The Chance To Be Great Analysis

The Chance to be Great

“Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?” This quote by Jimmie Johnson is an inspiration on how to live life. In option, this quote is saying that you should want to take chances in life and make it great not to live it out as safely as possible. Johnson really describes the society of today where it's all about trying to be the best at what that person does and that you can't just live to survive. This essay will use the life stories of various people to support this quote and its meaning.

Jackie Robinson is a major example of not living safe and good. He took a chance when he played baseball in the all white league.Jackie played baseball even though it was very dangerous to play as a black (Scott). During the time blacks didn’t play baseball so Jackie could have been seriously hurt by the whites. He didn't have to play but he took a chance to be the first black to …show more content…
she says “you miss a lot of opportunities in life when you don't take chances (Heyer)”. she knows good chances to take and when to take them. She does get kind of risky with some chances though. During the interview she talks about one of her risky chances. she talks about “ buying the house was one of the biggest chances I took (Heyer)”.this proves she would rather live by taking chances and being great. our family is better because we get to live in a nice house with a good amount of land.some chances she realizes she should have took that she didn't. At one point she says “ I wish I would have took the chance and gone to college (Heyer)”.college was a thing my mom decided to be and and good instead of be great by taking a chance. nobody knows if going to college would make her better or not. It might have been too much of a financial responsibility. In the end prospective Sheila lived by taking chances and not always taking the safe