outliers essay
Damian Pered
Period G
Ms. Ditaranto
October 14, 2013
Outliers Essay To me, the definition of an outlier goes far beyond just someone that stands out in a crowd or has an extraordinary talent. An outlier is something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body. In the novel Outliers, which was written by Malcolm Gladwell, he gives us many examples of outliers such as a genius who wasn’t as smart as everyone thought he was to a computer geek who had all the resources to make it big like Bill Gates. My example of an outlier is Lionel Messi. The characteristics that make Lionel Messi an outlier are his birthday, the environment he grew up in and his talent. All these characteristics not only make him an outlier but also a very successful athlete.
To start off, Lionel Messi was born in the soccer centered city of Rosario, Argentina. As a young kid, Messi was known as a prospect in his city everyone knew that the talent that he had with his feet was very particular and not many in his town come close to him. He always played soccer in the streets of his neighborhood and him having a growth deficiency never held him back. As a young kid, Messi played for many teams but his main team was called Newells Old Boys where he carried the team to many tittles till he was 13. At 13, he was identified with a big problem, he would not grow and had to have a very costly treatment to help him grow. Even though the kid had a clear future, the team that he had always played for closed the door on him and did not want to pay for his treatment. Meanwhile, while all this is happening Spain super giants, Barcelona, heard of a 13 year old down in Argentina that simply rules his treats and has a tremendous talent and brought him over. After seeing him touch the ball twice, they realized that the future was right under their nose. Barcelona paid for his treatment and saved his career and today he has been identified as the “Balloon D’or” award winner
Period G
Ms. Ditaranto
October 14, 2013
Outliers Essay To me, the definition of an outlier goes far beyond just someone that stands out in a crowd or has an extraordinary talent. An outlier is something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body. In the novel Outliers, which was written by Malcolm Gladwell, he gives us many examples of outliers such as a genius who wasn’t as smart as everyone thought he was to a computer geek who had all the resources to make it big like Bill Gates. My example of an outlier is Lionel Messi. The characteristics that make Lionel Messi an outlier are his birthday, the environment he grew up in and his talent. All these characteristics not only make him an outlier but also a very successful athlete.
To start off, Lionel Messi was born in the soccer centered city of Rosario, Argentina. As a young kid, Messi was known as a prospect in his city everyone knew that the talent that he had with his feet was very particular and not many in his town come close to him. He always played soccer in the streets of his neighborhood and him having a growth deficiency never held him back. As a young kid, Messi played for many teams but his main team was called Newells Old Boys where he carried the team to many tittles till he was 13. At 13, he was identified with a big problem, he would not grow and had to have a very costly treatment to help him grow. Even though the kid had a clear future, the team that he had always played for closed the door on him and did not want to pay for his treatment. Meanwhile, while all this is happening Spain super giants, Barcelona, heard of a 13 year old down in Argentina that simply rules his treats and has a tremendous talent and brought him over. After seeing him touch the ball twice, they realized that the future was right under their nose. Barcelona paid for his treatment and saved his career and today he has been identified as the “Balloon D’or” award winner