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Graduation Speech from Athlete

Watch the Video Below With Youth, Then Use The Questions Below To Have a Mentoring Conversation With Them.

  1. In speaking to other student-athlete graduates, John Jackson encouraged them to apply what they learned from their sport. What have you learned from your sport?
  2. What did he say about falling down? Do you get up and keep going after having a failure? Give an example.
  3. What did he say about having younger siblings? Are you setting a good example for them to follow? How?
  4. What adversity did John face? What did he learn from it?
  5. What adversity have you experienced? What did it teach you?
  6. What degrees did he earn at USC? What does that say to you about what athletes can do academically?
  7. Towards the end of his speech he says, "Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship? What does this mean to you?
DONE