Arthur Ashe Courage Award

com). Despite being held back by the Government Ali still pushed forward and just kept on winning. After Ali retired from boxing he was elected for The Boxing Hall Of Fame (Sport.Jrank.org). Ali’s amazing boxing career was given the living legend award (sport.Jrank.org). Then the U.S. Government apologized for banning Ali from some matches and taking away his championship. Overall, Ali influenced younger people than him by showing to never give up and push forward and to get past everything that…

The speech I chose for the assignment was Coach Jim Valvano’s 1993 ESPY’s speech, which was made while accepting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Coach Valvano, was fighting bone cancer at the time, and one may say that he gave one of the best speeches on perseverance and strength. While looking frail compared to his “normal” state, Valvano was able to bring the room to tears and demonstrate his enduring strength through his words. The first thing that builds the power of Valvano’s words was his…

Jim Valvano is a legend. On March 3, 1993 at the ESPYs, Valvano was awarded the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. In making his acknowledgment discourse, a growth stricken Valvano moves his audience at Madison Square Garden and everybody viewing the nation over to tears, to laughs, and even to a reality check with an end goal to bring issues to light and subsidizing for disease research. In his dialog, he notes to always remember about "where you started." Therefore, it would be appropriate to…

reasons which include family expectations, social pressures and knowing if their thoughts and feelings are valid. Discussions on transgender have risen to distinction in this country. Caitlin has recently accepted the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. It took a lot of thought and courage for her to come out the way she did, in the spot light of the media. She did not talk about choices, as being transgender is not a choice. Most of society now understand that sexual orientation is not a…

Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death in the United States today, but advances in treatments for this disease has improved the survival rate. Medical scientists have for a hundred years struggled against a stone wall trying to find the solution of the cancer problem (Gaylord). This disease has affected us in the past and it continues to affect us today. Jim Valvano’s illustrious "Never Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up” speech is a prime example of this. This speech is about a man dying…

One of the reasons Muhammad Ali has the greatest impact on society and culture is because of his impact on boxing. As Ali became relevant in boxing, he showed everyone a new style of fighting, both inside and outside the ring. Inside the ring, Ali brought his “ballet-like grace as well as his flashy ‘Ali Shuffle,’” the way Ali moved his feet back and forth (“Muhammad Ali”). Ali also developed a technique of fighting called “Rope-a-Dope,” where he leaned up against the ropes to allow his opponent…

role model, and transgender are all things that can describe Caitlyn Jenner. Jenner made the transition of a life time that many people have mixed feelings about. However, thousands of people look to her as a role model for her act of braveness and courage. Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, was born on October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York. Jenner was first known as an Olympic hero during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. At the age of 39 he won a gold medal in the…

Since she has done so much for women in sports, she has gotten many awards and titles. In 2009, Billie got the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1999, she won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. In 1972, Sports Illustrated named her the sportsperson of the year. She got the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 1967 and 1973. Billie also got the Glamour Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Finally, in 2014 she got the Shorty Award for…

Men and women have come a long way over the last century when it comes to body image and how people look at each other. Men and women both have a standard image that they supposed to fulfill, with men being manly and women being womanly. What exactly makes a person manly or womanly? Men tend to be more muscular and have deeper voices versus women who are generally not muscular and have higher voices. When someone differs from their original sexuality whether masculine or feminine it is different…

multiple times including receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2008 ESPY Awards. A 22-foot high statue of the two athletes in their famous stance is located on the campus of San Jose State University where they were teammates prior to the Olympics. On the statue, Peter Norman’s second place platform was left empty so that the person viewing the statue can stand with Smith and Carlos. In 2006, Peter Norman died. Smith and Carlos never forgot the courage of their old friend who was…