Michael Jord The Most Influential Person

“I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”, said one of the most influential person, Michael Jordan. We use grit to accomplish our goals every day and most people don’t realize it. In fact, we do not give up but we tend to keep trying. Another term to call that is “grit.” Grit is needed in playing sports, learning instruments, and doing schoolwork.
Sports required a lot of perseverance. Perseverance is when you keep trying until you finally reach your goals. For instance, Michael Jordan did not start as being a pro basketball player. He failed multiple times but was motivated to do better. With perseverance and practice, he was able to become one of the best professional basketball players. Another example would be Kobe Bryant. Bryant would practice six times a day, wake up early and leave late when practicing. Due to his dedication and effort, he improved his skill. …show more content…
Music takes self-reliance. From my personal experience with my friend Ashley, learning how to play an instrument takes time and patience. She was not the best piano player, but it did not stop her from doing what she loved. She would still continue to practice the piano even though she can hear that her piece was not perfect. Despite that Ashely did not sound good, she still had the willpower to learn how to play the piano. In a related incident, I chose to learn how to play the clarinet. Even though my mother would tease me of how the notes came out, I would not care about how others would think of me. I still continued to practice. I was able to play the correct notes with more effort putted in. As the result of not giving up, I was able to play in our band