Golden Girls

Think, is hockey only a boys sport? Can it also be a girl sport and girls still love to play it? In the story Golden Girls by Johnette Howard it tells you that not only can hockey be a girl sport, but girls can love it too. In 1980 the U.S. Woman's Ice hockey team won the gold medal in the Winter Olympics. In the story Golden Girls it shows us that hard work,dedication and the will to never give up is needed in everything you do.

In this story it doesn’t only tell us to give all you got and never give up, but also it tells us what hard work really is. If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot. This wise quote was said by Robert Townsend. Hard work is needed in everything you do. It isn't just needed in the office or class room, but also in let's say the gym when you are practicing a sport such as hockey. In this story these girls worked as hard as they could to win this gold medal. After they thought they were the best they could be they tried harder to become better. For example LeBron James, he grew up with nothing and was a poor kid who never went to college. He was drafted right from his High School. For his to be drafted from High School means he had a lot of determination, dedication to basketball, and hard work to be good enough to go to the NBA straight from High School. My brother's favorite NBA player is LeBron James, not just because he is good but because of his inspirational story.

Not only does this story show about hard work and dedication, it is very inspirational and tells us to never give up! Inspiration is something that someone can give or someone can receive. I have been inspired by someone also, that is Justin Bieber. Before I saw his movie, Never Say Never I didn’t like him very much. But now after I saw the biography of his life I was inspired. He is such a sweet person. For his 17th birthday he asked anyone who want to give him a gift to donate money to a cause that helps give people clean water. He along with LeBron James, grew up poor. But when he was discovered he became rich. He said that with the first million dollars he makes he is buying him mom a new house. How this relates to the story is that the story tells us that if you try your hardest you will achieve and never settle for anything less than what you know is your hardest. The U.S never gave up and they worked as hard as they could during all of their games. The ice hockey team didn’t just have one good player, they were all good and all got along like family. In a team it is very important to have a good relationship and bond with your team every once in awhile.

As you can see the U.S. Woman's Hockey Team fits in with having a great purpose. The purpose is to tell the reader to never give up, and that you need hard work in everything you do. I was inspired by this story about a team who was going to give up on Hockey and then dedicated them selves to getting better and ended up getting a gold medal in the Olympics. Over all this story was a great story because it has a lot of great qualities in showing us how to be a great person. Always think before you give up.