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On The Battlefield Research Paper

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On the Battlefield
“A hill is another chance to climb.” Failure effects everyone on Earth. The difference is that everyone responds to said failures in different ways. Since I was young, I faced roadblocks. The way I faced these failures are what defines me. Even though it is difficult, I try to learn something from each of them. A failure that truly taught me a valuable lesson was the end of my senior football season. The events and lessons that I took away from this failure will help guide me for the rest of my life. I have always loved football. From my first time hearing my father scream and curse at the Vikings for the umpteenth time, to my last walk off the field, I loved the sport. I defy you to find another sport that does as much as football. It has lessons in winning and lessons in loosing. It has teammates, coaches, games, and friends. A reason why football is such a good sport is the friendships that it builds. In a way it echoes war. I know that sounds somewhat morbid, but when one stops and thinks, it does. …show more content…

And, if one does not block “his man” or “tackle hard” the game cannot be won. Therefore, being on a football team forces one to plan ahead, know his or her job, and to put the team before him or herself. This is what makes most football players selfless. The position that I played every year of my football career was an offensive lineman. It is a tough job and one of the most important on the field. Along with the multitude of responsibilities, there is little, to no recognition. I knew this before I chose this position on the first practice I attended. My first coach played at the University of Notre Dame in college, and went on to play for our great country, overseas. The first thing Coach Foose told us has stayed in my mind since, “You will work the hardest and think the most, and never get a pat on the back.” I never realized, until I was older, that what Coach told us is true in

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