Arnold Schwarzenegger once stated, “strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength”. Although Schwarzenegger may be one of the most widely known people in the world, his message is still true for every single person. I abhor hardships and difficult situations, but this quote makes me rethink my logic of difficulty. Schwarzenegger portrays the meaning that success can sometimes blind a person. Strength is not forged from winning, rather, it is fashioned from the trails prior to the accomplishment. Every struggle someone may face, only builds their strengths and abilities. Just being capable to perceiver through a struggle is a form …show more content…
A person can see the light, but the star is out of reach. Sometimes success can be envisioned, but a lack of perseverance and strict determination is a recipe for disaster. I have experienced all these situations and more when I was about nine years old. The Little League Draft was right around the corner, and it was finally my time to try out. I grew in a town that had such high recognition for Little League Baseball. Teams were competitive, the practices were challenging, and unless your team won the championship, you felt like a complete loser for the entire summer. I had worked hard prior to the tryout to do my best. Everyday I made it a goal of mine to train, hit, and throw so that I would be completely ready for the tryout. Eventually the day rolled around for me to show off my talent, and I believed that I was ready. Right when I stepped into the gym for the tryout, I was determined to blow away all of the coaches with my talent. I wanted to bring success to whatever team picked me, and I made a priority that I would annihilate any team that didn’t draft me. The tryout started, and right away things were terrible. I could barely make my throws, I missed ground balls, and my performance was pitiful. My next opportunity came in the batting cage. I knew coaches wanted a kid who could crush the ball. However, I didn’t even hit one pitch in the cage. Before I knew it, the tryout was done, and I felt empty. Weeks passed …show more content…
A person can find out who they truly are based on how they respond to a bump on the road. I took my tragic event and learned from it. I may not have been good enough to play for that team, but I wasn’t going to let some coach stand in my way. Over the next few years I kept practicing and training to get better. My summers were focused on baseball, and baseball only. I worked my tail off as I was starving for greatness. Over the course of the years, I would progressively mutate into one of the best players in the league. I still would find myself struggling at times in the sport, but I would always look back at the moment I have in Little League, and used it as inspiration. I had big dreams and high aspirations for myself. If there was anything I learned from that moment was that hardships are blessings in disguise. Prior to the event, baseball wasn’t even close to being my favorite sport. However, for some reason I still do not know till this day, the sport kept calling me back. Baseball kept tugging at my heart to keep coming back, and to keep getting better. Hardships unveil a persons ambition. Some may give up early, while some perceive. The scientist, Philip Emeagwali, stated “the hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future”. Sometimes, I didn’t know why I had these struggles, but now I realized they were tests of my determination and confidence. If the sport were easy, maybe I
Many people who have succeeded in life have faced hardships. Hardships give people the opportunity to overcome difficulties and came back stronger. That is why hardships can strengthen a person.
Just like the sounding of your alarm every morning, adversities are ultimately inevitable in life. A Roman poet named Horace once said, "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." Horace examines the role that adversity plays in the growth of a person’s character and understanding of burdens and times of difficulty. In these times, when adversities are encountered, one’s real character is exposed. The true depth and intensity of human nature is disclosed, but true talent is not always found. But, what is found, is the truth behind that person’s character, and the strength they truly posses.
In life, there are times when every human being will face challenging obstacles. In the beginning of the novel The Natural, by Bernard Malamud, demonstrates a theme that heroes are not always what we expect them to be as people, and more often than not their flaws bring their personal tragedy. Roy’s life changing experience happen when he was in Harriet’s hotel room and was shot in the stomach by her. At that moment, of course Roy has struggled with keeping up with his baseball career but, toward the end not only that heroes have their priorities straight in life: they become a better human being once they have overcome the traumatic experience. It took Roy years to overcome his difficult experience that put his baseball career in jeopardy. Throughout his experience, he never gave up on his passion and love for baseball, which motivated him to try to become the best baseball player. From there, he eventually got back on that baseball field as not only a new and improved baseball player but an inspiration to people. Tragic downfalls of heroes in our society made them a stronger human being as they are today. As for Roy, throughout his long, tragic downfall, he eventually learned a lot of life experiences
Christopher Reeve 's once said that a hero is an individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. This quote speaks to me because it illustrates that anyone can achieve greatness and their own personal bliss when they are able to search within themselves and keep going, especially when desperation creeps in making us doubt ourselves thus tempting us into giving into our fears and quitting. I am learning that failing because of fear is the greatest tragedy that a person can write for themselves because they are depriving the world of their greatest gifts thus keeping them from their personal bliss because it is only when one puts their greatest, but most vulnerable gifts into the world that a person
Athletes are often viewed specially because of their intense determination. They often beat themselves up in order to overcome what they think they can do. Breaking this threshold nearly always requires the overcoming of adversity. In sports psychology, when an athlete “not only makes it through [his] adversity, but acquires additional protective factors in the process”, he has undergone what is known as “resilient reintegration” (Galli, Nick, and Robin S. Vealey 318). This is especially the case when “an athlete returns with a greater appreciation of sport or a stronger work ethic than before” (319). According to exercise and sport scientist Galli’s study, athletes who overcame adversity were ninety percent more capable to cope with future adversities and perform “well in both sport and in life” (320). It is no surprise that people who have overcome adversities in their past are better suited to overcome them again. What is a surprise is how far this truly goes. In fact, this study shows that athletes who have returned from an
First, in the book Game Changers, the main character Ben faces adversity. Ben is a short little league baseball player who gets hit by a blazing-fast fastball. Since this has been first time ever being hit by a ball, he is now scared of every pitcher he faces. Ben has overcome adversity by “deciding to man-up and not be scared of the baseball”. The next time Ben overcomes adversity is when he is in a massive hitting slump (which means he’s not getting base hits in baseball). Ben shows “perseverance by not giving up like many kids would”. Ben eventually battles his way out of the slump. This is just another example of overcoming adversity.
“The struggle you're in today is developing the strength for tomorrow”- Unknown. This quote means the struggles an individual has had one day, should not be causing any trouble the next day because the bad energy from yesterday is going to develope into the good energy. The dictionary definition of perseverance is a “steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.” Dictionary.com. Synonyms for perseverance include “ drive”, “ guts”, “ backbone” and some antonyms of perseverance are “ weakness”, “ apathy “, “cowardice”. Perseverance is important because when a person has struggles the he/she fights back or goes and does more. In addition, Perseverance is a leadership trait. An example of leadership perseverance is in a group setting where someone steps up and leads the group. The Temple Grandin Film, Temple Grandin has autism and struggles with school, she then builds a squeeze machine to help calm herself down. Next, In Warriors Don’t Cry,
I decided that I wanted to play a sport, I chose volleyball. Most of my friends played the sport so it wasn't hard for me to adjust and make new friends. Becoming a student athlete was a big adjustment for me, I could no longer float through my classes but I need to excel. And that's exactly what I did. For the first time in my high school career I made not only honor roll, but principal’s honor roll. For the first time my mom was proud of my report card, that made me even more proud. From then on I knew I wanted nothing less than what I earned, good grades and a proud family. From my decision to chose to become a student athlete not only make me work harder but, be great at everything I put my mind to. I had motivation to stay successful, to stay eligible. Three years ago if you were to ask me where I thought I would be my senior year, I probably would have told you low level classes barely making it by. Now here I am today excelling in my education preparing to take the next step in my future, college. Even if we don’t understand why we go through them, we have to be willing to let our obstacles become out
“If at first you don’t succeed try , try again.” At the age of six I was starting to play football. The game was a hard hitting running and commitment. I was six years old at the time now I’m fourteen a freshman in high school a lot has changed.
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting [revealing] talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant [hidden],” –Horace. These wise words of Horace prove a point. Everyone has talents of some kind, however these people need to discover it on their own. Adversity, whether it be danger, hardship, or a simple challenge between friends, gives people the motivation to do things they wouldn’t have done otherwise.
I have faced adversity several times whether it be with life or with sports. Each time I have handled it with the best of my ability to do what I sought was right. Sometimes, a situation did not occur as I had planned. Yet for most of those situations I never regretted the choice I made. With each lesson learned, I applied it to the next day and helped build upon my own character to better myself. One of the best things I have learned is the outcome is what you make it to be.
For one to to survive their personal obstacles is rough. It requires one to become stronger and completely know theirself as a person. To be able to overcome and get through what life throws at one and what is expected to bring someone down. Bruce Lee is a world famous martial artists, a job or hobby that demands extreme physical and mental strength to persevere in situations. Lee once stated, “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one” (Lee). Being able to find the strength within one to allow one to thrive in their circumstances is extremely valuable. One’s ability to survive takes adaptability, purpose, and faith.
Throughout a persons life, they are faced with different obstacles, and different challenges of all different types. My life in particular has been full of up and downs related especially towards my soccer career. In the novel The Pact, three boys, George, Rameck, and Sam are faced with many obstacles throughout their lives, where they must learn to overcome and achieve great success on their own will power. Essentially, I have done the same thing. My soccer career has been one of my most difficult life challenges creating the person I am today. I was always taught that soccer was to be about the love of the game and that it should be fun. Unfortunately, I faced many obstacles that I needed to overcome before I could truly love the game for what it was worth. I grew and continued to love the game, knowing little at the time of the obstacles I would be faced with, and would need to overcome.
In life we come across many adversities. Many people are faced with difficult decisions when coming across a personal failure. Most people become disheartened after failing and decide to give up or quit once they fail. I know what it feels like; just earlier this year, this volleyball season, I felt like a failure. I have been playing volleyball since I was ten years old. The past seven years of my life have been devoted to volleyball. The school season starts in May and ends around October. I get about one month off and then I’m back to playing again in November until the club season ends in May. I have devoted so much time to volleyball and becoming the best teammate and athlete I could be; however, at some point during my senior season I
...nk of as accomplishments that shaped who we are. Measuring ourselves against our personal achievents and the adversity we face is one of the many ways that we can examine our lives and potential. Adversity plays such a big role in our lives that it's almost invisible. We don't realize that practically everyday we face it and set it up to determine who we are going to be. Sometimes people are given a really crappy deck of cards and don’t know how to handle them. When were in a difficult situation, or faced with adversity we have two choices. Battle through it and become an even greater individual because of it or succumb to the situation and give up. It it all depends on how much determination a person has to fight through the adversity and in turn, become a better person.