One of the only differences being that instead of a good voice motivating people from behind, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt led from the front. Although some may argue that Theodore was born into a wealthy family, he still had to overcome many challenges in his wake. Some of them being his early illness and his roles in the war he fought that led to his triumph. Obviously, this was not the main triumph. According to the biographies of the "Presidents of the United States of America", his main battle was with himself. "In 1884, his first wife, Alice Lee Roosevelt, and his mother died on the same day. Roosevelt spent much of the next two years on his ranch in the Badlands of the Dakota Territory. There, he mastered his grief by living in the saddle , driving cattle, hunting big game - he even captured an outlaw The modern correspondent for these historical giants is Steve Jobs From start to finish, his life is a demonstration of true American determination. everyone aspires. He started in nothing less than his garage, programming computers. The years passed, he overcomes each obstacle gradually, but he does not give in. He continues and finally, Steve Jobs becomes the. CEO of one of the largest IT manufacturers.