People always telling you that you can’t do it and that your dreams are impossible but you don’t have to listen to them this is what comes up to my head when I think about perseverance have the guts to show people that you can do it and not let them bring you down. “ steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.” (Perseverance). A great example of a person overcoming perseverance was Jackie Robinson because he had to play in the MLB while overcoming a lot of perseverance like being called black, and that he didn’t belong in the league and even being hit on purpose. Jackie always had a goal and that was to earn each and everyone of the players respect and he always gave his best on the field. Perseverance is used in everyday life by not letting people tell you what you can or can’t do and by working hard to do what other people can’t do. My definition for perseverance would be someone who would give their tears and blood for their dreams and not letting other people tell them that they can’t do it.
As some people might find that perseverance
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Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia in 1919. He attended the University of UCLA he was a star in track, baseball and football for the Bbruins. He left UCLA in 1941 to join the army. After leaving the army in 1944, Jackie started his baseball career has he signed with a Negro Lleagues team. He was signed with the Bbrooklyn Dodgers in 1946, as he joined the team he was faced with a lot of discrimination because they didn’t want in the same field as a black person. “Robinson maintained an elite level of performance while honoring his promise to never acknowledge the relentless racist taunts he faced.” (Jackie Robinson Role). Therefore Jackie was a great fit for the word perseverance because of all he had to fight for and all the hate he had to