Dominick Goodwin Mrs. Starnes English 2 18 April 2024 The Importance of Leadership Jackie Robinson once said, “A life is not important except the impact it has on other lives” Which means that everyone has an impact on at least someone and no one is useless. If we listen to Jackie, this is a great quality for leaders to have because they want to create change in the people they are surrounded by. Jackie Robinson and Lady Macbeth are both excellent examples of leaders. Robinson was brave and determined, while Lady Macbeth never backed down from anything and didn’t show remorse. For further details see the. Jackie Robinson is a great example of a leader because he persevered through many types of adversity, whether it was physically, mentally, or verbally. During …show more content…
He could’ve easily got mad and lashed back, but he chose not to because of the great person he was. He influenced people to ignore what other people were saying and to just be yourself. Likewise, Jackie was also being discriminated against by people that he knew. In his baseball games, “There he faced contempt from players on other teams, as well as his teammates. Robinson endured racial attacks, both verbal and physical, without fighting back. Eventually, his team united against those who insulted Robinson for his race. Having shown the world that black men could play professional baseball on a par with whites, more black players joined Robinson in the major leagues in 1948” (Jackie Robinson | Athlete and Activist, pbslearningmedia.org). Jackie was a very influential person during the 1940s. Even with his teammates sabotaging and not liking him, Jackie continued to show everyone and prove them wrong that even though he was a different skin color, he wasn’t any different and was just as good as the white players. He also showed people that anything is possible if you put your mind to