In “Practice and Preparation leads to success. Johnson states, “ I was flying towards the ground.” The quote gives the reader a picture of how Johnson was tackled.Stating that the author did not just fall back it shows that the power of the tackle was massive and he wouldn be able to get up.Because he practiced for every game he did recover and continued playing. As the writer continues he states, “ I drove into his hips with a gratifying CRACK!” the description of driving into the opponent's hips paints a picture of how the play continued. The audience is able to visualize how the author tackled his rival. the author did not want to be tackled again so he prepared for the second attempt and successfully accomplished his goal of tackling