Harold Connolly: Grit Personified
Psychologist Angela Duckworth has done some interesting research into what personality traits can be used as predictors for success in school and other ventures. IQ, for example, is actually a poor indicator of how high a student’s GPA will be. Duckworth’s early research showed that self-control was a much more reliable predictor, but even that was not a good predictor of higher successes. As a lengthy New York Times piece summarized “People who accomplished great things, she noticed, often combined a passion for a single mission with an unswerving dedication to achieve that mission, whatever the obstacles and however long it might take. She decided she needed to name this quality, and she chose the word ‘grit.’”
When I think of grit, I think of one man: 1956 Olympic Champion Harold Connolly.
 Sorry, this content is for members only.Click here to get access.
Already a member? Login below… |
Doesn’t the USATF Foundation support a youth hammer throw program in Connolly’s name? I know they have a thrower’s endowment, of which Kibwe Johnson is a grant recipient.
The USATF foundation works with a group of us to support youth hammer throw in Hal’s name through some training grants. THey also help support Kibwe and other post-collegiate throwers, but that is through a different program.