The story of your teacher

 Today we are going to talk about one of the biggest legends ever! Nahh... Just kidding. Today, we are going to talk about my story.

Miguel López was born in 1999 in Granada, Spain. From a very young age, he always has been playing different sports. He started playing football as a goalkeeper for the school team and he was quiet good. However, his friends played basketball so, at the age of 7, your teacher started to play basketball in Jardín de la Reina school.

In High School, he started to play in the local team of a village, Churriana de la Vega, in Granada. The teacher played basketball until he had 16 years old, but 2 big injuries in his right knee made him to take the decission to stop playing basketball with the team.

However, he made a lot of friends because of basketball and now he enjoys making sports with them. He loves to play football, basketball, ping-pong, and more sports like trekking, for example. Thanks to sports, his life changed completely and that make him to take the decission to become a PE teacher in Primary School.

In this blog we have read about the story of legends of sports, and also about your PE teacher. Now is the moment for the world to read your story. Are you going to be the next one to appear in this blog! We will find out soon! We are waiting your story to be told.

Javier Fernández, an artist in the ice

 Today, we are going to talk about Javier Fernández. He is a famous figure skater. Why am I going to talk about him today? Well, because nowadays is not normal to find a man practising this sport. 

Born in Madrid in 1991, Javier was a unusal guy that enjoyed practising a sport that was considered for women. Nowadays, there is a big problem in the world of sports, we still consider many sports as sports for men or women. And here it's a big mistake. Sports are universal and we cannot judge anyone because of the sports that you practice.

And that's the reason why Javier Fernández has became a figure in our country, because with his Olympic Medals and World Championships he has proved that you can be succesful. He's a great example of fighting for your dreams. Sometimes  you can't listen anyone, because bad company can be really toxic for you. 

The 1st person that you have to listen is yourself. You are going to need people to follow you in the road, but you have be your main support and you almost have to respect and support the decissions of your friends and the people that you love.

What about you? Have you ever listened about a men sport of a women sport? What do you think about that idea? As always, you can write your oppinion in the comment section down below. Have a wonderful day and enjoy sports!

Dani, you will never drive a Moto GP

 The tittle is phrase that our main character heard thousand of times in his life. Today we are going to talk about Daniel Pedrosa. He has been a motordriver and a 3 time World Champion in lower categories of Moto GP.

When he was a child, the dream of Dani Pedrosa was to drive a Moto GP. But a lot of people told him that it was impossible and he shouldn't even to try. Do you know why? Well, Dani has always been too small. Because of that, Pedrosa wasn't very strong either. To drive a racing motorcycle, you need strength to move it. Do you want to know how tall is Dani Pedrosa? Is only 1,58 m tall!

However, this little person did everything to get his dream, to someday race in a Moto GP Grand Prix. This wasn't an easy road. During is career, Dani Pedrosa broke a lot of bones and got injured thousand of times. Any other person surely gave up after a lot of pain and suffering, but the only motivation of Pedrosa was to follow his dreams and he won 3 times the World Championship in other categories before Moto GP.

Finally, in the 2006 season, Dani Pedrosa ran for the 1st time in a Moto GP Grand Prix, finishing his race in the 5th position. He has runned for several year and he has finally taken part of the Hall of Fame of the Moto GP drivers.

We have to remember that in every single race, their lives are under danger because they are driving over 200 km/h! So that makes Dani Pedrosa a brave person despite of all the obstacles in his road. Ey! What about you? Have you ever done something that you considered dangerous? What do you think about extreme sports? Do you know any? Comment us down below!

As fast as you can: Lewis Hamilton

 Well, if you are a fan of the Formula 1 you must have to know who is Lewis Hamilton. Born in 1985 in Great Britain. Nowadays (2020), Lewis is now a 7th time World Champion, having the same tittles as another legend in history of racing like Michael Schumacher. But in this post we are not going to talk about how talented he is or about how many races has he won (almost 100 if you want to know).

Today we are going to talk about someone that maybe you don't expect: his father. Wait, what? Yes, I'm going to talk about Anthony Hamilton. Maybe you don't know, but to be inside of the world of motorracing you need so much money, appart from talent. And money was something that the Hamilton family didn´t have. So, how did Lewis participate in the world of racing then?

Despite of the bad situation of the family, his father Anthony, thinking about his son Lewis and his dream of becoming a great driver someday, decided to get more than one work at a time. Sometimes he even worked 16 hours a day just for his son. His sacrifice  gave Lewis the opportunity to compete and to prove how talented he was. So after the years sponsors put dinero in Lewis so his father didn't need to work that hard anymore.

Finally in 2008, he made his debut in the Formula 1 and, as I always say, the rest is history. He's considered one of the best drivers to ever race in a F1 car, and he still has a lot of years to increase his amazing stats with AMG Petronas Mercedes, his actual team.

Lewis showed us that we have to fight for our dreams, but we can't make this road alone. And that's why Anthony has been that importan for him, because he always believed in his son and fought for his dreams. And... What about you? Do you have someone special that help you with your dreams? Do you think you can follow your dreams alone' How was your insipiration? Tell me in the comment section!

If you want to enjoy some of Lewis hamilton highligts, you cannot lose the opportunity to watch this video. Here is the link, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWkMevYEUEg

Lili Álvarez: a Story to remember

 Today we are going to talk about Elia-María González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri, or also known as Lili Álvarez (much easier for us). (1905-1998). She was a Spanish-multisport competitor, an author, feminist and also a journalist.

Why are we going to talk about this woman today in this post? Well, you must have to know that Lili Álvarez was the 1st Spanish girl in the history that went to the Olimpic Games! Maybe you can think that is not something to be impressed but... What if I tell you that this happened less than 1 century ago!

Do you know the most interesting thing? She wasn't a sportwoman at all. She was also a know writter and journalist in Spain. However, during her free time, she loved to practice a lot of sports. She was specially good in of them: tennis, she played tennis very well. 

So in 1924, in Chamonix (Switzerland), a Spanish girl participated for the first time in history in an Olimpic Games, in that case, the Olimpic Games of Winter of Chamonix. She participated in the sport of tennis. She did't win a medal, but her appearance there made history for us. Lili opened a door to thousand of girls that would be able to participate in Olimpic games, tournaments and sports in general where they were only ruled by men. She also practiced cycling, she flew by airplane and also drove F1 cars, so she was basically a revolutionary woman last century. 

Nowadays, her life changed the history of our country, even the way that the society watched women here in Spain. Ey! What about you? Do you know an important woman that practise any sport? Did your mom practice any when she was younger? As always, comment us down below!

Swimming to the sky: this is Michael Phelps

 Today we are going to talk about one of the best swimmers of all times: Michael Phleps.

Born in 1985 in the USA is the man who has won more Olimpic medals in the history, with a total of 28 medals. But today we are going to talk about how he decided to start swimming and the reason why he started to "live" in a swimming pool.

How Michael Phelps decided to start swimming? Well, what if I tell you that he didn't like swimming?  Yes, that's true.

Michael Phelps started to go to the swimming pool because of a problem that he had: hiperactivity. He constatly need to keep in move because he was special, so their parents decided to make him go to the swimming pool to solve that problem. What happened? They discovered that his son Michael had an amazing talent on swimming. He swam much faster than the rest of the kids, even that their coaches! So he decided to dedicate his 100% to this because he saw an opportunity to make history in sokmething.

He made his first appointment in the 2008 Olimpic Games of Beijing, and well, the rest is history. On swimming there are 8 different tests, and he won the Gold medal in all of them. After 3 appearances in the Olimpic Games, he has won a total of 28 medals, most of them were golden.

Michael Phelps discovered by accident his talent and make history in the world os sports. But what about you? Have you discovered your talent? Do you have one? Tell me in the comment section down below!

 

Boxing against PArkinson: The Story of Muhammad Ali

 Today we are going to talk about one of the most famous boxers of all time, today we are going to talk about the story of Muhammad Ali. Born in 1942, the boxer was a important figure in the polithics of USA (we have to remember that in USA it was a big problem with racism) and also an idol for a lot of people, specially in the black and the muslim community.

When he was a child, his dream was to become a great boxer, from a very young age he dedicated most of his time to train and study. He was an excellent studient but he never got distracted from his dream. He was that obsessionaned with effort and hard trainig that he even ran behind the buses when he went to school.

His style of fighting was unique and he is considered one of the best champions to ever fight in this sport, but also he had to fight against an ill that anybody knew until his retirement: parkinson. Yes, Muhammad Ali, the best boxer of all times, had a discapacity.

However, he proved that he can fight against everything because the power of his dreams were more powerfull than their weakness. So, what about is your dream, and what is your excuse for no fighting to get it? Comment down below about your dream or desires and what do you think that you have to do to get it.

Michael Jordan: The story of success

 Michael Jordan was a famous basketball player that is known as one of the best to ever play this sport. He has won 6 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. However, did you know that, in High School, Michael wasn't selected for the team of the school because his coach said he was not good enought to play basketball? It's impossible for us to imagine this, but the truth is that Michael Jordan wasn't a talented player when he was young at all.

So, how he became the greatest basketball player? Basically with 2 words: effort and hard work. Michael Jordan dedicated his 100% to prove that he was good in this sport and he could be succesful. After a lot of time working on his game, finally MJ was selected in North Carolina University (USA) to play in the 1st team. That was his chance to prove how good he really was. After 1 year in the University, he decided to prove his talent in the NBA so he was selected in the 3rd pick in the draft by the Chicago Bulls. After that... well, the rest is history.

One of the Key Words for his success was his personality. In High School the coach told him that he was not talented enough to play basketball, so he work as hard as ever to prove him and to prove everyone that they went wrong. If you want to watch some of his highlights during his career, you cannot forget to watch this video! Click in this link and enjoy the magic of this amazing basketball player that is know as GOAT (Greatness Of All Times) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAr6oAKieHk

What about you? Do you have a story of overcoming where do you prove that someone was wrong with you? Do you believe in yourself? Why? Tell me in the comment section down below!

Dancing to the freedom: The history of Harlem Globetrotters

 

Today we are going to talk about the story of a team created in Harlem, a neighbourhood from New York (USA), that had to fight during the last century against racism with 2 of the most powerful items ever seen: we are talking about basketball and Jazz music.

During the 20th century, racism was a very big feeling. Black people were treated like animals, they didn't have rights so they had to be hidden because of the fear.

Our story begins in Harlem, USA. A group of friends (all of them were black) met in an abandoned ship, and there they could enjoyed the 2 things that they like the most, music and basketball. Some people played basketball while the rest were dancing Jazz music. The mix of these 2 things made basketball players play with moves that were have nerver seen, they were playing like if they were dancing of the court.

After a while, this small team of black people started to play in the courts of New York against local teams and they literally destroyed every single team on the court. The name of the Harlem Globetrotters started to become famous in USA.

After travelling around USA to play games against small teams, finally the NBA (at that team the league was called ABA) decided to make a match between Harlem Globetrotters and Minneapolis Lakers, the champions of that year. The lakers were on a 102-game W streak and nobody could stop them. We have to remember that, in that time, the league only had white players, so it was the 1st time that someone could see black players in an oficcial event in the history of basketball. The world was amazed about what happened in that game: Globetrotters 61 - 59 Lakers. That happened in 1948.

The world was amazed of that and, 2 years later, in 1950, the Boston Celtics drafted the 1st black player in history of basketball. That was a big step for black community.

After that chapter, the Harlem Globetrotters started to travel around the world to every single country to show their particular way to play basketball. And thnks to them, black athletes started to be recognized in the world.

Until our days, the Harlem Globetrotters make shows all around the world to show the powerful mix of basketball and Jazz. Wait a minute. Don't you know them? Oh my God! Go to this link and watch them! What are you waiting for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1VJk0blFx8

What do you think about racism. What do you think that we have to do to fight against them? Comment us down below in the comment section! Have a wonderful day and remember, don't forget the smila in your face.

Iker Casillas: The gloves of a Saint

 Iker Casillas Fernández (Móstoles, Spain, 20th of May 1981) is an ex-goalkeeper that has played football for aproximately 20 years in two differents teams: Real Madrid (Spain) and Oporto (Portugal).

He's know as one of the best goalkeepers of history of football, but, do you want to know how his life changed from one day to another? How one guy like you become the best goalkeeper in the history of the Spanish national team?

From a very young age, Iker Casillas was playing in the affiliate teams of Real Madrid (he started when he was only 9 years old!). He wasn't very tall to be a goalkeeper, but he was extremely intense and smart on the pitch, so that made him a very interesting player. 

The most interesting part of this story starts when he was 16. Casillas was studying in the High School of Mostoles and, while he was at class, the president of Real Madrid C.F. called to the main of the High School to ask if Iker Casillas could come with Real Madrid Team where they have to travel to Norway to plat the Champions League, the most important tournament in Europe in the world of football. 

So, in the middle of Chemistry class, Iker Casillas had to run to the Airport with his High School uniform, the football shoes that his mother took and their keeper gloves to travel with the 1st team with players like Morientes, Zidane or Raúl (they are actually legends of the team). Finally he didn´t play that game in Norway, but the story of this young guy started to be writting here, in the middle of a class of Chemistry.

Here, in this link you can find some of the greatest saves by this legend, I hope that you can enjoy this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUo8ngG7Js

Casillas fought for his dreams until them became true, but, what about your dreams? What do you want to be when you grow up? And what do you think that you have to do to become true? Comment me down below in the comment section!