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To An Athlete Dying Young …

To An Athlete Dying Young …. Understanding Allie. How do we feel when we see our heroes…. Get sick? Grow old? Get weak? Lose their special skills that made them great? Fall from their perches?. Michael Jordan 1993: retires.

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To An Athlete Dying Young …

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  1. To An Athlete Dying Young… Understanding Allie

  2. How do we feel when we see our heroes… • Get sick? • Grow old? • Get weak? • Lose their special skills that made them great? • Fall from their perches?

  3. Michael Jordan 1993: retires

  4. Michael Jordan 1999: after his return to the NBA, retires a 2nd time

  5. Michael Jordan 2003: after returninga 2nd time, enters 3rdand final retirement; endorses underwear

  6. Mario Lemieux84: first shift, steals puck from Hall-of-Famer Ray Bourque and scores on his first shot in NHL94-95: retires (Hodgkin’s)97-00: returns; “official” retirement02-03: returns; led in points but missed all but 67 games, finishing 8th in league 03-04: missed all but 10 games due to healthJan., 06: retires mid-season, citing difficulty keeping up with “new NHL”

  7. Muhammad Ali 1975: Ali vs. Frazier in “The Thrilla in Manila”How could you describe Ali?

  8. Muhammad Ali 2011, from effects of Parkinson’s disease.How would you describe him here?

  9. Brett Favre2007, 2010

  10. The archetype of the “washed-up hero” in the media…

  11. On the screen…Raging Bull(Jake La Motta)

  12. Why is it perhaps better, as the poets suggest, for an athlete to die young? • How do we sometimes feel about the athlete who doesn’t die young?

  13. How could this connect to Holden’s attitude toward his brother Allie? • What did Holden not have to see happen, since Allie died so young?

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