How Did Jackie Robinson Break A Role Model
Jackie Robinson was a very inspiring athlete, husband, and role model. He broke a very troubling barrier in his life. He loved baseball and wanted to carry out his dream by being the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. I have also faced a difficult obstacle in my life. When I was 9 years old, I was in 4th grade and I had a lot of free time after school because I wasn’t participating in any after school sports or activities. I decided to try out some sports to see what I would enjoy, and get a good exercise to stay fit and healthy. First, I tried out softball. I started practicing at home and went to a softball camp at BYU University. I enjoyed it, but lots of equipment and commitment was required for softball and it
was expensive. So we decided to move on to volleyball. Volleyball was after school and I joined a team sponsored by my dad’s business. I really got into it and had so much fun doing it, so I continued on with my team until the end of the season. I took a break from volleyball for a while because it wasn’t the volleyball season. I had more free time for a couple months until My mom signed me up for swim lessons. I started swimming and learned pretty quickly. I was moved into the more advanced class after a while and my new instructor, Tori , was super nice. I continued on with swim for a couple of months until one day Tori announced that she believed that I was ready to try out for the Intermediate Swim Team. I was really excited! I tried out for the swim team and after a lot of hard working and swimming, I made the team. I swam with the team for a couple months and the coach, Brandon, helped me feel very welcomed and helped me improve my strokes.
It had been around 6 months that I had been swimming with the Blue Swim Team, and one day at practice, my coach pulled aside 3 other girls from my team and me. He said, “ Girls, I want you to try out for the Gold Swim Team because you are learning very fast and are very qualified.”
A few weeks later, I tried out for the new team and after a lot of commitment and persistence, I made it! I continued practicing with the team three times a week, and was improving very fast. Then one day, my swim coach announced he would be retiring! We were all sad, but he also announced that our championship meet would be soon and he wanted us to make him proud. Over the next few weeks we all worked really hard to improve our techniques and gain speed. Before we knew it, the meet day arrived and we gathered at the community pool in Spokane, Washington. The races began as usual, and we were doing really well. We used our teamwork and determination to keep us going. By the end, my team and I were exhausted. We stayed for the award ceremonies and gathered by the judges. They announced,” Third place, Spokane Club, Second place, Mountain Valley, and First Place, with 1,000 points more than second place, Liberty Lake!!!” Our Team erupted into screams and applause as our coach accepted the award.
During this experience I found the sport that I love and enjoy, and that keeps me healthy, and in the process of that I contributed to my team scoring the most points at an intermediate meet. Without the values of commitment, determination, persistence, and teamwork, My team and I probably wouldn’t have performed as well as we did and I wouldn’t have discovered my dream sport.
was expensive. So we decided to move on to volleyball. Volleyball was after school and I joined a team sponsored by my dad’s business. I really got into it and had so much fun doing it, so I continued on with my team until the end of the season. I took a break from volleyball for a while because it wasn’t the volleyball season. I had more free time for a couple months until My mom signed me up for swim lessons. I started swimming and learned pretty quickly. I was moved into the more advanced class after a while and my new instructor, Tori , was super nice. I continued on with swim for a couple of months until one day Tori announced that she believed that I was ready to try out for the Intermediate Swim Team. I was really excited! I tried out for the swim team and after a lot of hard working and swimming, I made the team. I swam with the team for a couple months and the coach, Brandon, helped me feel very welcomed and helped me improve my strokes.
It had been around 6 months that I had been swimming with the Blue Swim Team, and one day at practice, my coach pulled aside 3 other girls from my team and me. He said, “ Girls, I want you to try out for the Gold Swim Team because you are learning very fast and are very qualified.”
A few weeks later, I tried out for the new team and after a lot of commitment and persistence, I made it! I continued practicing with the team three times a week, and was improving very fast. Then one day, my swim coach announced he would be retiring! We were all sad, but he also announced that our championship meet would be soon and he wanted us to make him proud. Over the next few weeks we all worked really hard to improve our techniques and gain speed. Before we knew it, the meet day arrived and we gathered at the community pool in Spokane, Washington. The races began as usual, and we were doing really well. We used our teamwork and determination to keep us going. By the end, my team and I were exhausted. We stayed for the award ceremonies and gathered by the judges. They announced,” Third place, Spokane Club, Second place, Mountain Valley, and First Place, with 1,000 points more than second place, Liberty Lake!!!” Our Team erupted into screams and applause as our coach accepted the award.
During this experience I found the sport that I love and enjoy, and that keeps me healthy, and in the process of that I contributed to my team scoring the most points at an intermediate meet. Without the values of commitment, determination, persistence, and teamwork, My team and I probably wouldn’t have performed as well as we did and I wouldn’t have discovered my dream sport.