“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” - Vince Lombardi What does it take to be successful? The answer lies within itself. My whole life I was told hard work and dedication are the keys to being successful at whatever you want do in life. Everyone sets goals and everyone has a dream. But not many of us knows what it takes to accomplish these goals and dreams. You have some people out there who have succeeded at turning their dreams into reality. Then we have those who made it but then fell short of their dreams.
“It’s going to take many sacrifices to become a professional athlete at the national level.” Says Kemal Ishmael defensive …show more content…
Kemal was once a youth athlete with the dreams of becoming a NFL football player. To become successful at his dream he said “it took many sacrifices to get here. Hard work, motivation, and mental toughness is what got him to the NFL. A lot of us mention hard work but not everybody does it. He has been playing the game of football since he was 10 with his older brother as a coach and role model. Kemal explained how when his friends from school would come home and go straight outside to have fun and play he couldn’t join them. His brother would have him in some recreational sport or he would have him training for football. Kemal feels that he sacrificed friends and a social life at a young age to get where he is today. He didn’t have the normal kid life story growing up. He was strictly about business and becoming great. His motivation thrived from watching his mother raise five brothers on her
“It’s going to take many sacrifices to become a professional athlete at the national level.” Says Kemal Ishmael defensive …show more content…
Kemal was once a youth athlete with the dreams of becoming a NFL football player. To become successful at his dream he said “it took many sacrifices to get here. Hard work, motivation, and mental toughness is what got him to the NFL. A lot of us mention hard work but not everybody does it. He has been playing the game of football since he was 10 with his older brother as a coach and role model. Kemal explained how when his friends from school would come home and go straight outside to have fun and play he couldn’t join them. His brother would have him in some recreational sport or he would have him training for football. Kemal feels that he sacrificed friends and a social life at a young age to get where he is today. He didn’t have the normal kid life story growing up. He was strictly about business and becoming great. His motivation thrived from watching his mother raise five brothers on her