Michael Oher is a offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers football team. Michael is a role model to me because he had it so hard when he was younger because he had no one supporting him or helping him he lived around bad people, drugs, and lot’s of violence. Michael overcame all the bad obstacles that approached him and kept on working to do well and he started to do well in school also he started playing football and eventually he was an all star football player. Another reason is that he had all these bad things in front of him but he dodged them all and achieved something very big. Michael Oher was a first round pick he was drafted to the Panthers in 2009 this is his seventh season playing football in the National Football League or
In 1991 he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round on the NFL Draft. He
Derek Jeter has become the most talked about athlete, over the past 20 year, dating back to when the Yankees drafted him in the sixth round of 1992 Major League Baseball draft. Derek was named the 11th captain of the New York Yankees at the start of the 2003 season. During his career Derek has tied records and broke records with being with the same team for his entire career. When fans go to watch the Yankees play, in the Bronx, they go to see one person and that happens to be Derek Jeter. Kids growing up look up to him as a role model and an icon all around baseball and other sports as well. Derek Jeter started from the bottom and has climbed himself up to the top; this is why he will go down as one of the best Yankee players in history and
The Blind Side is a heartwarming and compelling story of the NFL player Michael Oher, who is adopted into a family that is a significantly higher social class than he. The story is a true account of a boy that went from rags to riches and depicts eloquently the social stratification in the United States.
Michael Vick was born june 26 1980. Michael Vick had grew up in a vilante area. Michaels mom was worried about that he was going to do drugs so she had signed him up fo sports to keep him out of trouble.”According to Michael Vick's bio it states that when he started to play football his mom started to notice that he had his dads athletic ability for football”.When he got to high school his coach saw that he had a lot of talent.His coach kept on telling him that all you need to work on is passing and go to gym to go work on your frame because at the time he was really skinny.His head coach had encourage him to become a mobile quarterback because at the time the offensive line was weak. So Mike had took advantage of that, later on after high school mike got a scholarship from Syracuse university but Michael decided to stay closer home so he had choice to play at virginia tech.When Vick got there the team was trash and they never played on tv but all of that had changed.When Michael Vick started to play he did not disappoint the team.”According to Michael Vick's bio,it states in paragraph five that he had took his team to the sugar bowl but sadly he and his had lost because the other team's quarterback had throw a clutch touchdown and they had lost by one point, so michael lost the heisman award to a nineteen year old qb”.Michael Vick had enter the 2001 nfl draft and had got picked in the first round. He had got drafted by the Atlanta falcons.Vick was the highest paid player in the nfl.When he had earned the starting spot he was leading the falcons to the playoffs but sadly in the 2003 season he had got hurt and they didn't go to the playoffs.”According to espn Mick Vick was a role model to young fans he would be on cereal boxes, he would be on shirts or posters, and last of all rides.But sadly he had got arrested for doing dog fighting so he didn't play in the league for two years”. As soon as he had got released
Heroes and role models can inspire people to accomplish and achieve meaningful goals that may not just benefit themselves, but other people as well. A hero, by touching the hearts of some people, can inflict change on a whole society and even the world. For example, right before World War Two in the 1936 Olympic Games, Hitler wanted to prove that his Aryan race was superior by winning all events. However, a black man named Jesse Owens won four gold medals, winning the most gold medals over any other athlete. He showed to Hitler and the whole world that Aryans were not superior and embarrassed Hitler in his own country. This caused all of Germany to question Hitler’s word and gave people in the United States and all of Europe hope against Hitler. This hope channeled into bravery in war and exerts believed to have played a major role in the war by crippling the Nazi’s confidence and inspiring all of the allied powers. Even though Jesse Owens was successful during the Olympic Games, what he is remembered for was starting a movement and showing up Hitler. While the medals are small and just physical things, what they meant to the world was crucial. Jesse Owens became a role model and hero for people to look up to so that when they had their own battle against the
This is where he fell in love with the game of football and he knows that to play in the pro league, he had to improve his education. He received educational support and it was critical since he did not develop education prior to living the the Tuohy’s. Moreover, when having a conversation with Leigh Anne Tuohy, his adopted mother, about his football decision, she replies: “It’s your life, Michael, it’s your life” (Hancock, Netter, Smith,..., 2010). Michael comes to the understanding that his identity as a Tuohy, a black male, and a football player, does not have to come with any pressures or expectations (Kim, 2017). He realizes that he is able to decide for himself who he wants to be, and chooses to attend University of Mississippi and accept his football scholarship . This is essential on his development because his choice to focus on athletics, improve his GPA, and choosing a school to attend and play football allows Michael to develop a sense of identity and
What is a Role Model? A role model is someone that inspires you and someone that you are interested in learning more about. According to Studymode.com, Ray Lewis was born May 15, 1975 and is a linebacker who has played for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL since 1996. Lewis has been selected to eleven Pro Bowls and been named an Associated Press All-Pro nine times. He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and 2003; he was the sixth player to win the award multiple times. He was also the second linebacker to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award and the first linebacker to win the award on the winning Super Bowl team. Ray Lewis is a great NFL defensive man and has broken records throughout the history of NFL. Not once did he not give up or not try hard enough. He always tried and played at his best. Being the man that he is, he may have inspired men and young boys around the country to push themselves through each and every practice despite the pain they may have experienced the next day just to continue in the sport that they know and love.
The Blind Side is based on the remarkable true story of Baltimore Ravens' offensive left tackle Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron). Michael grew up in the inner city housing projects with his mother in Memphis, Tennessee aptly named "Hurt Village." Michael's story begins with his being homeless and coming from a broken home with a drug-addicted mother, and an absentee father. Because of his family circumstances, Family Services took control of his life as he was growing up. Unfortunately, he was being bounced around in and out of foster homes, and now as a teenager he finds himself discarded by the people he has been living with. By a stroke of luck, and the coach's wish for a player the size of Michael, he ends up being enrolled in a private Christian school where the
“You never know how the tough times you are going through today will inspire someone else tomorrow.” (Tebow, shaken). In his book, Tim Tebow talks about the struggles he's been though and how God has helped him through it all. He lives his life always honoring God and his decisions portray being a Christian. Tim Tebow is a great role model because he's athletic, he's a good leader and mentor and most important he loves God.
At first some people criticized the family and him for being the opposite race and teachers at the school did not want to accept him because of his low academic background. Everyone soon overcome that, after they all believe it 's the right thing to do to accept him into their school. With the help from his new family, teachers, coaches and tutor Michael gets accepted to play football in multiple colleges, which later gets the opportunity of being drafted into the National Football League; NFL. The Blind Side showed me that you can not judge anyone on appearances or how you think they are without actually getting to know them, because you have no idea about their past and what they have been
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Michael Oher’s life story, as displayed in The Blind Side, is one that began as a boy that had been emotionally hurt throughout his entire childhood. Fortunately, Michael met Leigh Anne Tuohy, and she and her family through time gained his trust and built a relationship with him. Michael’s past experiences with other people he loved made him unable to bond with people easily, yet the love that the Tuohy family showed him allowed him to overcome his issues.
Michael Oher is a “lost” teen from Memphis who is extremely soft spoken despite his enormous physical stature. The term “gentle giant” could not be more accurate in his case. Throughout
Michael Oher, even though he has never played a single down in the NFL, he is considered the best left tackle in the whole country. Michael Oher is no normal football genius, being a result of one of the poorest cities in the country, He grows up in housing projects, foster homes, and any other place where he can find a spot to lay his tired l
Many people find someone in his/her life to look up to, a role model. There are many different kinds of role models; they can be singers, public speakers, a parent, or even a friend. Role models also are not determined by certain criteria. A role model can be a role model just because they are a leader or have a great talent. Oprah Winfrey is considered a role model to many individuals because of her tough childhood, wonderful charity work, her schools, and the true relationships with her fans. Oprah stands out among many people on her ability to feel others’ pain and help those people get through their troubling times.