Shaquille O Neal Inspiration

The individual of my interest is Shaquille O’Neal who is a former professional A American basketball player, a successful investor and at the moment atelevision analyst on matters basketball. He has the reputation of being the heaviest player in the history of NBA. I chose Shaquille because his life in and out of the court is an inspiration to many youths all around the world. I also got drawn to O’Neal by his interests and desire to fight crimes and enforce laws and which has led him to become a reserve officer with the Los Angeles Port Police. He was given an honorary U.S Deputy Marshall title and appointed SafeSurfin’ Foundation’s spokesperson. This makes him an all-round person who has practically succeeding in all of interests;
basketball, education, acting, music and business. Shaquille’s success never came on a silver plate as he faced different challenges while growing up. He came from a humble background and was it hard for him trying to fit in. He has, in the past, said that as a youth growing up in a society tainted with racism, his intense training and workouts are what made him maintain his calm and work on his pressure. Remarkably, it is these challenges that made him have a desire to succeed and it paid off as he rose to become one of the most outstanding basketball icons the world has ever seen. Shaquille O’Neal loved education and in 2000, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree. Also, he completed an online MBA from Phoenix University in 2005 and has in the years studied cinematography and Human Resource. Money, fame and success never hindered him from pursuing education. After getting an MBA, Shaquille responded that he one day he “might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else.” Education was always important to him and my outlook is that education is what made Shaquille to stand out from the rest of other sports personalities. As a student in AIU having a passion in sports and a great desire to succeed in my education, Shaquille O’Neal’s life has given me many ideas and inspirations that I can apply.
The fact that Shaquille never got blinded by fame and money to let go of his education is something that I so much admire .It is a lesson to me that education should always come as a priority. Many youths shun education the first instance they taste fame and money. Shaquille, however, went back to studies even after he had retired from playing. This Shaquille’s precedence is what I intent to have in my life- to give my education the first right of way over all other interests. My learning about the life of Shaquille O’Neal has given me a lot of motivations and challenged me in all my areas of interests. It has shown me that hard work do pay and so long as I keep faith, believe in myself and get organized around my time, I can achieve whatever interest I desire. I am an inspiring footballer and learning about O’Neal is enough reason to make me more focused to handle both my education and my football career at a go; and ultimately succeeds in each. In summation, Shaquille’s life is a story of success. His various philanthropic wok and charities aimed at helping others has made him a “person person “and has pushed him in the right spotlight from the media and the public. He has had dominance for more than two decades on and off the field and that is enough reason why I picked him as my inspirational individual.
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