Survive and Advance is an ESPN 30 for 30 series focusing on the 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball Champion, NC State Wolf Pack. The emphasis of the documentary is on the “Cinderella Run” the team made, navigating its way through a series of close wins, its affect on the team and players as well as Jim Valvano's battle with cancer. The championship run was merely a culmination of factors and circumstances that took place well before the first games were played that season. Jim Valvano, famed coach of the '83 champions, was a light-hearted, charismatic, , hopeful, goal setter. His goal was to win the championship. His unorthodox manner of attaining that goal, such as practicing cutting down the net or his outspoken nature when being interviewed, was …show more content…
viewed by some of the establishment as disrespectful. His approach was no different in winning at basketball as it was in life. He truly believed, as his father displayed to him, the belief that he could do anything that he set his mind to. The Wolf Pack's team captain, Dereck Wittenberg, was the producer of the show. He was as close to his former coach as his own father. That was an environment Jimmy V fostered and his team bought into. They truly were a family and played hard for each other. Dereck led the Wolf Pack on the floor and in the locker room; a dynamic that still exists today. Many moments exist in the film that exemplify the team concept and their belief but it was Terry Gannon's play that stood out. He wasn't the biggest, most talented or the most popular on the team, but his play in the championship solidified the win. It was his ability to sacrifice his body and draw the controversial, but pivotal, fourth personal foul from Clyde Drexler in the first half. This rendered the superstar ineffective for the remainder of the game. Terry was not known for his shooting but called for the ball to assist his teammates in a time of need. He was open and admittedly, along with some ribbing, wouldn't have known what to do if they did pass it to him. NC State fought the criticism and perception that they weren't as talented or coached as well as other teams that were expected to win. They clearly were labeled the underdog but never labeled themselves as underdogs. As a result of the guidance, leadership, quick thinking, ability to change on the fly and revolutionary tactician, they always believed they had a chance. Their coach believed in them and they believed in him. After that season, NC State fell prey to the same issues as other successful programs.
As their stock rose, so did the value of the memorabilia and tickets. This created a scandal at the school. Rather than pack it in and leave, Jim stayed to overcome it as he had in the past. Unfortunately the pressure eventually was too great and he was fired in 1990. A couple of years later, Jim once again was fighting a new battle, this time for his life. His positive approach to life gave hope to many. It was his belief that he would win this fight, as he was accustomed to doing. Ultimately cancer was too powerful for the body of the most positive thinking man in the world. However it was his mindset and hope, even in this trying time, that enabled him to create the Jimmy V Foundation. Raising awareness and money for cancer research that continues to keep the legacy of the coach alive. This movie was moving in its portrayal of one team in history. The power of one man influenced that group to accomplish greatness with lessor talent. It also influenced many others outside of basketball to never lose hope. Creating a positive environment in youth or collegiate sports can achieve more than an angry or negative one can. Jimmy V's lasting quote of inspiration and hope still echoes loudly in the world today, “Don't give up, don't ever give
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In basketball, the National Championship game is the dream of every kid that plays basketball in college. NC State’s basketball team wasn’t well known in 1983. Jim Valvano was the coach and he knew he had a great group of kids. When they won the ACC tournament against the great Ralph Sampson and Virginia, people thought that the win was just luck and they probably wouldn’t make last when they got into the tournament. Throughout the tournament, NC State kept surviving and advancing. In Johnathan Hock’s documentary “Survive and Advance”, Hock uses stock footage of the games that were played during the tournament, different points of view from the players, and the sequence of the documentary to prove that NC State’s basketball team were the underdogs during the whole tournament; however they were able to win despite their adversity
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Jim Valvano, otherwise known as “Jimmy V”, was a college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. This paper will cover Jimmy and define his true leadership qualities. Jimmy was an icon in the sports world not only for his coaching ability. He taught the world that leaders need a vision, leaders need to connect with their followers, and that leaders learn from their followers. Jimmy defied the rules and transformed his players into exceptionally good players and even better people. He taught more than basketball to his players and reached outside of his coaching arena to touch the lives of people across the world.
The first personal traits that Coach Dale was forced to exhibit were his toughness and his assertiveness. On his first night in Hickory he met the men of town in the barbershop who were all willing to provide their experience and insight on the team and how to coach. Coach Dale had enough self confidence to know that none of these “insights” were going to help the Hickory team win basketball games and let them know they weren’t welcome by turning his back and walking out. Additionally, he was forced to demonstrate his toughness twice more on the first day of practice by telling the temporary coach, “Secondly, your days of coaching are over,” and then by standing up to the group of men after he dismissed Buddy from the team. These actions made no friends of the men; however, th...
The basketball program, at UD, started back in 1903, when the school was called St. Mary’s Institute (Collett 17). The boys only played six games, and won five of the six (Collett 17). In 1920, the school changed its name to the University of Dayton; it had an unsuccessful season with only five wins and eight losses (Collett 13). The turning point of the program took place in 1950 when the team began to bring in more fans and more wins. Coach Tom Blackburn was in control of his Flyers better than anyone could have ever imagined. In 1950, he led the team to a twenty-four and eight season (Flyers). He demanded that it was time for the University to build a new field house that could seat many more fans (Collett 13). Fundraisers began to take place led by alumni and current students. Finally in November of 1950, a brand new five thousand seven hundred seated field house was built (Collett 13). The team kept on bringing in more wins and more fans, and the field house was filled every night (Collett 13). This was the beginning of a new dynasty for the University of Dayton Flyer’s Men’s Basketball program.
When Boone was appointed to the position of football coach at T.C. Williams High School, he became the visionary of success to the program. His vision for the team from the beginning was to win a state championship. As a leader one must be a visionary and have an ultimate goal that needs to be accomplished. Difficult situations continuously present themselves and need to be handled effectively in order to accomplish the leader’s vision, which often occurred during Boone’s journey with his team. Throughout the film, no matter what circumstances Boone encountered, he was able to stay focused on the goal of winning a championship which consequently allowed the team to
The famous retired basketball player Michael Jordan sees eye to eye with Gladwell vision of success. According to Michael Jordan “ I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career.I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 Times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again that is why I succeed.” by using facts and figures Michael Jordan highlights all his failures and how he grew from them and that to get to success you need work and
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
Glory Road is a motivational underdog story about Texas Western’s 1965-1966 Men’s Basketball team. The film emphasizes how serious racism was during the 1960’s, and focuses on the discrimination the team had to go through along the way due to the simple fact that most of the players on the team were black. Coached by Don Haskins, Texas Western was the first team in history to win the NCAA championship with an all-black team on the floor (Ott). When Coach Haskins was hired to take over the program, he realized that the team he was inheriting was a losing team and was full of weak players. Therefore, he focused on recruiting African-American basketball players from the North in order to have a successful season with great basketball skill (Clark). Haskins was also certain that it would be nearly impossible to recruit the talented white players. Initially, Haskins received a substantial amount of criticism for recruiting black players in a sport where white players were the norm. Interestingly, once the team began to win, his critics became his supporters. It was not difficult to find African-American athletes because they were more than happy to receive a scholarship to play basketball as well as get a c...
Over centuries of children have been enjoying the classic fairy tales of the Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault. The fanciful plots and the vivid details allow children to be entranced by characters and adventures that can only be found in these stories. One of the most beloved fairy tales, which both the Perrault and the Grimms have their own separate versions of, is Cinderella. Cinderella is able to show how both versions are able to feed off the same plots while personifying the century and social economic situation in which they have lived.
First and foremost, an excellent leader will let his team member to achieve more than they otherwise would or push them out of their limit range. By doing this, Coach Boone which is the black head coach of the team hopes that his trained players will be more confident of themselves that makes them have a clear vision of goal so that they will able to accomplish together. For example, he uses the military-style approach to train the football members in order to make them overcome the racism barrier to be more disciplined and stronger to win the championship
Throughout history, fairy tales have grown to captivate the hearts and minds of many. A Cinderella Story is set firmly in reality and in the present day; in fact, it's every bit a fantasy as the original story. This film refrains from any allusions to magic, but instead lets serendipitous occurrences provide the engine on which this fairy tale creates its plot. The impression A Cinderella Story is in place of a well-thought out story and characters that anyone could relate to or believe. Although the target audience of the film are teens, females, and romantics, A Cinderella Story can be praised and savored by all audiences because of its ingenious screenplay, acting, and melodic soundtrack.
This was not my first time to watch a professional ballet dance performance. However, it was my first time to watch the Cinderella. Not only are the lighting design and the stage sets fit the scenes, the music played by the orchestra also make me obsessed with the performance. The performance even added the projection design to make the stage sets more vivid. The tree which stands for the hope for a rescue of Cinderella’s miserable life is the most magical stage set that makes me wonder if the tree really can be physically touched or it just a projection. This tree was used in many scenes and there were a lot of tree geniuses came out to surround and give Cinderella hopes in these scenes. The color of the tree also changed as the scenes changed
Throughout the novel, Jim internally aspires toward the significant and frequently occurring image, courage. From the very beginning he sees "himself saving people from sinking ships . . . an example of devotion to duty, and as unflinching as a hero in a book" (3).
The classic tale of Cinderella is well known for the fight of overcoming great obstacles despite great odds. However, there are always a few ill-hearted people who go out of their way to cease any competition that they might face, as seen with Cinderella’s step-sisters. Samuel Jackson says is his distinguished quote, “The hunger of imagination…lures us to…the phantoms of hope,” to help develop a more defined view of a fairytale. The story of Cinderella fully embodies the ideals of a true fairytale by encompassing magic, hope, and struggle between good and evil throughout the duration of the plot.