Activity 3: The Greatest of All Time
While there are thousands of talented athletes in the world, there are a small number of individuals who rise to the top of their game and earn the title of G.O.A.T - The Greatest of All Time. One of these is a Grandmaster chess player, Garry Kasparov. Garry was the top-ranked chess player in the world for fifteen straight years (1985 - 2000). He started playing chess when he was just seven years old.
To become an expert, he practiced for hours every day. According to some scientists, you have to practice a skill for 10 000 hours (about 9 years) in order to become an expert. Wow, that is a lot of practice!
For Garry, this meant training to play chess every day at a special school with special coaches. He was not able to attend regular school and did not have much ‘free’ time to spend with family and friends.
For this activity, please imagine that you are Garry Kasparov and that you were the best chess player in the world.
On your blog, list three pros (advantages) and three cons (disadvantages) of being the GOAT of the chess world.
Pro & cons
Pros
- You will be super famous
- You will earn lots of money at competitions
- Lots of opportunities will open
- People will crowd around you in public
- Your life will be at risk every time you step outside
- People will show hate towards you
Hi Siosaia,
ReplyDeletemy name is Danielle and I'm from Glen Taylor School! I loved your blog post. Your pros and cons were all very interesting! Keep up the great work :)