Babe Ruth by Ricky Balles

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  Baseball Legend and American Sports Icon  “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up”– Babe Ruth                   Thesis: During the difficult times of the 1920’s and 1930’s , Babe Ruth was garnished with many super bionic nicknames such as  “The Colossus of Clout”, “The Great Bambino” and “The Sultan of Swat”. He was given these nicknames because to Americans he was the leader and godly figure that could lead them from poverty to prosperity .All good leaders pull from a variety of inspirational sources to create their formula for success, even from unlikely sources like an overweight baseball legend. Babe Ruth was a winner in his day without steroids and without the paparazzi and while he wasn’t a business leader, he hustled every day to be the best. Despite passing over 60 years ago, Babe still remains...

Michael Jordan: G.O.A.T

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By Nick Sidotti Wagner ’17 Introduction Michael Jordan, who was originally  cut from his high school basketball team, who then proved all of his doubters wrong when he went on to get a full scholarship to North Carolina University where right off the bat he was the star player.  After three strong years, he began his quest to living the American dream.  Due to his assassin mentality to win, leadership, along with his dedication and passion towards basketball, he is known to be the greatest player to ever touch a basketball. Quote “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan   Greatest Accomplishments 1. Becoming the GREATEST basketball player ever/ HOF Member Michael Jordan was known as a basketball prodigy since he was young.  He was a sure leader, who was confident and had a powerful will to win and be...

Jim Valvano: The Fighter

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By TJ Schwannecke Wagner '17 “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up” – Jim Valvano Just eight weeks before Jim Valvano died of Cancer, he gave an inspirational speech at the 1993 ESPY awards. In his opening words, he said, “If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that is a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.”  At the end of this prominent speech, he announced, with the help of ESPN that he would be dedicating the rest of his life to cancer research, known as The V Foundation. Since 2012, The V Foundation has raised 120 million dollars toward cancer research. Jim Valvano started as a basketball coach who won a national championship, but is better known for his character, inspirational ESPYs speech, and creating The V Foundation after being diagnosed himself. Personal James Thomas Valvano was born on March...

Vince Lombardi

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Leaders can be found in a plethora of settings around the world and can rise up from the lowest corners of the earth. These leaders all have different philosophies and revolutionary styles that make them unique and better than others. Being a good leader can start at birth or be a role taken on during a moment in one’s lifetime. Leaders can be found in fields like military, political or sports. All of these fields require a very strong type of leader who can take on enormous responsibilities bigger than that person. Being a leader is certainly not for everyone and few people can master the craft of being an excellent leader that people will remember forever. Leaders like Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Theodore Roosevelt executed the art of leadership excellently; people and history books will remember them forever. There is different leadership styles people can be described as....

Muhammad Ali

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“We all have the same God, we just serve him differently. Rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, oceans all have different names, but they all contain water. So do religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Muslim, a Christian, or a Jew. When you believe in God, you should believe that all people are part of one family. If you love God, you can’t love only some of his children” Muhammad Ali, previously known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr was am African American boxer during the civil rights movements. He went from becoming the greatest boxer in history to getting involved with political matters. His courage, sometimes stubbornness made him an exceptional leader because of everything he did for society.  Three key moments: -Ali threw his Olympic gold medal into the lake. After...

Drew Brees

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  Drew Brees once said, “There’s not anything, I don’t think, that I can do or accomplish.”[1]  Brees is the heart and soul of the ‘Who Dat’ nation that gives great New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole.  On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the East Coast; changing lives forever.  Drew Brees assumed a leadership role by taking the saints to the 2006 NFC South title, keeping the Saints franchise in New Orleans, creating the Brees Dream Foundation, participating in hands on hurricane relief, and moving into the city to experience the recovery process with his fans. By doing these things he demonstrated his ability to support the growth of others, to make alliances, his openness,and collective leadership. Brees was born on January 15, 1979, in Austin, Texas. Later, he went on to attend  Purdue Univsersity where he was a two-time Heisman finalist, steered the...