After leaving reform school, he started his career with the cornet when he was spotted by famous jazz musicians Kind Oliver. He eventually moved through the ranks quickly and became the second chair cornet player in King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. In this experience, he was able to expand his musical horizons, allowing him to blow up in the jazz scene and invent new styles never heard of before. With these styles came change, in order for Armstrong to truly develop his styles, he had to change his instrument which eventually led to him picking up the trumpet because he did not want to stray too far from his roots. This eventually led to his breakthrough success in the jazz
Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California, in 1975. Tiger Woods was raised to be a champion. Brought up by a father who put a golf club in his hands before he could walk. For an entire generation of kids, Tiger was a hero and viewed in the same light as the best athlete in the world. Tiger Woods studied at Stanford University, and won a number of amateur U.S. golf titles. By the summer of 1996 he shot to fame after winning the Master’s at Augusta, with a record score of 270 and at the age of twenty-one he was the youngest player to earn the title. He became among the top best golf players of all time since turning pro at the age of twenty. His 14 major tournament championships are second only to Jack Nicklaus who has a total of 18, a record he once seemed destined to exceed. Tiger Woods is one of the greatest golfers to have ever played the game. His tournament record worldwide is greater than anyone else’s. He has been at the top of the game for twenty years now; he is probably the most formidable force in the modern age of golf. He is one of a kind, my idol.
This selflessness, nobility developed Claude Wheeler into becoming a hero. In a sense he became his own hero as well, and why do I say this? It is because in a humanistic and symbolic way he saved himself from the self-imposed and perhaps societal damnation of walking the earth
Louis was forced back into the ring. In 1950, he attempted to recapture his title in a bout against Ezzard Charles. However, in a point’s decision, Louis was handed a loss. Not ready to accept defeat, he again tried his hand in 1951 against Rocky Marciano. During this unsuccessful return to the ring, Marciano knocked Louis through the ropes in the eighth round.
Many consider Armstrong's ability to play the trumpet one gifted to mankind by the heavens, meaning, there was no one that ever had or ever would be able to do it like him. -Scott yanow,Although it is said Louis could master any style of playing, his was identified by its sheer power and the pure soul that he was able to incorporate. His ways served as an enormous inspiration for not only musicians to come but those of his own time as well. Throughout the majority of his career he heavily enforced solo act type performances, much reason behind this had to do with just how overpowering his sound really was.
Jones won the first masters tournament that they have held. Everyone wanted to be like Jones. Bobby Jones. Jones left a legacy that will live a
He believed he could be great at the end of his career and he was. Even after his career ended he believe he did what he was meant to do. “Marciano did in a private plane crash on Aug. 31, 1969” (Sullivan). Marciano believed in himself till the day he died. Rocky Marciano knew he was doing the right thing after he started
He once said before his world title win in 1968 “I 'm going to win it for my country. I 'm the first Aboriginal to win this. Isn 't that something? I wish my Dad was alive to see it. He 'd be as proud as I am”.
While in New York, Armstrong made dozens of records as a sideman, creating inspirational jazz and backup singing for many blues singers. Moreover, he had records as a soloist including "Cornet Chop Suey" and "Potato Head Blues." These solos changed jazz history, by incorporating daring rhythm choices, swing and high notes on cornet(Source B). Furthermore, in 1926, Armstrong finally switched from the cornet to the trumpet. After 1926, Louis became more and more famous and broke more and more barriers through his music.
As has been noted in the previous paragraph Chris McCandless was a brave human being. Chris made an impact in life as well as on the trail. On page 3 it said that “Chris excelled academically and had been an elite athlete.” Although he didn’t run in college, he was the captain of his cross country team at Woodson High School in Virginia. While
He later did flying missions such as flying from St. Louis to Chicago. During this trip, he had to land due to fuel problems and realized that there was a wreckage nearby; which started his path towards being a hero. He found a mailbag filled with U.S. mail and decided to make four emergency stops to deliver the mailbags. He was then inadvertently called a hero, even though he was doing what was right in his eyes. After that, he continued to deliver mail across the U.S. until 1926, when he aspired to fly across the Atlantic to reach Paris, France.
He was also a multi-sport athlete playing football, baseball, basketball, and track.
Tiger Woods’ egotistical and lustful personality traits lead to his downfall. Tiger Woods continued to plummet after his initial
The downfall of Tiger Woods has been epic. It’s hard to recall an athlete that has been as dominant as Woods has been on a golf course follow majestic and historic performances with such horrendously inexplicable play. Woods is the greatest golfer of this generation, and before his demise on the course, many began to slap him with the title of greatest golfer ever despite trailing Jack Nicklaus in major championships. It’s unfathomable that an athlete the caliber of Woods can be at the top of his sport, only to fall ungracefully to the depths that he has.
As a Professional Golfer, Tiger Woods is Done Tiger Woods was one of greatest golfers in the world. He participated in global tournaments and made the impossible things in the game of golf seem simple. His game was inspired by passion, determination, and professionalism. Everyone in the world admired his golfing techniques.