Swag is a term heard far too often. I hear “Swag” on a daily basis, and that is because it is simply everywhere: in music, in day-to-day life, and even in sports. Rappers, athletes, and regular people alike use swag as a way of credibility. I, on the other hand, think the expression swag needs to come to an immediate end, and the reason for that is that there is an actual word that has the exact same connotation. That word is swagger. Swagger, unlike swag, could actually be found in the dictionary. While we all know that swag is a slang term used to shorten the word swagger, it really is not that hard to just say swagger. It would be such an enormous improvement if people substituted swagger for swag in conversation. So how does one define
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Athletes have to have swagger to be able to play their best. Swagger will help them play better, because they will believe in themselves more. Look at Deion Sanders and Cam Newton. Cam and Deion’s swagger is very apparent. Deion Sanders- also known as Primetime- was one of the most elusive players to ever play football. While watching him on the field someone could, and usually would, get the feeling that Deion thought that he was better than everyone else around him. It seems like that thought is what made Deion play so well, and the same could be said about Cam Newton. One can tell that Cam thinks he can make any throw, run wherever and whenever he wants, and win every single play. Cam and Deion are the type of players that nobody would like to play against. If playing against them, one is going to be forced to watch them celebration. Deion would do his world renowned high step and his constant dancing, and Cam does his superman imitating motion of tearing off his shirt. The celebrations will be frustrating every time they make even the smallest play for both players and fans. Cam Newton and Deon Sanders are the types of players that, even when they are losing, are always winning. It seems impossible to break Cam or Deion’s spirit, and that is what swagger is all
Athletes have to have swagger to be able to play their best. Swagger will help them play better, because they will believe in themselves more. Look at Deion Sanders and Cam Newton. Cam and Deion’s swagger is very apparent. Deion Sanders- also known as Primetime- was one of the most elusive players to ever play football. While watching him on the field someone could, and usually would, get the feeling that Deion thought that he was better than everyone else around him. It seems like that thought is what made Deion play so well, and the same could be said about Cam Newton. One can tell that Cam thinks he can make any throw, run wherever and whenever he wants, and win every single play. Cam and Deion are the type of players that nobody would like to play against. If playing against them, one is going to be forced to watch them celebration. Deion would do his world renowned high step and his constant dancing, and Cam does his superman imitating motion of tearing off his shirt. The celebrations will be frustrating every time they make even the smallest play for both players and fans. Cam Newton and Deon Sanders are the types of players that, even when they are losing, are always winning. It seems impossible to break Cam or Deion’s spirit, and that is what swagger is all