As a teacher, I have enjoyed telling students about Teddy Roosevelt in my classes, as somehow there are a few specific tidbits about his life that are easy for kids to grasp, remember, and take with them as they grow and make their own life choices.
An Inspiring Fighter
Teddy was sickly as a child; his parents feared he might not make it to adulthood. He struggled tremendously with asthma and other ills, but didn’t let that get him down. Instead, with a nudge from his father, he decided—characteristic of Teddy—to take the bull by the horns. So, he trained to become an athlete, and then a soldier, and then became a war hero.Needless to say, he turned a struggling body into a robust, fighting warrior body (though the asthma never completely left him). It took willpower and discipline.
