Summer Olympic Games

Louie zamperini troublemaker, track star, olympic athlete, bombardier prisoner of war, war hero drunk, man of god. Louie zamperini was all of these things. From the time he was two years old he’d been a troublemaker until his brother convinced him to join the high school track team at age 15 (12) he is resilient and will change his ways. When he joined the track team he change his ways. “The man stomped on his foot impaling louis foot ” When his coach asked him how fast he thought he’d gone,…

Thank you for your generous consideration. I greatly appreciate you passing my idea along to the Parks and Recreation commission. As for the issue regarding space in my plan, along with a friend I have already thought of methods to incorporate volleyball courts into any of the public parks that have existing basketball courts. This method has already been used at the Reggie Wong Memorial park in Chinatown; there are lines for a volleyball court painted over the lines for the basketball courts,…

The level of equality between male and female athletes has always been an issue of discussion in some places. Fantasia Goodwin was justified to continue to compete in basketball while pregnant and to keep her pregnancy a secret because it’s her automatic right to do so, also to avoid the discrimination countless of pregnant female athletes have endured. As a human being Fantasia Goodwin has the right to make her own decisions on what’s best for herself. As a Division 1 basketball athlete for…

opportunity to experience a large event, like an American football game is a memorable experience that everyone should witness. Take professional baseball for example, the majority of athletes are from different countries who play in America. Just recently the first baseball game was played in Cuba after several years. A simple game can unite two countries that have been fighting for several years. Having games overseas will…

2004 film that tells the true story of the 1980 United States Men’s Hockey team as they prepare and compete in the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Herb Brooks, former player now the head coach, along with his assistant coach Craig Patrick, take on the difficult task of putting together a team of young men. At this time NHL players were not allowed to play in the Olympics, so Brooks was forced to assemble a group of college players to compete against the best world has to offer. The…

There are a number of intrinsic and extrinsic motivational forces that could explain exactly why Lance Armstrong cheated in his numerous Tour de France victories. I believe it takes an equal amount of intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors to cause an average athlete to cheat. To become a full time cyclist takes hard work and dedication. You have to thoroughly enjoy cycling to do the training to become a world class cyclist. To become a successful cyclist in recent years has involved the…

For instance, factors such as, political, economic, social, and cultural spheres, have all played a pivotal role in the increasing movement toward globalization involved with sport. As mentioned in the article, we see that the World Cup, and the Olympics offer a platform towards all nations; therefore, has no equal match for other small nations as they later assert their national independence from each other by competing at different levels on the global stage. Furthermore, sport has widely…

Should athletes who dope have to give up their titles and medals? This topic has been encompassed by a lot of controversies and has been a hot topic in sports organizations for years. Athletes who dope should have to forfeit their titles and medals because doping gives them an unfair advantage and enhances their abilities. Not to mention it is also illegal and can result in a ban from sports and even financial penalties. ("BBC Sport", 2016) There are many reasons as to why doping should have…

the deepest position as the Center back position and dribbled his way into the penalty box and getting fouled and Johan neeskens scoring the penalty kick before the Germans even touched the ball but dutch arrogance allowed the Germans back into the game through a Paul Breitner penalty and Gerd Muller second sealed the Dutch’s lose. The defeat came as a shock because many including the Dutch expected to just roll the Germans…

Indigenous role models play a crucial part when it comes to inspiring Indigenous youth in Australian society. The focus of this essay is to demonstrate how Cathy Freeman became a noteworthy Indigenous role model; examining her history and the key events that aided in her success and how these have contributed to Australian society. Catherine (Cathy) Freeman was born in Mackay, Queensland on the 16th February 1973, to parents Cecelia and Norman Freeman (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and…