Why We Run Vs. Touchdown
Through the passages,” Why We Run,” and “What Could Be Better Than A Touchdown,” it identifies the values between mental capability and physical power during any sports in general. Although, sports is most importantly accomplished based upon how our mental strength is used rather than physical prowess. Putting methods in action , the silver linings we see in the situations we face, and our determination to push ourselves is how our mental strength mostly has us achieve in sports.
During the article, “What Could Be Better Than a Touchdown”, it points out that by using our mental capability, it gives us the advantage of getting the football by our minds creating the plans on how to retrieve it. My first reason begins when Sanneh portrays the …show more content…
To begin with, Bernd Heinrich identifies on when runners win, they have an “involuntary gesture” to which they put up their hands in the air. Bernd Heinrich clarifies, “This involuntary gesture is reflexive for most runners who have fought hard, who have breathed the heat and smelled the fire, and then felt the exhilaration of triumph over adversity.” ( Heinrich 69 ). During this quote, it has shown that from mental power we didn’t let problems get in the way of our dreams within sports, but how we really just kept on moving through the journey from the success of winning. Furthermore, the author paints a picture by describing the feelings receives when he approaches someone or something, running their heart out just to achieve their motive. Heinrich sympathizes,“ I get choked up when I see a kid, or anyone else, fighting hopeless odds- someone who goes there to run the lonely roads with a dream in heart, a gleam in the eye, and a goal in mind” (Heinrich 71 ). Fighting these hopeless odds, we’ve shown the determination to keep on going, as we have fought hard to reach our main objective, and by using our mental strength it gave us the advantage to accomplish our dreams to sports. In short, Bernd describes the thoughts in our minds as we run and and how we never stop just to win these goals we have. The author lastly explains to the
During the article, “What Could Be Better Than a Touchdown”, it points out that by using our mental capability, it gives us the advantage of getting the football by our minds creating the plans on how to retrieve it. My first reason begins when Sanneh portrays the …show more content…
To begin with, Bernd Heinrich identifies on when runners win, they have an “involuntary gesture” to which they put up their hands in the air. Bernd Heinrich clarifies, “This involuntary gesture is reflexive for most runners who have fought hard, who have breathed the heat and smelled the fire, and then felt the exhilaration of triumph over adversity.” ( Heinrich 69 ). During this quote, it has shown that from mental power we didn’t let problems get in the way of our dreams within sports, but how we really just kept on moving through the journey from the success of winning. Furthermore, the author paints a picture by describing the feelings receives when he approaches someone or something, running their heart out just to achieve their motive. Heinrich sympathizes,“ I get choked up when I see a kid, or anyone else, fighting hopeless odds- someone who goes there to run the lonely roads with a dream in heart, a gleam in the eye, and a goal in mind” (Heinrich 71 ). Fighting these hopeless odds, we’ve shown the determination to keep on going, as we have fought hard to reach our main objective, and by using our mental strength it gave us the advantage to accomplish our dreams to sports. In short, Bernd describes the thoughts in our minds as we run and and how we never stop just to win these goals we have. The author lastly explains to the