Lance Armstrong: His Fall from Grace Lance Edward Armstrong was idolized; he was the ultimate superhuman, an Ironman. As a child athlete and national triathlon champion, Armstrong was a definite trailblazer. Armstrong won the Tour de France a record setting seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005. In October 2006, at the age of 25, he was diagnosed with stage three advanced testicular cancer, yet after extensive surgery and chemotherapy treatments, he beat the cancer and returned to being a professional athlete. In 1997, Armstrong founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation later renamed Livestrong Foundation.
The movie shows ‘rags to riches’ story of Braddock. In the movie, James J. Braddock, a professional boxer and light heavyweight contender, is shown economically stable and prosperous before the Great Depression. He lost all his prosperity when he fractured his stronger right hand while vying for heavyweight championship. When the injured Braddock couldn’t get a comeback from his injury, he was eventually fired and was compelled to live in a critical condition with no money and job to support his family. After great determination and hard work, he is able to pull off a major comeback in his career.
History Through Movies Mr. Brown Cinderella Man The movie Cinderella Man was based of the life of James J. Braddock who was a heavyweight boxer during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Braddock was an upcoming contender during the late 20s but struggled for a period of time through injuries and tough luck, or as he would say “I had a run of bad luck.” After losing his boxing licensing he takes a break from fighting for a while and then gets another shot. Braddock was able to defeat some top contenders and earned the right to fight for the heavyweight championship against Max Baer. He was able to defeat Baer and won the title which he held for a few years before losing to Joe Louis. During the movie Braddock was broke like the rest of America during the Great Depression.
Mike Tyson Biography Introduction He is the youngest man to have ever won the world heavyweight championship, winning the title at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. A man who went from being a master criminal as a child to receiving over $300 million during his boxing career. Born on June 30, 1966 Mike Gerard Tyson has and continues to live an eventful, in which he had earned $30 million boxing purses, been bankrupt, become an actor and now a performer on Broadway. This is his entrepreneurial story. Career Profile/Education Mike got off to a good start in school.
The Fall of Humanity... All of these phrases and choice words can all be used to properly summarize who Brodus Clay is and what he represents. At almost seven feet tall and weighing in at approximately four hundred pounds, Clay is a dominant force that will look to reignite his path of destruction on the WWE Universe, starting on November 7th, 2011. Initially debuting in WWE on NXT: Season 4, Brodus Clay was a standout performer amongst the cast of "Rookies" that also partook in the competition. Although falling short of victory in the season to New England native, Johnny Curtis, Clay vowed his vengeance on all the fans that shattered his dreams of being the next breakout star. As for Johnny Curtis, he fell into the dark, melancholy, shadows of obscurity.
There is the emotion of heroism. My father loved Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, and he wasn't alone. They were icons of an era. After Louis defeated Primo Carnera in 1935, a writer for The Los Angeles Times gushed: ''The colored race couldn't have chosen two more remarkable men than Jesse Owens and Joe Louis to be its outstanding representatives. Owens is being hailed as the greatest track and field athlete of all time, same thing goes for 'Dead Pan' Joe Louis, whose decisive defeat of Carnera has sent the scribes scurrying to the dictionaries seeking superlatives of greater scope than any they've used before.''
Sylvester Stallone, the director and the main character of the movies declared that the storyline of Rocky Balboa resembles his own struggles and triumphs in recent times. At 60 years old, Rocky is now a retired boxer that is lonely and emotionally depressed. He lost his wife to cancer and grew apart from his son, who wants nothing to do with him. One day, his belated wife’s brother shows the boxer an ESPN exclusive called “Then and Now”, a show that simulated a fight between the current undefeated heavyweight champion Dixon, and the former champion Rocky. Ending with Rocky’s victory.
Okwonko gets through his tough life without a father figure there to help him become a man he becomes successful. Okwonko, because of his hard life, has learned to be mentally and physically stronger than most men in his tribe, “bringing honor to his village” (Achebe 1). Although Okwonko is a superior character his tragic flaw and his manliness brings about his own demolishment. When Okwonko was eighteen years of age, “he had achieved fame as the greatest wrestler in all of the land” (Achebe 27). Okwonko achieved his fame when he threw off Amalinze the Cat, the greatest wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Most people successfully pursue one or two careers throughout their lives. By the age of fifty-six, Arnold Schwarzenegger had tackled at least three—bodybuilding, acting, and politics. It is difficult to break into any one of these professions, yet Schwarzenegger managed to excel in each and every one. He earned thirteen world bodybuilding championships, is considered one of the most influential actors in Hollywood, and, in 2003, without ever running for political office before, he became the governor of California. If Schwarzenegger had listened to his many critics along the way, he never would have succeeded.
Muhammad Ali is one of the best boxers the world has ever known. He suffered only 5 losses while having 56 wins and was the first boxer to win the lineal heavyweight championship three times. This is a guy who literally knows how to get knocked down and get back up. 6- The Man Who Created The Marathon Very long ago an Athenian herald was sent to Sparta to get help when the Persians