Pat Tillman Character Traits

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Pat Tillman Essay
By; Mykayla Kapp
“Passion is what makes life interesting, ignites our soul, fuels our love and carries our friendships, simulates our intellect and pushes our limits.” Pat Tillman was one wise man who spoke these words, and he definitely lived by them too. As a person pat was someone everybody wants to be in an ideal world. After his death, many people still see him as an inspiration of who you want to be. Tillman showed us many ways to be a hero that many people don’t see but his determination, selflessness, and modesty will forever shine on in our hearts.
Pat Tillman was known for many things, one thing greater trait that stuck out to me was his selflessness. When he had won his championship game in high school he said: “I didn’t play particularly well, but the team did great.” Another example of him being selfless is after he had died he wrote a letter beforehand and told his wife to live on. It was also clear that he was selfless when his teammate in the NFL voted not to play due to 9/11 he was the only other player who voted on no playing. All of these are reasons we find him to be a selfless person. …show more content…

When he was in high school he didn’t make varsity for baseball. He then decided that he was going to football. When he told the baseball coach this he said that that wouldn’t work very well considering how scrawny he was. From that moment on he went to the weight room every day and worked hard to get on the varsity line. He knew that Dave McGinnis, coach of the Cardinals, picked him thinking that he’d just be on specials teams, not a starter. Pat Tillman then went in and did every drill for the coaching staff, he didn’t move on to the next drill until he did the previous one perfect. He wanted his coaches to remember his passion, not his

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