“ I won’t Cheat” - Dale Murphy

This quote by Dale Murphy is a promise that we all should keep forever. And that is to not cheat. You cannot cheat in exams, in sports, or even as an individual. We all should say this promise, “ I won’t cheat” And we should keep this promise because it is for the best and it is the right thing to do. If you cheat for the rest of your life, you are going to the wrong path. Cheating is a dishonest act in which you might get “addicted” after you it the first time. Many people think that cheating will help them be successful, however, it will not always help you be successful. For example, if you cheated on tests and classwork in  which you got good grades for the rest of your high school and college education, you won’t have the ability to have the knowledge you need. If you want to become a surgeon, but you cheated on the training and tests, you might not be the greatest surgeon out there in the medical field. You might do a ton of mistakes while doing the surgery. This example interferes with the quote, because if we all don’t cheat, we will have a successful life. Cheating school is called academic cheating which is pretty bad for your future. You can also cheat yourself as an individual. If you cheat, you are cheating yourself. In other words, you are just doing bad to you and that will affect only you. Dale Murphy really relies on this quote that he even made a “ I won’t cheat” foundation. Therefore, this is powerful. We shall not cheat.

                       “ Character Matters Most.” - Dale Murphy

This quote by Dale Murphy is really powerful to everyone. We can all include this in our daily lives. What Dale means by this is that the most thing that is significant and that matters the most is your character. Your character is the way you are. It includes your personality, your words, your actions, your thoughts, and all the qualities that make up you. For example, Dale Murphy himself has a good character within him and that is what matters the most. He might be the most home-runs baseball player in the world, but that doesn’t really matter. What matters is the way he calls his wife and family everyday to check on them. What matters is when he does his prayers everyday with his whole family together. What matters the most is that he is extremely loyal to his family and friends. What matters the most is all of that… his character. He wants us to know that whatever happens, our character will be there, because it matters to us and to everyone. This quote helps me to understand my character a little better, because what a lot of people are looking for is your character whether your character involves with positive traits such as being friendly, spiritual, loyal, etc or having bad traits such as dishonest, duplicity, rude, uncooperative, etc. Your character is basically you. It is what you are inside your soul/heart. For instance, if you do drugs, having bad grades, lazy, hurtful, dishonest and all the bad traits, that is what defines you. That is your character which is really bad. On the contrary, if your character involves with honesty and humble, you have a good character and that is what matters the most.