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The poem, "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E Housman shows the resulting effects of people that have great glory, then it's all taken away. In the beginning of this poem Housman says, "The time you won your town the race, we chaired you through the market place, man and boy stood cheering by, and home we brought you shoulder high" (Housman). This opening to this poem is showing a story through words, it lets the reader know that you are the very best, you have the highest standards here today and every other day to come. Later in the poem Housman says, "smart lad, to slip betimes away, from fields where glory does not stay, and early though the laurel grows it withers quicker than the rose" (Housman). This part of the poem is showing that nothing can last forever and everything fades at one point in time, whether it be today or ten years from now. Nothing seems to last forever and stay the same. Towards the end of the poem according to Housman, "Now you will not swell the rout of lads that wore their honors out, runners whom renown outran and the name died before the man". This part of the poem is saying that people that are really good at something most of the time tend to think their better than everyone else and that no matter what ever happens they will always be better than anyone. All in all this poem is teaching a lesson to those who think that they're the best. It shows that person that yes, you were one of the best, but in the long run there is someone better. It shows that even if people were always telling that certain person how great they were, that they were the very best, and they had a name for themselves, doesn't guarantee that that will last forever. It wore off eventually and everyone but that person remembers the great memories of what once was, of what could've been, what should've been. They are alone now with only 'memories' and 'what ifs' to hold to.

In the book __Friday Night Lights__ written by H.G Bissinger, he writes about a High school football team. In this book there's a chapter that's all about the star football player during that season. His name was Boobie Miles. He's the guy that always played with all he got, even if the game didn't even count. The Permian Panthers were in their last scrimmage till the real first game. In this scrimmage Boobie Miles critically injures his knee. Boobie was furious, all his hopes and dreams of becoming a pro were now ruined in a game that didn't even count. Boobie tried his hardest to come back from the injury but it took a bigger tole on him than he ever expected. He would never play like he use to. He went to the doctors to get his knee checked out to see if he could play again. This was some time after his fall. He insisted the doctor in letting him play and that he was ready to play and his knee was all healed up nicely. Coach Gaines already told him that he would not play on the football team at Permian football again because of the high risk of injuring his knee more. Boobie got cleared for his check up, he told coach Gaines and he let him play at the end of forth quarter. Boobie took a big hit to his bad knee and was taken out of the game once more. In __Friday Night Lights__ Bissinger says, "It was clear that Boobie had become an expendable property". This quote can relate to the poem, To an Athlete Dying Young, because Boobie Miles was forgotten. There was no need for him on the team anymore, he was no help. But before he was great help. The poem says "And the name died before the man" (Housman). Every person at Permian HS knew him as the star football player but now all they know him as is the black kid that got a hurt knee. He was not part of the football team anymore by any means. He has been clearly forgotten, and replaced.