Vince Lombardi

The College World Series is a baseball tournament featuring the top college baseball teams in the country. The teams face off to determine who is the NCAA Division I champion. Excitement builds up in the universities as the World Series approaches. Although the excitement brings the players’ attention away from their schoolwork and grades, the players are required to keep their grades up to be able to play. College athletics benefit both the students and the universities because they give…

and face, ref used instant replay, and the playoffs and the schedule was expanded. Also, the NFL expanded into twenty-eight teams with the Buccaneers and the Seahawks being added. Beginning in 1970, the team who won the super bowl was given the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the legendary Green Bay coach following his death earlier that same year. During the years of football during 1970-1989, many star players emerged which led to lots of attention from fans and the media. The dolphins had…

William Arthur Ward once said, “Adversity causes some men to break records; others to break records.” One can relate to this quote and in many different forms of literature, films, and also in real life situations. Like the quote above states, adversity can cause some people to break and others can completely turn their life around. Although there are many different tools to getting through adversity, there are three qualities one can better in themselves to get through that situation. The…

English show jumping is a very complicated sport that requires skill, patience, and bravery from both horse, and rider. It takes several years of practice and sweat to master the complicated sport. Show jumping is played when a rider is to jump a course of fences on horseback in an acute amount of time. The jumps can vary in size from one foot to five feet. The rules of show jumping are very strict and require a large amount of skill. Consequently, faults can be given to competitors for…

Vince Lombardi addressed football as, ¨Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect of authority¨. Throughout my lifetime I have had many experiences, some great, others, not so great, but no matter what, I have put full effort and commitment with everything that I have done. The most valued experience that I have is football. Football has shaped me into the person I am today and has laid a foundation in which I could build my…

come close enough to explain the amount the impact that football has had on my life. Next to my parents and my church, football has shaped me to the person I am today more than anything else. As I look back on my high school career the words of Vince Lombardi hold more truth than ever when he said “Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” Football has been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember.…

Bill Walsh book on how he defines leadership, starts with how you have to create an environment of excellence. His stories he tells throughout the book, consider how people need to look at everyday life and becoming a strong and divine leader. His book goes through his time as a coach, and how he made his life by executing leadership and culture into his everyday life. He starts out the book by defining his standard of performance and how he would lead and make people lead by. “Exhibit a…

accountability for our actions, so that every win or loss is a learning experience. In addition, because we will be faced with many challenges on and off the field, this dedication and determination is critical to our development as young men. Vince Lombardi once stated, “ Football is like life- it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. You only get one chance to make every…

Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States and one of three major medical problems internationally (Siegel 7). Constant donations and charity raising events are brought to the public eye in hopes to one day find a cure. In 1993, ESPN developed an award called the Arthur Ashe Courage Award to commemorate someone who demonstrates courage and do things to transcend their sporting careers. In the first year of its existence, ESPN awarded this award to Jim Valvano at the…

Good evening and welcome to Monday Night Football! Tonight, we will look back and highlight the career of Hall of Famer Frank Gifford! You are in for a real treat tonight! It all started in Bakersfield, California, where the young Gifford showed off his versatile skills to get him into the University of Southern California. From there, he emerged into one of the legendary figures in the NFL as a player for the New York Giants and broadcasting on ABC’s Monday Night Football. Early Life Struggles…