Without limits. Everybody of us have wanted be the better in our favorite activity and feel proud of it, unfortunately always there are obstacles to achieve our dreams or goals. This is the history of Steve Prefontaine, an American runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. First of all Steve was a rebel runner, he always wanted to run on first of the group in every race, did not matter if he finishes in second place he always wanted be the leader in every race that he competed.…
If you have the talent and you do not practice what you are talented at you will not be able to build on this talent you already have so you will not get better. I know that is common sense, but people that are talented at first will still need to practice so they can keep up with the people they are already on par with. This reason can easily be represented by Bill Joy, who is the first person mentioned in the chapter The 10,000 Hour Rule. Bill Joy is the programmer who created the Java code which could not have happened if he did not pursue coding like he did relentlessly in college.…
The 10,000 Hour Rule Imagine hearing that if you did something over and over again for 10,000 hours, then you would instantly become an expert regardless of personal talent, therefore saying that success coincides with hard work every time. This is basically the argument Malcolm Gladwell gives in the book, Outliers. In contrast to this is the point stated by the article. That talent plus hard work, equals success. I agree with this point for many reasons.…
In chapter 4 of Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. Its Grown. Here’s How, Coyle articulates a conversation he had with a teenager, John Crawford, about the concept of deep practice. Crawford described the moment that he truly began deep practicing as “clicking in.” (87).…
In today’s society, everyone seems to have their own definition of success and how to achieve it. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, Gladwell claims that successful individuals are not only naturally talented, but that they practice a lot. According to Daniel Levitin, “The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world class-expert--- in anything.” (Gladwell 40). Although I agree with both Gladwell and Levitin in that ten thousand hours of practice may help in achieving a level of mastery, I still insist that natural talent and environmental factors play a much bigger role in how someone becomes successful in a certain area, because practice…
Bart Conner Dedication to one thing in life is hard to accomplish, especially if the one thing requires hours and hours of dedication every week. Bart Conner, an Olympic gold medal winner for the United States and a National Championship at the University of Oklahoma was very dedicated to his career. Bart’s journey to become the outstanding gymnast he is today was long and hard, but it eventually paid off. Even though he had to mature in a hurry, he soon realized that his childhood dream would come true. Through his hardwork and dedication, Bart overcame many obstacles and injuries to become the successful athletic he is today.…
Novaks fourth seal of sports examines the metaphysical act of rooting for a sports team. He asserted that sports teams give locations greater meaning. He states, “But the cities gained a new persona. Thousands of their citizens gained a focal point for their affections and despairs” (Novak 151). Novak claims the addition of sports teams to a city add a newfound psychological reality.…
“Life is not a spectator sport,if you're going to spend your life in the grandstands just watching what goes on in my opinion you’re wasting your life.(jackie robinson).” This was a quote said by Jackie Robinson. ,meaning to not sit around and life pass you by,to live in the moment. He was born 1919 january 31 in cairo Georgia. He was born with a mom and a dad a sharecroppers .…
Two realities of human society always threaten to depress and confound us: many of us face daily violence and prejudice from those around us, and the collective conscious is slow to adopt positive change, i.e., we can hope that tomorrow we will stop fighting amongst ourselves and recognize the common humanity shared by all of us, but such an accomplishment is a far away goal with no end in sight. What then can we do? We must be the best citizens possible. Only then can real, albeit slow, progress can be made, and has been made.…
Loving What You Do Many people are aspired to go out and do what they love, but have any of these people realized the consequence of doing so? In the article “In the Name of Love” Miya Tokumitsu protests against the do what you love (DWYL) concept along with the well-known speech given by Steve Jobs. Tokumitsu, who has a doctorate in Art History, disagrees with Jobs and goes on to say “The problem is it (DWYL) leads not to salvation but to the devaluation of actual work, including the very work it pretends to elevate - and the dehumanization of the vast majority of laborers.” By using persuasion, Tokumitsu has the readers rethinking the idea of DWYL and has them realize that their actions affect others too.…
This basically boils down to the fact that, like most things in life, there are multiple ways to reach the goal. A great example in sports is Dennis Rodman. As he grew up he was only average at basketball and wasn’t a stand out athlete of any kind. He was an awkward child and didn’t even attend college initially. He started working as a janitor at an airport.…
Miracle – Final Assignment In our current society, sports are everywhere. Sporting events are continually on television. Additionally, there are competitive games at fields and courts all around cities and towns in the United States. Most individuals are fans of at least one sport, while others are either devoted sport enthusiasts or competitive players.…
“The challenge is not to act automatically. It 's to find an action that is not automatic. From painting, to breathing, to talking, to fucking. To falling in love...”…
When comparing the commencement speech given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University in 2005 to the commencement speech given by Barak Obama at Wesleyan University in 2008, one can argue that Steve Jobs’ address has a stronger use of the rhetorical situation and the rhetorical appeals. Jobs’ ability to combine ethos, pathos and purpose proves his credibility, builds a relationship with the audience, and helps students believe in their intuitions. In his 2005 commencement address to Stanford University, Steve Jobs incorporates ethos to prove his credibility to his audience. He begins by admitting that “[he] never graduated from college” (1).…
Most people’s automatic reaction when thinking about their future occupation is to consider what they love doing to be the top priority. However, Gordon Marino, professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College and editor of “The Quotable Kierkegaard”, believes that this should not be the case. He wrote on the subject in his article titled “A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’”, which was published in The New York Times on May 17, 2014. His purpose in writing this article was to express his thoughts on the ethicality of choosing love over necessity and to advise those people on jobs and people thinking about future occupational options. Mr. Marino argues that the statement “do what you love” is an elitist aspect of our culture that degrades the inherent…