Wayne Gretzky

Overcoming Obstacles Wayne Gretzky, a former professional hockey player, once said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, emphasizes how important it is to overcome the many obstacles life throws. The novel mainly revolves around Jean “Scout” Louis Finch. Throughout the novel, the young girl faces an abundant amount obstacles and challenges. She has a neighbor named Arthur “Boo” Radley. The novel is set in the 1930’s in Maycomb, Alabama, during the…

“Great moments are born from great opportunities.” Bobby Orr gave himself opportunities, and from that he created great moments. He is a former hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins. He wore the number four and represented Boston as one of their great players in the team's history. Robert Gordon Orr was born on March 20, 1948, in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He had two sisters and two brothers. Bobby Orr started playing hockey when he was five years old, as a forward. He started…

Actually Useful: Quantum Sciences Since the beginning of documented history, humans have misjudged things as either harmful, stupid, or useless. Although quantum sciences are hard to understand, they are not stupid or useless. Quantum studies also lead to the betterment of society and the advancement of human life. Quantum sciences are neither useless nor wasteful theories; they affect us in many different ways like in technology, manufactured goods, and, surprisingly enough, exist in our…

Violence in the NHL Violence in sports is a very large controversial topic and both sides have very good supporting facts to back up their choice. Some say violence is used as a strategy and some say it is just too dangerous. Sports have always had an aspect of violence in them and everyone loves a good fight in hockey or a big crunching hit in football; plus, it’s sometimes the only reason people watch. Therefore, it would take too much away from big sports, such as hockey, if there was no…

One of the most important preparations is an athlete’s confidence. Self-confidence is “belief in one’s powers and a state of assurance exuded by every great athlete, such as Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, Roger Clemens, Wayne Gretzky, Nadia Comaneci, and Serena Williams” (Leith, 2008, p. 18). These great athletes all believe in their skills and abilities, which is considered a good thing in competitive sports. Confidence, many times, is the difference between being a good athlete…

Adoption vs. Abortion: Better Option? A seventeen-year-old girl, Jane, went to the doctor after recently taking a pregnancy test that turned out positive. She wanted to make sure the tests was true, so she needed to check with the doctor. “Jane, I do hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are in fact pregnant.” Jane’s doctor said with a solemn face. Jane sobbed, wondering what she was going to do. She was a senior in high school and was about to graduate and go to college. She had her…

of a national identity. His idea is further demonstrated as hockey has been the topic of many novels written by Canadian authors. For example, the hockey sweater is a story every Canadian has grown up with. Many famous hockey players, including Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Gordie Howe have gone on to write autobiographies. Hockey has also helped kick start the Canadian film industry. From titles such as Such a Simple Game directed by Gilles Groulx to Maurice Richard directed by Charles…

‘I have a dream’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf ‘I have a dream’ is a very inspirational speech from Martin Luther King, Jr., which speaks of his dream where black and white people are equal. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream is now becoming a reality greatly thanks to his own works, but unfortunately Martin passed away and was not able to see his dream come to pass. Martin’s speech is inspirational because it shows how one person…

The American Dream: Is It Achievable? Does one’s goal stop after hitting many vicissitudes in life? If something is becoming hard or an unexpected event occurs, does one give up all that has been worked for? In the American Culture, there is this thing called The American Dream which was first coined by James Truslow Adam. Truslow has stated, “’That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… regardless of social class or circumstances of birth’” (Brandon…

Michael Jeffrey Jordan known as MJ , was born in feb. 17, 1963. He is a national retired basketball player. He led the bulls to six NBA championships. He earned the NBA most valuable player award five times. MJ wanted to be the best basketball player alive. Plus he wanted to fly.( www.Biography. com) Jordan wife and kids In 1989, Jordan got married to Juanita vanoy. They had three kids together, Jeffery , Marcus, and Jasmine. They were married for seventeen years and they divorced in Dec.…