Albert Pujols This is a essay on Albert Pujols. He is a legend in Major League Baseball. He is the first baseman on the Angels. His jersey number is five and is a legend. Him and Clayton Kershaw are the two biggest legends in baseball right now. He is 6’3” and was born in January 16, 1980. He has five kids Ezra Pujols, Isabella Pujols, Albert Pujols Jr., Esther Grace Pujols, Sophia Pujols. His batting average is .313, 2,642 hits, 555 home runs, and 1,683 RBI’s. Albert Pujols was born in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Albert Pujols, Albert’s dad, And his grandmother immigrated to New York in 1996. Pujols played baseball at Fort Osage High School. His longest home runs was 450 feet. He got a scholarship to Maple Woods Community
College. He got a grand slam and a grand slam. When he got drafted to Major League Baseball his first team was the Saint Louis Cardinals. He got drafted on the year 2001, when 2012 came they went to the World Series. They were losing in the series to the Texas Rangers which used to be my favorite team. They can made a great comeback in the series. On game seven they won the series, but that was when Albert was a free agent. Albert Pujols was drafted to the Los Angeles Anaheim Angels. He was a great player he hit a lot of homeruns. They haven’t won a world series yet since Albert Pujols has been on the team, but they're getting better by the season. He bats third on the Angles and is the best power hitter. He is in the home run derbys all the time because he is a great player. Albert Pujols is a great player on the Angels. I love the Angles so much and mostly because of Albert Pujols and Mike Trout. I will always be a Angels fan. I’m pretty sure that Albert Pujols is going to retire soon since he is 35 years old.
first person about his struggles in the beginning of his baseball career, and how he miraculously turns his
A known softball pitcher who led Team USA to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics had started her career in college as a three-time All American pitcher and first baseman at the University of Arizona. Jennie Finch is known as one of the top softball players because of the amount of medals she has received and her dedication for the game. She has been a role model since she put her hand on a ball and threw her first pitch.Finch was born on September 3, 1980 in La Mirada, California. She was the youngest out of the three children in her family. She is married to Casey Daigle with their three kids. When she turned five, she began playing little league t-ball. Jennie began playing softball when she was eight years old and when she was nine she began playing on a 10-and-under All Star team. She spent every
Jack Roosevelt Johnson was born in the very segregated south in Cairo, Georgia around 1919. Jackie grew up loving baseball and knew that is what he wanted to do. About two decades before Jackie was born the MLB was split between white and Negro leagues. Jackie being an African-American, of course played for the Negro Leagues. He strived in this sport. He lead the Negro League with most stolen bases and had a great batting average. Both his statistics and love for the game brought the name Jackie Robinson to the attention of the Brooklyn Dodger's manager Branch Rickey.
The great Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, originally born with the name of George Herman Ruth Jr. When Babe was a kid, he went to St. Mary’s Catholic school. When Babe was at this school, Babe discovered the game of baseball and quickly found his passion for baseball. Babe becamed very skilled at the game of baseball and people started noticing him,
Ortiz was born on November 18, 1975 in the Dominican Republic. When Ortiz was a child, his inspiration to play baseball was his father because he also played baseball. In high school, believe it or not, Ortiz championed in the game of basketball(Thefamouspeople.com)l. In 1992, he was signed on by the Seattle Mariners and he played for them until 1996 and then got traded off to Minnesota Twins(Thefamouspeople.com). In 1997, Ortiz made his debut in the Major League, playing for the Minnesota Twins but he suffered from many injuries. He experienced serious knee problems, which finally led to his release by the Twins in 2002. Ortiz signed a contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2003(Thefamouspeople.com). After Ortiz made it to the Red Sox, he started to be seen as a fatherly figure to the younger players. Ortiz has made an impact on younger players and other players all around him.
On June 26th 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey, Derek Sanderson Jeter was born. His parents were Charles Jeter and Dorothy Connors. His parents had a rare relationship for their time. Charles was african american and Dorothy was white. In the 1960s marriage of separate races was frowned upon but they loved each other and made it work. When Derek was still a small child, Charles moved the family to Kalamazoo, Michigan. This is where practically Dereks whole childhood took place.
Hank Aaron was a famous baseball player who was respectful to his teammates and his fans. His nickname was “Hammerin’ Hank”. At one time he led the league in the most home runs. He was born in a poor family and then grew up to be a great professional baseball player. He became one of the most admired baseball players in Major League history.
Albert Pujols said, “Baseball was an outlet for him to be able to do that, and he had some special talent to go through what he did and still set an example for others. You cannot replace it.”
David Ortiz is an icon because of his contributions to the welfare of children and to baseball. His charity raises money to give kids medical care that they need or don’t have access to, and it trains doctors and nurses. He has made significant contributions to baseball by changing the designated hitter’s role and donating equipment to children in need. If more wealthy people followed Ortiz’s humanitarian values, many of our current problems like poverty, racism and education imbalance would most likely not exist.
The NBA is well known for the number of amazing professional athletes it has had over the years. Some of the most gifted and talented individuals come through the NBA and one of the better-known superstars is none other than Kobe Bryant. For years people have wondered what makes Bryant so successful. The main contributors that lead to Kobe Bryant’s success is his hard work and dedication, his mindset, his natural ability’s and talent, and the people that have helped him throughout his life. Kobe Bryant was very successful in the NBA because of the amount of hard work he has put in, the people in his life, his relentless determination and his god given natural abilities.
Jackie Robinson’s ability to successfully integrate his sport set the stage for many others to advocate for an end to segregation in their respective environments. His period of trials and triumphs were significant to changing American perception of the Civil Rights revolution. By becoming the first African-American baseball player to play in the major leagues, he brought down an old misconception that black athletes were inferior to white athletes. Successively, his example would inspire those advocating for their civil rights, he lived out a message of nonviolence similar to the one Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived out. Despite the constant prejudice he faced in his sport, he was able to keep himself composed and never retaliate.
John Candy was born on October 31st, 1950, to his parents Evangeline and Sidney James Candy. He was born and grew up in the community of Newmarket, On Canada where his father died at the age of 35, when John was only 5. Growing up he attended the Holy Cross Catholic School, then when to Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary school. When he graduated from Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School, he then attended McMaster University where he played a lot of foot ball.
Adam sandler did charity work for like twenty different places donating stuff.Adam donated one million dollars to the boys and girls club in Manchester.He donated for a good deed for people. The second thing is he donated stuff to toys for tots for charity work for helping kids.Then he did his last most important charity work at Make a wish foundation.The make a wish foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in united states that arranges experiences described as “wishes” to children with life threatening medical conditions.
Howard Schultz was born July 19, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York by his parents Fred and Elaine Schultz. He grew up in the Brooklyn Projects of Canarsie, as his family was relatively poor. However, being physically strong, he excelled at sports, which helped him into Northern Michigan University on an athletic scholarship;where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications.
Pele's success did not come easy. He was born in Tres Coracoes, Brazil by a very poor family. His father, Joao Ramos do Nascimento was also a soccer player until he fractured his leg, ending his career as a soccer player.