams, he overcame this obstacle by turning it in to an opportunity. As a member of the Davidson College team, the underdogs at the 2008 NCAA tournament, he was able to demonstrate his skills during his teams dream run to the final 8. Through his shooting prowess and never give up mentality he showed the basketball world his ability to change the course of a game. Had he not been challenged by this obstacle he may not have had the opportunity to demonstrate his skills, with this opportunity acting as a catalyst for many more in the future.
Michael Jordan was born on February 17th, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is the fourth youngest of five kids. Once Michael was born, his parents did not want to raise their family in the streets of Brooklyn where there was violence and drugs. They thought this would be too much temptation for their kids to not fall into. They then moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, a small, laid back town. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan showed all their kids how to work hard and make things happen rather than sit around and wait for things to happen. Although most of their kids stuck to hard work, Michael had some tendencies to be lazy when playing sports. He was always discouraged because he could never compete in sports with his older brother, Larry.
David Beckham was born with a soccer ball by his feet. He was amazing at soccer ever since he was a kid. Even though he was not that fast, his magical feet made up for it. He is also known as the best “English Player” of all time. David Beckham was one of the most influential soccer player in the soccer world.