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In my teenage years I’ve had some communication with alpha males but not as much experience as I would have liked. Since I am an avid tennis competitor and compete on a national level I have had the opportunity to see some of the sports legends. I have seen some of the sport’s greatest modern talents such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Yet, I only saw them from a distance and didn’t communicate with them but I did recieve the once-in-a-lifetime chance to talk to one of the…

Why you should or not stop watching football. Steve Almond, in his article, “Why you should stop watching football” backed up his argument based on a variety of arguments such as personal experiences, quotes and researches. The good thing is that all arguments support the idea of stop watching football, but I am not sure if this is convincing enough or not. Football is a very popular and an entertaining sport. It is quite hard to convince its huge number of million fans to stop watching it. The…

rules usually end up being broken or a controversy arises through them more often than not. In the NCAA's situation, there have been instances in which problems with their rules have led to insufficient results. For example, former UCLA bas-ketball player Ed O'Bannon filed his own lawsuit against the NCAA (McEldowney 3). The law-suit he had filed was for illegally using his own and other athletes’ pictures commercially at the will of the NCAA without permission (Malone 2). The main sports that…

referees, especially the racial mix of referees (Price, 2010). Referees, like fans, favor their own race as described by Price (2010). Fouls are the most affected with the mix of referees for the game. Not only are fouls affected but the behavior of the players are affected due to the referees. NBA makes sure that referees are randomized for every game. This way there is no connection between the racial makeup of referees and the teams playing. The NBA has approximately sixty referees every…

Pro Athletes Pay in Federal Income Tax”)! Professional sports teams should not pay their players, even the great ones, as large of salaries as they…

them to the team, the playbooks, rivalries, and the culture. After doing so, they will be given gear for training camp and the regular season. In their off time they may study what the team is looking for out of them and start to connect with other players. Many rookies are given the challenge of taking out some of the vets for dinner on any given day. If they choose not to they will not be treated with the respect they want or deserve. Getting to know their teammates is something that coaches…

Mike Trout In this essay I will talk about Mike Trout. Mike Trout is my favorite Baseball player. He plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I have liked Mike Trout since he came in the league. Some things about him are he wears number 27, plays Center field, and bats 2nd in the Mike Trout has won a lot of awards. Such as, Al MVP, Silver Slugger, 4 time all-star, Rookie Of The Year, AL player of the year, and Al Hank Haroon Award. Wow, that’s a lot of awards! If you can tell…

Have you ever thought about an NFL that never applied discipline? Tom Brady was allegedly deflating footballs in the 2014-2015 AFC Championship against the Indianapolis Colts, but was never punished. Although it is not fully proven, there is plenty of evidence that Tom Brady has violated the integrity of the game multiple times, therefore, Tom Brady should be harshly punished. The NFL and people everywhere have been way too easy on Tom Brady. One good example is how the federal court nullified…

Which counts more? Taking a stand or winning? Winning isnt what always matters. Taking a stand is still gonna be the same thing whether you win or lose. Yes, winning is what people look foward too, and being the best, but you have to take a stand before doing so. Taking a stand for something is what counts because even if its a loss, you’ve played your part in standing up for something. Taking a stand for something that you believe in, or taking a stand to help out, shows what type of person…

In a recent town hall meeting in Jacksonville, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in regards to a possible playoff expansion "It likely will happen at some point, but we want to be really cautious because we really like the balance we have with the importance of the regular season and the postseason and you don't want to mess with that balance. You have to be really careful and cautious." (Via Jaguars.com) I for one am not a proponent of playoff expansion in the NFL. The old phrase “If it…