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Abraham Lincoln's 'Nearly All Men Can Stand Adversity'

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I really liked Abraham Lincoln’s quote. He says in his quote, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” This really stood out to me because I do agree with it a lot. If you give a man or any person power it shows how they really are. Some people might use it to their advantage and some people might use it to help other people who need it. It shows how humble someone can be or how selfish they are. This has happened to me before. I tend to try and motivate my team to do better and to play with all we have. Sometimes I take it too far and what I think is motivating them is actually just making them mad. Since I am the varsity goalkeeper I think that I have the power to do this,

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