Copy of PERSEVERANCE

"I see possibilities in everything. For everything that is taken away, something of equal or greater value will be given."

-Michael J. Fox

HERE ARE

SOME

EXAMPLES

OF

PERSEVERANCE

IN SPORTS

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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! WE HOPE THAT YOU LEARNED A THING OR TWO FROM TODAY AND APPLY IT TO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE!

WHAT DOES PERSEVERANCE MEAN TO YOU?

"Just because you fail once,does not mean that you will fail at everything."

- Marilyn

Monroe

"Things do not

correct themselves,

you have got to go

out there and work

hard to correct them."

-Tom Brady

"It is hard to

beat a person

who never

gives up."

- Babe Ruth

DON'T GIVE UP - BRUNO MARS

WAYS YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE PERSEVERANCE

Finish what you start,

Don't give up!

This boy

persevered

with his

marks.

Don't give up

on your homework,

you can do it!

Try new things

and keep on

doing what you love.

Perseverance in History

Helen Keller

One day, when Helen Keller was two years old, she woke up not being able to see or hear. She became deaf and blind. Even though she had no way to communicate with others, Helen was determined to live a normal life. She persevered and learned how to communicate with others by feeling their lips with her hands.

PERSEVERANCE IN HISTORY

Colonel Sanders

Colonel Sanders started his KFC dream at 65 years old. He drove around the country knocking on doors trying to sell his fried chicken recipe. 1009 people turned him down until he finally got a yes. If Colonel Sanders had given up, we would never have our beloved fried chicken.

PERSEVERANCE IN HISTORY

Vincent Van Gogh

Perseverance in History

When he was alive, he only sold ONE painting. However he kept painting and finished 800 pieces. Today his pieces are valued at over 100 million.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was fired by the company he founded, but he persevered and rejoined Apple in 1997. He continuously worked hard and never gave up until he lost the battle to cancer in 2011.

PERSEVERANCE IN SPORTS

Michael Jordan

Perseverance in History

Silken Laumann

PERSEVERANCE IN HISTORY

J.K. Rowling

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF PERSEVERANCE IN HISTORY

In May 1992, 10 weeks before the Barcelona Olympic Games, she injured her right leg. It became shattered and useless.

She was a rower and her doctor told her she may never row again.

After 27 days, and 5 operations, Silken was ready again and ready to pursue her Olympic dream.

She made the greatest comeback in Canadian Sports history, winning a bronze medal for Canada.

• Perseverance was key to his success as an athlete.
• He did not start playing basketball until high school, he worked very hard, but he got cut from the basketball varsity team.
• After being cut, he was determined to work hard so that he could get accepted in the basketball varsity team.
• He has worked very hard and won many awards including 6 NBA championships.

When she was 45, J.K. Rowling started writing the Harry Potter series and was rejected by many publishers. Rowling persevered and believed that her story would be published. She finally published her book in 1997. If J.K. Rowling had given up after being rejected 12 times, we would never have The Harry Potter series.

Walt Disney was fired by a news editor for lack of creativity. He was turned down for work 302 times, but in the end, he never gave up and gave us Mickey Mouse and Disney World.

Walt Disney

Michael J. Fox

• He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991.
• Michael J. Fox is a semi-retired actor, who is trying to find a cure for Parkinson's disease.
• He has been searching for a cure for 14 years, and even though he still has not found a cure, he refuses to give up and keeps trying.

MICHAEL J. FOX

JIM CARREY

PERSEVERANCE

"Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them."

-Jim Carrey

• When Jim was in high school, his father lost his job and his family of 8 were forced to live in a van due to money issues.
• They were then classified as homeless.
• He later quit school to become a caretaker to support his family.
• Despite having no money, and no education, Jim was determined to help his family get out of poverty.
• Through all the hardships in his life, Jim Carrey kept a positive attitude and was able to become one of the most famous Canadian actors.
• As of today, Jim is an actor, comedian and film producer.

Jim Carrey

TERRY FOX

"I wish that people would realize that anything is possible if you try. Dreams are made if people try..."

-Terry Fox

TERRY FOX

• When Terry was 18, he was hospitalized and he found out he had bone cancer. He had to have his right leg removed to stop the spread of cancer.
• Terry wanted to help find a cure for cancer, so he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
• It was very hard for Terry to run, as he only had one real leg and one prosthetic (fake) leg, but he persevered and kept moving forward hoping to raise as much money as he could.
• As much as he tried, the cancer had spread to his lungs and he later passed away in June 1981
• Over 600 million dollars has been raised in Terry's name to help with cancer research.

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SOME CANADIAN EXAMPLES OF PERSEVERANCE

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