Where Have You Gone Joe Dimaggio Analysis

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No, heroes aren’t born

In Matthew's Goodman essay “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio,” the author gives insight about athletes not being qualified to be heroes. Goodman mentions, Mike Tyson, a clear example of this reality as he was awesome only in the ring. He explains thoroughly why he thinks athletes are not qualified to be heroes. I don’t think this will change anytime soon but there's always one that defies this.
Athletes are amazing all thanks to our society but they are still lacking the knowledge of becoming a hero. I clearly have seen this from my experience in playing soccer. I remember my first year in high school soccer we had great players but one in common was great regarding his body size. As the season progress I started to

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