Northwestern Wildcats football

Many times I have come to find that success is hard to obtain, and failure is inevitable. Soccer has taught me many lessons, from working hard to never giving up. There have been many instances when failure was the only option but I overcame it. In the first years of my soccer career I began on the local soccer club's B team. But after a few years of great perseverance, I was able to make a spot on the A team. Although I was happy with the progress of moving on to a better team, I was…

There are different sports fans out there. Die hard fans are fans that ride or die for the team. Those fans will stick with the team through their up’s and down’s no matter what. The opposite of those fans are bandwagon fans. These fans like a team just because they are good. These fans have a tendency of changing favorite teams a lot, they just want to support a team that will win the championship. Lastly there are the fans that support a team but do not know anything about sports. Sports fans…

The ethical approach Mr. Bowlsby is making is the utilitarian approach. The utilitarian approach focuses on the consequences of an action. Mr. Bowlsby believes it would be unfair to compensate only the basketball and football players because those sports are the only ones who have an adoring audience compared to the other sports. They legally and morally have an obligation to treat all athletic students equally. Although others may see the outcome differently Mr. Bowlsby is looking at the…

“I hate soccer!”, Jim yelled. Jim stood in the dugout alone with his arms crossed and eyebrows furrowed, focusing on the ground. Being Jim’s partner for the my high school’s Special Olympics program, I ran over and convinced him to come play soccer with us for just five minutes, promising that we would do something that he wanted to do later. I led the practice along with five other soccer players, practicing as a team with eight of the special education students at our high school. Each of us…

Going to sporting events has a few advantages. On a busy game, I can see how the game will turn out, or what the fans are like. Of course, there are some disadvantages with it. For example, dealing with those annoying and rude fans. However, there are annoying sports fans for every game you attend to and follow into three categories: bandwagon, disrespectful and obsessive fans. The annoying sports fans who act as bandwagon are the ones who are interested in a team that is always winning games,…

George Bodenheimer is one of the most successful cable television executives of all time. Throughout his thirty plus year career at ESPN Bodenheimer was faced with many difficult personal and business decisions, his actions toward those decisions have shaped ESPN into one of the most successful sports networks of all time. The first decision that Bodenheimer face in his young career was if he should accept a job at ESPN working in their mailroom making $8,300 a year. At the time Bodenheimer was…

Should college athletes receive compensation for hard work that they put on the field or the court? Honestly i’m stuck in the middle of if athletes deserve a reward for their hard work. It isn't that fair if the NCAA gets to make money off of these athletes from selling jerseys or adding them into video games or selling toys of them. Any form of merchandise sold that represents a player; the money goes straight to the NCAA. The NCAA has rules on college athletes receiving compensation with a…

In the life Elizabeth Marston a 10-year-old girl featured in the article “Were You Born To Be A Sport Star?” she explains that she had always dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player. Elizabeth eventually became one through working towards her dream. Dreams can make the world a better place. Dreams can lead to dedication which leads to success. You can make your dreams a reality. Dreams inspire students to be great because dreams help the world become better, they lead to dedication…

“Soccer mania has a definite foothold in Central Florida and the man who triggered it is Phil Rawlins,” UCF President John Hitt said as he introduced Orlando City Soccer Club Founder and President Phil Rawlins to a room of about 130 UCF students, faculty, staff and soccer fans. The UCF College of Graduate Studies invited Rawlins to be the guest speaker for the final presentation of the 2015-2016 Graduate Studies Speaker Series on the afternoon of March 30. The event was held at UCF’s Morgridge…

Are you a sport’s fan?? Do you like to watch your favorite sport from the stadium?? One of my favorite moments that when I screamed loudly to encourage my team from the stadium with the others. When I was in Syria. I went to Damascus International Stadium. I was surprised and excited especially when I saw the huge size and the number of seats, and when I came to U.S.A. My favorite teacher (Prof, Tom) took us to visit U.F Stadium. Today, I would like to compare and contrast both of them from the…