CHAPTER 1 THE RISE OF ROBERT GRIFFIN II rom an early age Robert Lee Griffin III born February 12 1990 in Okinawa Japan was taught the importance of being the best you can be His parents Robert Jr and Jackie Griffin were both sergeants in the United States Army and taught Robert to respect others study hard and work to achieve his full potential Robert Jr and Jackie also taught their son the importance of good manners and consideration of others My parents were huge on discipline Robert Robert practices with the Washington Redskins during the team's training camp in
THE RISE OF ROBERT GRIFFIN III told a reporter for the sports channel ESPN in 2012 My dad would say If you re going to do something why not be the best To teach his son to complete every task to the best of his ability Robert Jr would make him practice his favorite sports basketball football and running for hours at a time When his parents had to serve in South Korea Robert was sent to live with family for a year in a poor section of New Orleans This was a difficult experience for Robert but it made him more determined to be the best he could be STAR STATS In 2007 while on his high school's track team Robert set a record of 49 56 seconds for the 400 meter hurdles That year he was named the Gatorade Athlete of the Year for boy’s track in
ROBERT GRIFFIN IL IN THE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS STAR During his time at Copperas Cove High School in Texas Robert became a star pupil An able student he worked hard to stay near the top of his class in most subjects but it was on the basketball court football field and running track that Robert really stood out Robert was part of the Bulldawgs school team in all three of his favorite sports football basketball and track Robert quickly became It was in high school that Robert developed his exceptional hurdling skills His achievements have since inspired another generation of young hurdlers such as those pictured here to reach similar heights SPs HAHAS CIPANTHERS GELL GIL PANTHERS GILL OIL PANTHERS GIL GILL GILL
The Rise of Robert GRIFFIN III the star quarterback for the football team In his senior year he led the Bulldawgs to a 13 2 season and by the time he graduated he was rated as one of the best high school football players in Texas Robert s track form was if anything even more remarkable than his football ability He specialized in running the hurdles dreamed of running at the Olympic Games and set state records for the 110 meter and 300 meter hurdles In his junior year in 2007 Robert was ranked as the number one 400 meter and 110 meter hurdler in the country STAR STATS Robert s personal best time of 35 33 seconds for the 300 meter hurdles was just one hundredth of a second short of the national high school record a SAMA
