Deshaun Watson: A Hero

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According to Christopher Reeve a hero “is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” I believe I have found someone who can live up to these standards, his name is Deshaun watson. He was a star quarterback at clemson universe and got draft this year in the first round, If things go as plan the will be the starting quarterback for the Houston Texas. This team was a good quarterback away from giving the super bowl champions some trouble, but this was not always so for this young man. He grew up in Gainesville, Ga a place his mother dreamed of leave, in one interview she said that it wasn't uncommon for a couple stray bullets to come through their home each night. When he talks about his childhood he doesn't know how he maked it out.
One way that kids can forget about these times is by playing football. If they excel at this sport, they could get a scholarship to pay for there college. But unlike most kids dashan watson had to deal with more derste home
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With a big game like the one he played in, it is easy to get off track. This is what divides the men from the boys so to say. But as pete states “Less than two seasons into his college career, Watson has pushed Clemson from a fringe title contender best known for unexpectedly losing big games to lesser teams to a legitimate title threat. Watson came in with five-star billing but lacked any of the Johnny or Jameis drama associated with top quarterbacks over the past few years” (Thamel). When you bring a school that is like that to a more relatable school you have to play and win in some pretty big games. Some people say it is hard to go play in a winning school or team then a listing but when you bring your team to a winning team then you have to sustain that

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