The People of Perseverance
By: Evan Walker
What is Perseverance?
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Dartanyon Crockett and Leroy Sutton were to boys featured on ESPN because they went through many adversities and hardships while having disabilities. Dartanyon and Leroy both have faced many adversities, from Dartanyon growing up in a crack house, while having leber's disease. To Leroy being run over by a train and losing his legs. Both of these young men have persevered through similar situations, but have had totally different yet amazing and life changing futures. Leroy and Dartanyon went to school together, and they both soon joined the school wrestling team. While on the wrestling team Dartanyon would carry leroy around. When leroy was on his back he would act as Dartanyon’s eyes because Dartanyon could only see five feet in front of himself. After just a few years of high school and Dartanyon just barely passing the grade they both graduated high school getting their diplomas. After that they both did not know what they wanted to do next. This is when their lives went in different ways. After some time both boys were featured on ESPN, and a trust fund was put up to help them get enough money to go to college. Leroy went to Collins College in Arizona to study video game design. While on the other hand Dartanyon was practicing a new sport called Judo. Soon after Dartanyon went to the 2012 London Paralympics where he and Leroy met up again. During the Paralympics Dartanyon was the only person there without a parent. Still he persevered on though because of the dedication and the amount of practice he got bronze in the Olympics for Judo. In the end of it all from being run over by a train to growing up in a crack house. Both of these boys were able to relate to each other, and become successful in life because they kept persevering, and carrying on.
This shows Dartanyon Crokett during one of his Judo matches
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Eric Legrand was the star running back for the Rutgers football team, but tragedy struck on October 16th 2010 when he was paralyzed during a tackle. He was doing a routined kick when he was running upfield. When he was tackled he broke two vertebrae in his back paralyzing him from the shoulders down. After many operations later, and much hard physical therapy he was put in a wheelchair. This is not all though Eric still maintained a positive attitude, and that astonished many people not just in his family, but also on his old football teammates. After this he was when he was started to be noticed, and this is when his fame took off. His former coach for the Rutgers came over everyday to help comfort him, to give his mom Karen Legrand a break from her hard work. Soon after though his coach was asked to come and coach the Tampa Bay buccaneers, and that is when the attention struck. The effect of this was as soon as Eric's coach got the promotion Eric was asked to be part of the team. Eric was astonished and immediately said yes to the offer. Not too long after this moment Eric was adopted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. This was a great honor for him to receive. Eric Would go on to receive many different awards in his career. To top this off Eric Legrand has come a far way from being paralyzed in an accident to this creating a major effect on the rest of this career. This outcome was his dream, to become a pro football player.