Un-Sportsman Like Conduct

It is easy to say that now-a-day's athletes are not only expected to act like "Athletes" but as role models for fans of all ages. Little basket ball fans beg their parents for LeBron James and Michael Jordan Jerseys, with hopes of being able to play ball as well as the stars could.

Even though athletes know that they are always in the Lime Light, many times they can lose their tempers (like any normal person) and do something very "Un-Sportsman like."

Pretty much all of the athletes in the world have had their little slip ups, but why do some athletes get more attention for their faults then others. Not only do some athletes have a finger pointed at them because of their super celebrity, but now their Sex is coming into consideration when deciding what and what not is forgivable. No doubt this is a double standard.

Take the recent Serena episode. Smashing her racket and going off on the little line judge was uncalled for, and now she is getting horrible press saying that she was over the top with her attitude. If a man would have acted exactly the same way, I believe that he would have still received a bit of bad press, but it would have been more acceptable, for the simple reason that he was a male.

In life, the media, and movies and TV, Strong and Powerful men are the ones who settle their problems with verbal arguments and fighting. The only women who are ever seen fighting are the ones that are CIA agents, or from the wrong side of the tracks. Because of the standard portrayal of the sexes, it is not a shock that the world freaks out when the see a women acting un-lady-like (Whatever that really means)

In class, we talked about what people would think about an Athlete that cried after he won or loss a game. I personally believe that if an athlete left his heart out on the field and then lost a game, there is no reason for him to be looked down at if he showed a bit of emotion, and the same if he won. No one should be ashamed of showing their emotions. Emotion dosen't mean weak.. It means you're human!

P.S. - <3

What is a sport?!

To some.. Sport is a competition.. To others it's a life styles.. To many it's a religion.. but to most (including myself) it's a great reason to get together with your friends!

After Thursday's class last week, I thought long and hard about the different "sports" that we were to list in order of "Which we most consider a sport" to "The least we consider a sport." Even though "Cup Stacking" may not be on the same level of intensity as the most popular sports- Football, Soccer, Tennis, etc, I would consider "Cup Stacking" a "sport"! Yes. It may sound crazy, but let's break it down. A sport needs to have 1. set rules (cup stacking- Check!) 2. a level of competition (Cup stacking- Check!). Okay, the competition level may not be as high as football, but don't tell the "Cup Stacking" athletes that! I think that today, many people only consider sports, "sports" if they know about them, and if they have a large following. I wanted to hear what an outsiders opinion was about "sport", so I asked one of the the farthest outsiders I could find.. My best friend Steve.. Who is from Australia..

I didn't give Steve a set list of sports to rank, but I did ask him to give me his top 5 and bottom five "sports". Here is his list:

top five are:
1. Soccer (naturally)
2. Cricket
3. Ice Hockey
4. Golf
5. Ironman or Tennis

bottom five are:
1. Darts
2. Poker
3. Curling
4. Skeleton Luge
5. Nascar or Baseball

I have to admit that Steve hit my last point on the head by saying that his bottom 5 sports includes Baseball (America's past time). Since Australia doesn't have a baseball team, the first time he ever saw a game was when he was visiting last summer. After watching, he went on and on about how it was a horrible "game"! On the other hand, hardly anyone from the US would rank Cricket in their top 5 sports!

So maybe "Cup Stacking" is not the most intense of "Sports" but you can't deny that those athletes put their heart and soul into the competition..

What would I consider the greatest sport?? Anything David Beckham is playing of course..