It is the first game of the season; Rookie Antonio Brown looks over at the referee to make sure he is on the line of scrimmage. Heart pounding, sweat down his face, Antonio hears hut and takes off running a post route. After burning the defender, Antonio turns his head and sees the ball coming towards him in stride. Catching the ball, he runs for seven more yards completing a twelve-yard play, and the beginning of a career that would turn him into an elite receiver. Antonio Brown was born on July 10, 1988 in Miami, Florida and he was an outlier. Antonio Brown is now the National Football League’s number one receiver and his success relates to Gladwell’s ideas of accumulative advantage, cultural legacy, and the 10,000 hour rule.
“Like father, like son” is a common phrase among relatives that one might …show more content…
During Antonio’s stretch with his father, he was taught not only how to play the game Eddie knew and loved, but also the same position. Antonio Brown became acquaint to football at a young age and did not have a choice to play another sport; his Dad always threw the ball around with him and became his coach in many ways. Antonio Brown said in an interview when asked about his father, “I stayed with my dad when I was in the third grade and I went to school in Albany, New York. I had the chance to watch practice some days and I had the chance to go to many of his games. It was something special and motivating seeing him run out to practice with his teammates and doing extra gassers. That pride and motivation was fuel to me.” (BTW: Antonio Brown, 2010) Eddie Brown built the solid foundation for his football career. Antonio Brown came back to live with him and the abilities of Brown increased immensely with the help of Eddie. Eddie started showing his son routes and made him study film of opponents, all while
“Like father, like son” is a common phrase among relatives that one might …show more content…
During Antonio’s stretch with his father, he was taught not only how to play the game Eddie knew and loved, but also the same position. Antonio Brown became acquaint to football at a young age and did not have a choice to play another sport; his Dad always threw the ball around with him and became his coach in many ways. Antonio Brown said in an interview when asked about his father, “I stayed with my dad when I was in the third grade and I went to school in Albany, New York. I had the chance to watch practice some days and I had the chance to go to many of his games. It was something special and motivating seeing him run out to practice with his teammates and doing extra gassers. That pride and motivation was fuel to me.” (BTW: Antonio Brown, 2010) Eddie Brown built the solid foundation for his football career. Antonio Brown came back to live with him and the abilities of Brown increased immensely with the help of Eddie. Eddie started showing his son routes and made him study film of opponents, all while