I have really enjoyed blogging about the topics that we discussed in class. Like I said in my presentation I did not like to talk in class so this game me a chance to express my opinions. It was nice just listening to other peoples arguments and just sitting there thinking about the topic in class. From just listening I could hear both sides of the argument. Then if I did not know a lot about the topic I could then go home and look up more information. I also like receiving feedback on my blog, so everyone that wrote a comment thanks.
I really enjoyed the articles that dealt with topics that I might come across in my future career. Someday I hope to be a Athletic Director at either a high school or small university. Reading these articles and watching the videos helped me look at how different people handled these situations. The main ones that we talked about is Title IX, males playing women's sport and also women playing men's sports. I never really saw where a women wanted to play a men's sport or a men wanted to play a women's sport in my high school. Everyone just followed to regular gender roles of men play men's sports and women playing women's sports.
I am planning on continuing to blog after this class is over. I enjoy giving my opinion on different sports topics. It is hard to find people to talk to about sports, so this way I can put my opinions on the Internet and have other people read them. Also after I get a job in the sports field, I plan on blogging about my experiences for students in this field can read. I figured this could help students learn more about the field. It is hard for students to attend different events when speakers come to talk about their field. This way they can read the blog whenever and then also ask questions.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Cutting of Male Sports
When we talked about Title IX, we talked about how some schools are cutting male sports to get in compliance with Title IX and also to manage their budget. Hopefully someday I want to be an athletic director and this is something that I will have to deal with. The sports that are getting cut are the non-revenue sports like wrestling and men's track.
I do not believe that universities should be allowed to cut men's sports to come in compliance with Title IX and also to manage the budget. There has to be some other way for a school to fix the problem than just cutting sports. One way to fix the problem is to cut some of the expenses from the revenue sports. When you have to cut sports and the football team is getting new equipment every year that is not right. A good example that we used to show that universities do not need to cut male sports is the example of Maryland. The athletic director came to that university and they were having all kinds of financial problems. She fixed all of those and did not have to cut and sports.
One other thing I do not agree with is that university football teams do not need to give out the number of scholarships that they do. The argument that they do need that many is because players get hurt and you can not just sign a player like you can in the NFL. I understand that but still you do not need that many. How many of the players that have scholarship actually see the field during their four years at college.
Finally, I think it would suck if I was a member of a team that got cut. To work hard at the sport that you are playing then the university cuts the program. I think this is the main reason for not cutting sports is because of how the athletes will feel after losing their sport.
I do not believe that universities should be allowed to cut men's sports to come in compliance with Title IX and also to manage the budget. There has to be some other way for a school to fix the problem than just cutting sports. One way to fix the problem is to cut some of the expenses from the revenue sports. When you have to cut sports and the football team is getting new equipment every year that is not right. A good example that we used to show that universities do not need to cut male sports is the example of Maryland. The athletic director came to that university and they were having all kinds of financial problems. She fixed all of those and did not have to cut and sports.
One other thing I do not agree with is that university football teams do not need to give out the number of scholarships that they do. The argument that they do need that many is because players get hurt and you can not just sign a player like you can in the NFL. I understand that but still you do not need that many. How many of the players that have scholarship actually see the field during their four years at college.
Finally, I think it would suck if I was a member of a team that got cut. To work hard at the sport that you are playing then the university cuts the program. I think this is the main reason for not cutting sports is because of how the athletes will feel after losing their sport.
Roles of Athletes
We talked one day on whether or not athletes should have to take a stand on political issues. The two athletes that we talked about was Micheal Jordan and LeBron James. Most people thought that the should not have to be involved in political issues. At first, I thought that athletes should express there opinions on issues, but the more I think about it I do not know if should have to or not.
The reason I say that they should is because they know when they become a professional athlete they should know what comes with it. When LeBron was drafted he knew that he was going to be more than just a player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I just think that you know you are going to be asked the questions, you might as well give your opinion. Athletes are looked up to by a lot of people. I am not saying that they should agree with the issues that people want them to support. This is the way our society is people look up to the athletes and it might help more people understand an issue if someone like that said something. I think LeBron did a good thing when asked about an issue, he said he did not know anything about it and that he would look at more information about the topic.
The reason that I think that they should not respond to the issues is because that is not their job. All the athletes want to do is go out there and play their sport. I know it has to be hard to have to deal with questions like that. It takes away from an athletes accomplishments in their sports when they do not respect the media. Micheal Jordan was a very dominate athlete but after not taking a stand on an issue he was criticized by the media.
Its hard to say whether they should respond to issues not dealing with sports. I do not know what it is like to have to deal with that so I really do not have an opinion. I think the hardest part for LeBron and Micheal is that they are also trying to sell products. If they say something that someone does not agree with they might have people that will not buy there product. I do not believe that people should stop buying a product because of a person point of view.
The reason I say that they should is because they know when they become a professional athlete they should know what comes with it. When LeBron was drafted he knew that he was going to be more than just a player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I just think that you know you are going to be asked the questions, you might as well give your opinion. Athletes are looked up to by a lot of people. I am not saying that they should agree with the issues that people want them to support. This is the way our society is people look up to the athletes and it might help more people understand an issue if someone like that said something. I think LeBron did a good thing when asked about an issue, he said he did not know anything about it and that he would look at more information about the topic.
The reason that I think that they should not respond to the issues is because that is not their job. All the athletes want to do is go out there and play their sport. I know it has to be hard to have to deal with questions like that. It takes away from an athletes accomplishments in their sports when they do not respect the media. Micheal Jordan was a very dominate athlete but after not taking a stand on an issue he was criticized by the media.
Its hard to say whether they should respond to issues not dealing with sports. I do not know what it is like to have to deal with that so I really do not have an opinion. I think the hardest part for LeBron and Micheal is that they are also trying to sell products. If they say something that someone does not agree with they might have people that will not buy there product. I do not believe that people should stop buying a product because of a person point of view.
Media Coverage of NCAA Tournament
One of my favorite topics in the class that I enjoy writing about is the amount of media coverage that males sports receives. One day we talked about the amount of coverage that the men's basketball tournament receives compared to the women's tournament. There is a few reasons that more people watch the men's tournament than the women's.
The first reason is that the men's tournament is broadcast on local stations. That means that anyone can watch the games. The women's tournament is broad casted on cable television. I do not know how much viewing would change if the men's games were on cable and the women's was broadcast on local stations. Also CBS puts all of the games on the Internet for people who are not near a television can watch them. ESPN does the same thing for the women's tournament but not all Internet companies get ESPN 360.
Another reason is the days that the games are broad casted on. The men's tournament is on Thursday through Sunday and the women's tournament is one Saturday through Tuesday. When the women's tournament is on the same days as the men's tournament not many people are going to watch it. Most people fill out brackets for the men's tournament so they are going to be watching those games compared to the women's games.
I think that to fix this maybe they would have to either start the women's tournament earlier or later in the season. Also they might have to try to get the tournament on a station that everyone could view it.
The first reason is that the men's tournament is broadcast on local stations. That means that anyone can watch the games. The women's tournament is broad casted on cable television. I do not know how much viewing would change if the men's games were on cable and the women's was broadcast on local stations. Also CBS puts all of the games on the Internet for people who are not near a television can watch them. ESPN does the same thing for the women's tournament but not all Internet companies get ESPN 360.
Another reason is the days that the games are broad casted on. The men's tournament is on Thursday through Sunday and the women's tournament is one Saturday through Tuesday. When the women's tournament is on the same days as the men's tournament not many people are going to watch it. Most people fill out brackets for the men's tournament so they are going to be watching those games compared to the women's games.
I think that to fix this maybe they would have to either start the women's tournament earlier or later in the season. Also they might have to try to get the tournament on a station that everyone could view it.
Tiger Woods
I am probably not the only one, but I am sick and tired of hearing about this Tiger Woods story. I usually watch Sportscenter all the time, but right now I can not. There is other stuff that could be television other than this.
This story goes along with what we talked about in class on how male sports gets more coverage. I think this story has had more coverage than all the women's sporting events combined on Sportscenter this year. If ESPN would cover actual sports and not stories like this all the time I would watch it more. If this was a women athlete like Candice Parker or another famous women athlete it probably would not get the same coverage. I can not really think of any time that a women had this type of problem and Sportscenter covered it for over two weeks.
The reason that they have to cover it, is because people have to know what is going on. I say leave Tiger alone and let him get the things in his life fixed. I do not know why people are obsessed with celebrities lives. They even brought Tiger's stepmother into it went she was taken to the hospital. I just do not understand why people care about this. Some people need to worry about their own lives sometime and leave other people alone. I know if I was Tiger I would find it very difficult to try to fix the mistakes that he made because every day there is something new that the media finds. I like that Tiger is taking time away from golf to get his life back in order.
That was my rant for the day. I just feel that they do not need to cover every event on television. I understand when he first wrecked his car, this was a big story but everything else is pointless.
This story goes along with what we talked about in class on how male sports gets more coverage. I think this story has had more coverage than all the women's sporting events combined on Sportscenter this year. If ESPN would cover actual sports and not stories like this all the time I would watch it more. If this was a women athlete like Candice Parker or another famous women athlete it probably would not get the same coverage. I can not really think of any time that a women had this type of problem and Sportscenter covered it for over two weeks.
The reason that they have to cover it, is because people have to know what is going on. I say leave Tiger alone and let him get the things in his life fixed. I do not know why people are obsessed with celebrities lives. They even brought Tiger's stepmother into it went she was taken to the hospital. I just do not understand why people care about this. Some people need to worry about their own lives sometime and leave other people alone. I know if I was Tiger I would find it very difficult to try to fix the mistakes that he made because every day there is something new that the media finds. I like that Tiger is taking time away from golf to get his life back in order.
That was my rant for the day. I just feel that they do not need to cover every event on television. I understand when he first wrecked his car, this was a big story but everything else is pointless.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
A Girl Having an Advantage Over A Man
The other day in class when one of the groups was presenting their project, someone show a video clip of a girl that was 6'4 and was not allowed to play on the boys team. The reason that she was not allowed to play on the boys team was because she had an advantage over the boys. I have a lot of problem with this story.
The main problem I had with the story was the reason that they made her go back to the girls team. If she had an advantage over the boys that she was playing with, what kind of competition is she getting with the girls team. I am hoping that people do not take this the wrong way but I have seen 7th and 8th grade girls play basketball before and they usually are not that good at all. Even boys at that age are not that good, but they are better than the girls. If you are going to do anything, they should have found someway to move her to a higher level to play with better competition.
The other problem I have with that story is how does that girl have to feel after being moved back with the girls. She probably feels very confident that she was better than the boys, but she has to be mad that she probably will not get the same competition that she was getting. This is the opposite of the boy who played field hockey on the girls team. The parents of the girls on that team were mad that we was allowed to play on the team. This is probably what happened with this girl. All the parents of the boys did not want to she there kids get beat by a girl.
The one part that I liked about the video was the girls confidence that she was going to play in the NBA one day. For a girl to have that dream that is awesome.
The main problem I had with the story was the reason that they made her go back to the girls team. If she had an advantage over the boys that she was playing with, what kind of competition is she getting with the girls team. I am hoping that people do not take this the wrong way but I have seen 7th and 8th grade girls play basketball before and they usually are not that good at all. Even boys at that age are not that good, but they are better than the girls. If you are going to do anything, they should have found someway to move her to a higher level to play with better competition.
The other problem I have with that story is how does that girl have to feel after being moved back with the girls. She probably feels very confident that she was better than the boys, but she has to be mad that she probably will not get the same competition that she was getting. This is the opposite of the boy who played field hockey on the girls team. The parents of the girls on that team were mad that we was allowed to play on the team. This is probably what happened with this girl. All the parents of the boys did not want to she there kids get beat by a girl.
The one part that I liked about the video was the girls confidence that she was going to play in the NBA one day. For a girl to have that dream that is awesome.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Marion Jones and the WNBA
The other day I was watching Sportscenter and along the bottom line I saw the Marion Jones wants to play in the WNBA. I continued to watch Sportcenter thinking at I would see them talk about this story, but they never did (unless it came at some other time). This goes along with what we talked in class about how woman's sports do not get much media coverage. The other question that I had was will any team sign her.
First I want to talk about the media coverage that this story received. I know Marion Jones is not the big star like she was when she was in the Olympics, but still this should have received some media coverage. I am not saying that storys like this should receive coverage but if this was a male athlete it would have had a lot of media attention. I know these two people were in prison for different reasons but look at the Micheal Vick case. When he was released from prison they had everyone on ESPN talking about who is going to sign if he was allowed back in the NFL.
The other question that I was wondering was would someone even sign her. I do not believe someone should sign her. The main reason I believe this is because she was caught cheating by using steriods. She admitted to using steriods during the Olympics in 2000. If I was a owner or coach at a WNBA team I would not want that type of person on my team. Using steriods to make yourself better when you know its cheating, I do not want someone on my team that does that.
First I want to talk about the media coverage that this story received. I know Marion Jones is not the big star like she was when she was in the Olympics, but still this should have received some media coverage. I am not saying that storys like this should receive coverage but if this was a male athlete it would have had a lot of media attention. I know these two people were in prison for different reasons but look at the Micheal Vick case. When he was released from prison they had everyone on ESPN talking about who is going to sign if he was allowed back in the NFL.
The other question that I was wondering was would someone even sign her. I do not believe someone should sign her. The main reason I believe this is because she was caught cheating by using steriods. She admitted to using steriods during the Olympics in 2000. If I was a owner or coach at a WNBA team I would not want that type of person on my team. Using steriods to make yourself better when you know its cheating, I do not want someone on my team that does that.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Nascar Sport or Not
At the beginning of the semester we were asked what is a sport. We looked at different "sports" then decided which one of them is a sport and what is not a sport. One thing that was not discussed but someone did bring up was NASCAR. The conversation about it ended right there. We also looked at John Loy's elements of sport. The elements include physical prowess, circumscribed space, competition, time constraints, rules, chance, skill, institutionalized. Looking these elements I believe that NASCAR should be considered a sport.
I have been a NASCAR fan for a very long time, so I am bias when it comes to this topic. The problem that I have with people that say that NASCAR is not a sport have never sat down and watched a race. There so much more to NASCAR than just making left turn as many people think that all it is.
Looking at the elements of what is a sport that John Loy came up with, NASCAR should be considered a sport. The easy ones to point out is the circumscribed space (the track), competition (43 drivers on the track), time constraint (laps), rules, and it is institutionalized. When it comes to physical prowess the amount of conditioning the drivers have to go through during the season and off-season is intense. Depending on their physical condition a driver can lose up to 15 pounds in one race. When there is 36 races in one season a driver has to be in very good physical condition. Another one of the elements is outcome determined by chance, skill or combination. In NASCAR, it takes a lot of skill to drive a NASCAR. There is so many different things that go into driving a one of those cars. It is hard to understand what actually goes on in a NASCAR race until you sit down and watch it.
I have been a NASCAR fan for a very long time, so I am bias when it comes to this topic. The problem that I have with people that say that NASCAR is not a sport have never sat down and watched a race. There so much more to NASCAR than just making left turn as many people think that all it is.
Looking at the elements of what is a sport that John Loy came up with, NASCAR should be considered a sport. The easy ones to point out is the circumscribed space (the track), competition (43 drivers on the track), time constraint (laps), rules, and it is institutionalized. When it comes to physical prowess the amount of conditioning the drivers have to go through during the season and off-season is intense. Depending on their physical condition a driver can lose up to 15 pounds in one race. When there is 36 races in one season a driver has to be in very good physical condition. Another one of the elements is outcome determined by chance, skill or combination. In NASCAR, it takes a lot of skill to drive a NASCAR. There is so many different things that go into driving a one of those cars. It is hard to understand what actually goes on in a NASCAR race until you sit down and watch it.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Gay Men in Sports
Today in class we talked about how whether or not gay men would be accepted if they came out during their playing careers. No professional male athlete has ever come out during their career. We talked about the study that asked each of the major sports whether or not a player would be accepted by his team mates and the fans. It also asked them to estimate the number of people they thought was gay in their league.
In my opinion, I believe that players will not be accepted if they do come out during their career. In our society people that come out that do not play sports are not even accepted, so how is a guy that plays sports with other men going to be accepted? The main reason that they will not be accepted is because of the reason that we talked about in class and that is if guys know that someone in that locker room is gay that will not feel comfortable. That will cause tension in the locker room and it could hurt the team. Even thought this is not right, this is the way our society is. It would take one of the top athletes in any of the major sports to come out before it would be acceptable to be gay and play a professional sport.
We talked about how it was said that a athlete who beat his wife or got caught with drugs is not as bad as being called gay. I agree with that statement because of what we have seen in recent years with some players. Ray Lewis was accused of murder and most people do not even remember that he was. One of people in the class named Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez who used steroids. There are many more athletes that have been accused of serious crimes but as long as they are helping their team win they will be accepted by fans and teammates.
Maybe someday a person that is gay can come out and be accepted by society.
In my opinion, I believe that players will not be accepted if they do come out during their career. In our society people that come out that do not play sports are not even accepted, so how is a guy that plays sports with other men going to be accepted? The main reason that they will not be accepted is because of the reason that we talked about in class and that is if guys know that someone in that locker room is gay that will not feel comfortable. That will cause tension in the locker room and it could hurt the team. Even thought this is not right, this is the way our society is. It would take one of the top athletes in any of the major sports to come out before it would be acceptable to be gay and play a professional sport.
We talked about how it was said that a athlete who beat his wife or got caught with drugs is not as bad as being called gay. I agree with that statement because of what we have seen in recent years with some players. Ray Lewis was accused of murder and most people do not even remember that he was. One of people in the class named Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez who used steroids. There are many more athletes that have been accused of serious crimes but as long as they are helping their team win they will be accepted by fans and teammates.
Maybe someday a person that is gay can come out and be accepted by society.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Race
Today in class we talked about race and we watched the video about the blue eye/brown eye experiment. The test was done back in 1970 on a group of third graders. One of the questions that was brought up was would we be able to do this experiment today. We also talked about whether race was still an issue.
Thinking of the question of whether we would be able to do this experiment today, I came up with a reasons on why it would not be able to work. One of the reasons was that it a different time than it was in 1970. What I mean by that is that there is a lot more media coverage of different events than there was back in the 1970. Kids today watch a lot more television than kids then. There not as much lack of understanding of the other races. They have more of their own opinion than what their parents have. In the 1970s the kids probably only knew about the other races from what their parents have told them. The other reason that this experiment could not be done today is because of the reason we talked about in class and that is because of the new laws. The kids would need their parents consent to be part of the experiment, and some parents would not let their kids participate in the experiment.
Thinking of the question of whether we would be able to do this experiment today, I came up with a reasons on why it would not be able to work. One of the reasons was that it a different time than it was in 1970. What I mean by that is that there is a lot more media coverage of different events than there was back in the 1970. Kids today watch a lot more television than kids then. There not as much lack of understanding of the other races. They have more of their own opinion than what their parents have. In the 1970s the kids probably only knew about the other races from what their parents have told them. The other reason that this experiment could not be done today is because of the reason we talked about in class and that is because of the new laws. The kids would need their parents consent to be part of the experiment, and some parents would not let their kids participate in the experiment.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Playing with Disabilities
In class on Thursday we talked about people who play sports with disabilities. We had to come up with players that we know that played sports with a disability, the only one that I thought of was the track star that tried to qualify for the Olympics. People believe that he had an advantage over everyone else because his "leg" gave him spring in his step. The only other person that I had heard of was Jim Abbott.
The other part of the discussion was how would your sports experience differ if you were a person with a disability. My answer would have been that I do not know if I would have been strong enough to go out there and compete. It is hard to say that I would not have been strong enough to do it but being able to go out there and having to work twice as hard just to have a chance to compete is probably very hard to do. After every defeat, it would be continue because you know you probably work twice as hard as the person you just faced and to lose has to be heartbreaking. It takes a very strong person to do that. The other part of that question was would there be a difference if you were male or female. I believe that there should be know difference because it still going to be hard no matter what gender you are to go out there and play.
The other part of the discussion was how would your sports experience differ if you were a person with a disability. My answer would have been that I do not know if I would have been strong enough to go out there and compete. It is hard to say that I would not have been strong enough to do it but being able to go out there and having to work twice as hard just to have a chance to compete is probably very hard to do. After every defeat, it would be continue because you know you probably work twice as hard as the person you just faced and to lose has to be heartbreaking. It takes a very strong person to do that. The other part of that question was would there be a difference if you were male or female. I believe that there should be know difference because it still going to be hard no matter what gender you are to go out there and play.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Women in Men's Sports
In last weeks class we talked about whether women should be allowed to play in contact sports with men. We watched the video about the girl in Michigan that qualified for the state tournament in wrestling. Since she was a good wrestler she wanted to compete with the men to have some competition. Then in today's class we talked about a men trying to play women's sports. The reason that the male was playing the women's sport is because there was no men's field hockey team and he wanted to stay in shape for hockey season.
In my opinion I do not believe that this is a problem at all. If women believe they can compete against the men then they should be allowed to. People say that there is too much of a risk for her to get injuried. If a women wants to compete she should already know the risk and if she still wants to play let her. Since there is no women's football in high school, a women should be able to play football with the men. That should be the same with men if they want to play a women's sport. The male in the video wanted to play field hockey and since there is no men's team he should be able to compete on the women's team. I liked the comment in class that someone had about the parents. They said that they would not be mad if that was their kid (one of the female players) playing a men's sport and taking a starting spot from them. I think there are too many double standards when it comes to sports and this is one of them. Just because this guy is taking a starting spot from one of their daughters they are mad. The only way that would change is if they created a men's field hockey team.
(Sorry that this is late to be posted, I forgot to post it after writing it)
In my opinion I do not believe that this is a problem at all. If women believe they can compete against the men then they should be allowed to. People say that there is too much of a risk for her to get injuried. If a women wants to compete she should already know the risk and if she still wants to play let her. Since there is no women's football in high school, a women should be able to play football with the men. That should be the same with men if they want to play a women's sport. The male in the video wanted to play field hockey and since there is no men's team he should be able to compete on the women's team. I liked the comment in class that someone had about the parents. They said that they would not be mad if that was their kid (one of the female players) playing a men's sport and taking a starting spot from them. I think there are too many double standards when it comes to sports and this is one of them. Just because this guy is taking a starting spot from one of their daughters they are mad. The only way that would change is if they created a men's field hockey team.
(Sorry that this is late to be posted, I forgot to post it after writing it)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Wrestling: why people watch it
While I was growing up one of the most watched thing was the WWF (now the WWE). In class, we talked about if you watched wrestling as a kid or still watch, why do you watch it. Some people said that it was because of the excitement when watching it in person and another person said it was because of they wanted to know what happened week to week.
After thinking about why I watched it as a kid, I came up with a few reasons. I think the main reason that I watched wrestling was because of the entertainment. During that time, there were people like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and Degeneration X. The main thing that they were on wrestling for was to bring entertainment to the show. Every week you wanted to watch just to see what they would do that week. Thats probably the main reason that people watch wrestling. Even though the whole thing is completely scripted, it was still funny. It became like watching a comedy sitcom than anything else. Another reason that I watched wrestling was because my dad watched it all the time.
After thinking about why I watched it as a kid, I came up with a few reasons. I think the main reason that I watched wrestling was because of the entertainment. During that time, there were people like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, and Degeneration X. The main thing that they were on wrestling for was to bring entertainment to the show. Every week you wanted to watch just to see what they would do that week. Thats probably the main reason that people watch wrestling. Even though the whole thing is completely scripted, it was still funny. It became like watching a comedy sitcom than anything else. Another reason that I watched wrestling was because my dad watched it all the time.
Jordan right or wrong
One of the topics that we discussed in class was about the speech that Michael Jordan made at his Hall of Fame induction. Some of the things that was discussed was that people did not believe that Jordan did not do anything wrong. We talked about how Jordan was probably told what to say during his press conferences during his career. I really like the comment someone made in class about how during his career Jordan would not have made this speech because it cost have hurt the sales of his shoes.
Thinking about what Jordan said, I am more surprised about what Jordan said. In class, I talked about how Jordan a few days before talked with Chris Berman and said that he believes that he is not the greatest player to ever play the game. I have not seen the whole speech, but someone said that Jordan also said this in his Hall of Fame speech. From what I have heard of the speech, I do not believe it was wrong, it just surprised me. The main thing that surprised me was the timing of the speech. This kind of took away from the other players and coaches that got inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nobody will remember who was elected in the Hall other than Jordan because of this speech. The other people that were elected were welling deserving of making the Hall of Fame and probably would be the center of the induction ceremony had Jordan not been elected in the same year.
Thinking about what Jordan said, I am more surprised about what Jordan said. In class, I talked about how Jordan a few days before talked with Chris Berman and said that he believes that he is not the greatest player to ever play the game. I have not seen the whole speech, but someone said that Jordan also said this in his Hall of Fame speech. From what I have heard of the speech, I do not believe it was wrong, it just surprised me. The main thing that surprised me was the timing of the speech. This kind of took away from the other players and coaches that got inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nobody will remember who was elected in the Hall other than Jordan because of this speech. The other people that were elected were welling deserving of making the Hall of Fame and probably would be the center of the induction ceremony had Jordan not been elected in the same year.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Introduction
I am from Continental, OH. Which is a small town around the Defiance area. I am a Sport Management major with an emphasis in Marketing. I am a junior but I am a semester behind because I transferred from Ohio State University in Lima last fall.
I like watching all sports. The ones that I watch on all the time is baseball and football (college or proffesional). I have started to watch soccer on television more. During high school I played baseball and golf.
The male athlete that I would pay to see if Tiger Woods. What he has done since he has been on the tour is outstanding. To be that dominate in a sport is hard to do. Even after getting injured last year he came back and continued right where he left off. The female athlete that I would pay to see is Danica Patrick. The reason that I would want to see Danica Patrick is that she is the only women in her sport and she is very competitive in that sport.
I like watching all sports. The ones that I watch on all the time is baseball and football (college or proffesional). I have started to watch soccer on television more. During high school I played baseball and golf.
The male athlete that I would pay to see if Tiger Woods. What he has done since he has been on the tour is outstanding. To be that dominate in a sport is hard to do. Even after getting injured last year he came back and continued right where he left off. The female athlete that I would pay to see is Danica Patrick. The reason that I would want to see Danica Patrick is that she is the only women in her sport and she is very competitive in that sport.
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