The Jump Shooter Analysis

Sports writing gives an insight into the everyday lives and decisions that American make. There are themes that are represented in each poem, story, and article that have other meanings for our everyday life. Some of the most popular points made though out these sports writings is that weakness is only as bad as you make of it, live everyday in the moment, and individuals are just as important as a team. Many people don’t realize how much sports reflect our lives that we live everyday.
The poem “Contest” by Martina Navratilova and “The Jump Shooter” by Dennis Trudell both follow a similar theme of the beauty of aging in the sports world. As you get older it may be harder physically to play a sport, but the knowledge you gain from the years …show more content…
One important theme of the article is that even in team sports or team activities, each individual is important to the outcome. In many cases it is one player that can make a change or a difference. Rosenblatt brought up the point that each player in a baseball game holds a job to either score a point or prevent a point. One player can hit a home run and get all the bases loaded to home plate. This one player’s great hit won the team a victory. This can relate to everyday life; at school and at work. One employee can step up and task a risk, which helps the business become a billionaire. According to the article it is important to work as a team, but it’s just as important to step up to the plate and take a risk. Another major theme that was brought up in “Reflections: Why We Play The Game” is that America distracts itself with sports. Families watch sports together and participate in them together to help create a bond. This causes people to not learn about each other or themselves. Sports have created a sense of belonging for many people around The United States, because it gives them something to do during off time. The popularity of sports has created a distraction for people to think about