Pierre de Coubertin once stated "If he is knocked out of the competition‚ he encourages his brothers with his words and presence." Upon hearing this quote‚ I was filled with vast emotion as I could utterly associate with what the creator of the modern Olympics was trying to convey. I wish to aim my focus toward helping others achieve their goals and dreams in sport. I have great motivation to become a successful sports coach as nothing would compare to the self satisfaction that would be accomplish
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10 facts 1. Joe Louis was born on May 13‚ 1914‚ in Lafayette‚ Alabama 2. Joe Louis went on to become the heavyweight champion of the world‚ holding the title for nearly 12 years and through 25 challenges‚ the longest reign in professional boxing. 3. In 1942‚ Joe served in a segregated unit with Jackie Robinson in the U.S. Army‚ who later became the first African American to play major league baseball. 4. Joe won the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union 175-pound championship in 1934 and also
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applying for this position. I’m also able to follow directions well enough to get the job done. I need this job because outside of here I’m struggling. I’m currently trying to do boxing/track as my outside sport. But in order for me to train for boxing I have to pay eighty dollars a month. So I have to pay Boxing fees along with my phone bill. My mother and father take care of me but I’m a real Independent person. I like to achieve things on my own. I was taught that in the real world nothing
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Krav Maga is a self-defense system developed for military in Israel and Slovakia that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from boxing‚ Muay Thai‚ Wing Chun‚ Judo‚ jiu-jitsu‚ wrestling‚ and grappling‚ along with realistic fight training. Krav Maga is known for its focus on real-world situations and extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks. in the mid-to-late 1930s. In the late 1940s‚ following his immigration to Palistine‚ he began to provide lessons on combat training to what
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mostly were not considered truly “American” (Moore‚ 2011a). Boxing was a popular sport among young immigrants. Boxing was a sport that proved “manliness” and toughness‚ and turning professional meant chances to earn prize money. Most immigrants from Europe lived on the East Coast in cities that quickly became crowded and poor‚ and fighting was a functional skill to learn while living in the ghetto neighborhoods (Reiss‚ 1980). Boxing became a social ladder for ethnic groups since one group seemed
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other black kids who were needed in order to protect the country. To punish Mohammad Ali for his refusal to serve in the military‚ the federal court stripped him of his boxing license and Ali was prohibited from boxing for the next 3 years. Having to go 3 years without being able to compete eventually led to the end of Ali’s boxing career. Mohammad Ali’s license was reinstated in Georgia in 1970‚ but he was not the same boxer as before. He took more physical
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Communications Comparative Assignment Million Dollar baby and Cinderella Man Cinderella Man directed by Ron Howard and Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood are two films about two individuals viewed as underdogs by society and the world of boxing who overcome the odds and achieve personal goals. In these two heroic tales we follow the lives of two passionate and determined fighters. Like all heroic tales we encounter a hero‚ a villain and a final showdown portrayed as a fight of good and evil
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In the story‚ “Champion of The World‚” by Maya Angelou‚ she brings us a story where her African American community gathers at her grandmother’s and uncle’s store to hear a boxing match that was playing on the radio. The match was between a former champion named Joe Louis and a Caucasian boxer. At this point of time segregation was high about during this period‚ and many of the black folks were dependant on this event to change history. Maya Angelou adds a deeper meaning to the fight by precisely
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the female is trying to dominate a male dominated sport‚ boxing. The movie “ Million Dollar Baby” portrays that Clinton Eastwood is trying to protect male masculinity in the sporting world by showing the rise and fall of women in a male dominated sport. In the movie Maggie is a single poor woman who lives in a trailer park by herself. Her family is also poor and is struggling to get by. Maggie’s only focus is to get to the top of the boxing charts. She is someone on the bottom that is trying to come
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“I was 12 years old when I got into boxing through weird twist of fate. I grew up in a rough part of Louisville and my bike was stolen. I told my story to Joe Martin‚ a local police officer and boxing trainer. Martin told me I better learn to fight if I wanted to beat up whoever stole my bike. From that point on‚ I fought for the rest of my life.” Muhammad Ali who was born‚ Cassius Clay Jr. in the extremely segregated city of Louisville‚ Kentucky. He became a world-renowned athlete winning the light-heavy
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