Compare And Contrast Grit And Talent

Why compare two wonderful qualities about which one is better? Grit and talent are both very different mindsets. They aren’t just what keeps our body motivated to get up in the morning. Talent allows us to be naturally good at something. Grit is the motivation to do something. One does not pass up the other. They are both key points to one’s success. I have 3 soccer players who both represent grit, talent, and a combined mindset of both. When they stand alone, they are both strong. But united, they would be an incredible team. Like a team, instead of comparing about what how strong they are separate, they should be compared how strong they would be like combined. Grit and talent should be praised as if they were both used together instead of …show more content…
An example of grit, would be Preston Kao, who is 9 year old boy and he is one of the captains on the 06 blue strikers. He is the youngest player by a whole year. Statistically because of his age and size, he should be easy to beat. During season 1, he struggled tremendously struggled . During season 1, he had no first touch and he could not hold his position. But because of his grit to become better, after a whole season of training with the soccer ball, he became one of the best 06 players in league. He became so strong, he was offered to guest play on a top club soccer team for a tournament. His grit made him become a the center-mid. That position is one of the most important places to be and because of his grit he became not only a starter, but one of the most trusted player’s. A professional soccer player who would best represent grit would be USA national’s Tim Howard. We can all agree America’s male soccer league are not the best. One thing thing we can not deny is Tim Howard is one of the greatest goalies in American history. He was born on March 6, 1979 in New Jersey (playerswiki). He was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome when he was in 6th grade. Tim Howard represents grit because he refused to let disability to stop him being an athelte. Because of his grit, in 2014 he broke the record for the most goals saved in a single World Cup game (bbc). Even though the USA team itself did not make it as far as they …show more content…
Gabe Farmer, is by far the most agile player in the whole program. He was born a natural born athlete. He is on the 06 blue team and he’s not even the most skilled player. He’s one of the strongest players, but when it comes to skill he’s not even in the top 5. He is pure talent however, he does not have enough grit to make himself more. He has so much potential to be something if only he would put in the work. To this day he relies on his talent instead of putting in effort. One of the greatest soccer players of all time Pele,who was born in Tres Coracoes Brazil (biography). We can all agree soccer is the most beloved sport of Brazil. Around 1950’s Brazil was facing a huge change in their soccer playing style. They had to stop using the play that made them unique. The style was called “Jinga.” Jinga allowed them to be free with the ball. In the tragic loss between Sweden and Brazil in 1950 in the World Cup, Jinga was seen as “primitive.” Jinja was not just a style of play. It was a feeling of freedom. Jinga was something that Brazilians were born with. Pele, was born out of pure talent. When he was recruited to be on the Brazil’s pro and national team, the coaches were trying to change him. Pele refused to change how he played. He relied on his talent of Jinga and because of that, in 1958 Brazil faced Sweden once again in the finals and won 5-2. Since then, soccer became known as “The beautiful