Perseverance
"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." Michael Jordan
This quote represents perseverance extremely well. It states that obstacles may come across your path in whatever you do, but you just have to find a way to overcome them. Whether that be going though them, climbing them or working around them. Perseverance always involves an obstacle of some sort, you just have to find a way to overcome it and persevere.
Media and/or book examples:
Jeremy Lin- He currently plays for the New York Knicks in the NBA and is one of the biggest rising stars in the league. But to get there he had to go through many teams, being cut or released many times because he was too small, before finally getting his shot with the Knicks.
Just Kids By: Patty Smith- This book is about a singer-song writer named Patty Smith, who is determined to make art her life, left her family behind in Philly for a new life in Brooklyn. When she discovered that the friends with whom she was to have lived had moved, she finds herself homeless, jobless, and hungry. She overcomes these obstacles when she meets a man by the name of Robert Mapplethorpe.
The Blind Side (Movie)- The Blind Side talks about the story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who’s been in and out of foster homes his entire life. He overcomes these obstacles with the help of his loving, caring new foster family family he starts playing football. He becomes so good that he gets drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL Draft.
"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again." Flavia Weedn
This quote represents perseverance very well. It states that should your dream fall apart and break all hope is not lost. You just have to pick yourself back up and start over. Just as in any video game, when the game is over and you think you've lost, you have the option to pick yourself back up and start over again. Through perseverance and persistence you can achieve any goal that you set out to achieve.
Media and/or book examples:
George Karl (NBA Coach)- George Karl was an NBA coach for over 20 years and was very successful, leading his teams to the playoffs 19 out of 22 seasons. But on February 14, 2010 he was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer, and had to quit coaching to have treatments. As he was battling for his life, his team was battling for the playoffs all season long to dedicate it to their coach. He eventually returned to coaching last year and received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards for his battle with cancer.
Don Meyer (NCAA Coach)- Don Meyer was the coach of Northern State University's men's basketball team. However, Meyer lost part of his leg and battled cancer after surviving a near-fatal car accident. He was driving a car that collided with a truck last September. After battling cancer Meyer returned. In January, Meyer set a national record for career coaching wins in NCAA men’s basketball. At the 2009 ESPY awards he won the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. In his acceptance speech, Meyer said he thinks a cure eventually will be found for cancer.
The Pursuit of Happyness- At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm than Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him as part of the city's working homeless and with a toddler son. Motivated by the promise he made to himself as a fatherless child to never abandon his own children, the two spent almost a year moving among shelters, "HO-tels," soup lines, and even sleeping in the public restroom of a subway station.
This quote represents perseverance extremely well. It states that obstacles may come across your path in whatever you do, but you just have to find a way to overcome them. Whether that be going though them, climbing them or working around them. Perseverance always involves an obstacle of some sort, you just have to find a way to overcome it and persevere.
Media and/or book examples:
Jeremy Lin- He currently plays for the New York Knicks in the NBA and is one of the biggest rising stars in the league. But to get there he had to go through many teams, being cut or released many times because he was too small, before finally getting his shot with the Knicks.
Just Kids By: Patty Smith- This book is about a singer-song writer named Patty Smith, who is determined to make art her life, left her family behind in Philly for a new life in Brooklyn. When she discovered that the friends with whom she was to have lived had moved, she finds herself homeless, jobless, and hungry. She overcomes these obstacles when she meets a man by the name of Robert Mapplethorpe.
The Blind Side (Movie)- The Blind Side talks about the story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who’s been in and out of foster homes his entire life. He overcomes these obstacles with the help of his loving, caring new foster family family he starts playing football. He becomes so good that he gets drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL Draft.
"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again." Flavia Weedn
This quote represents perseverance very well. It states that should your dream fall apart and break all hope is not lost. You just have to pick yourself back up and start over. Just as in any video game, when the game is over and you think you've lost, you have the option to pick yourself back up and start over again. Through perseverance and persistence you can achieve any goal that you set out to achieve.
Media and/or book examples:
George Karl (NBA Coach)- George Karl was an NBA coach for over 20 years and was very successful, leading his teams to the playoffs 19 out of 22 seasons. But on February 14, 2010 he was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer, and had to quit coaching to have treatments. As he was battling for his life, his team was battling for the playoffs all season long to dedicate it to their coach. He eventually returned to coaching last year and received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards for his battle with cancer.
Don Meyer (NCAA Coach)- Don Meyer was the coach of Northern State University's men's basketball team. However, Meyer lost part of his leg and battled cancer after surviving a near-fatal car accident. He was driving a car that collided with a truck last September. After battling cancer Meyer returned. In January, Meyer set a national record for career coaching wins in NCAA men’s basketball. At the 2009 ESPY awards he won the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. In his acceptance speech, Meyer said he thinks a cure eventually will be found for cancer.
The Pursuit of Happyness- At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm than Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him as part of the city's working homeless and with a toddler son. Motivated by the promise he made to himself as a fatherless child to never abandon his own children, the two spent almost a year moving among shelters, "HO-tels," soup lines, and even sleeping in the public restroom of a subway station.
This is a great start Raminder. Your two quotations certainly display two distinct sides to your theme and you have listed some really good sources that will help you fully develop your theme.
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