Another type of stereotyping that mentioned by Hartmann is the beliefs of excellent performance in sports are “inversely associated with intellectual and/or moral excellence” (Hartmann 237). People beliefs often build up by what they saw and heard. Thus, by looking at African American excellence in sports fields, this gives them the stereotype that this excellence produced are due to the lack of other area in which mentioned by Hartmann, the intellectual and/or moral excellence. This is what that gives them the impressions that black athletes are actually brute and savages with no moral and stupid to top it all. In the primary source, the black athletes actually denied this kind of stereotype.
The movie Hoop Dreams traced a poor young talented African American, named Arthur Agee from grade eight to college. Arthur hoped to play professional basketball in the future to help his family to escape poverty. Despite the fact that his family is poor, and the neighborhood he lived in, were disadvantaged to him to pursue his goal in many ways. Firstly, Arthur showed great determination to play professional basketball, and he would like to lead his family out of poverty. Secondly, his ability to adapt to difficult circumstances, played a significant role toward his success in basketball.
Jackie Robinson is known for his will and determination, in a game where African Americans were not allowed to play. Major league baseball (MLB), was the biggest professional baseball league in the country but was racially segregated. Growing up in poverty, Jackie Robinson faced many struggles. Jackie was a great athlete that could play multiple sports, just not major league baseball. He competed and excelled at numerous sports, including basketball and football.
This was the time where his athletic ability would play a key role in his life. As Jackie Robinson grew older, his athletic ability was beyond compare. He had a natural talent with any sport. Some of the sports he achieved in included Baseball, basketball, tennis, and football. He had played at the varsity level and lettered in all four of these sports.
As Jackie Robinson once said “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. There is no doubt that Jackie Robinson has been one of most impactful baseball players to ever play the sport. For reasons such as pushing himself to reach his goals, facing many hardships, and being the first African American to play in the MLB, he has shown perseverance and been a role model to everyone. The first reason how Jackie Robinson has impacted society is how he worked hard to reach his goals.
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” (Jackie Robinson). Being born to sharecropper parents living in Georgia, Jackie Robinson faced racism and hatred early on. He overcame these adversities and became one of baseball 's most historic players for not only his lightning speed on the field, but his courage to break major league baseball 's color barrier. Jackie Robinson was the most influential sports athlete because he changed American society forever.
Biography.com) Jackie also became skillful in sports early, which helped him become better friends with the white kids at his school. Martha Winehorn explains how Jackie Robinson achieved this, "Jackie was proud of his mother, who would not allow the white neighbors to drive her away or frighten her or mistreat her kids. He learned from her to stand up for his rights. He learned to respect himself, demand respect from others, and never back down."
Jackie Robinson not only made impacts on the field that were monumental, but he made impacts off the field that were equally as important. Jackie helped presidents get elected, get kids off the streets and into the most prestigious schools there is, and most importantly he broke the black color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson is one of the most influential people to ever live, he did things that people would dream about, he stood up for what he believed. To begin, Jackie’s biggest accomplishment was breaking the black color barrier on baseball, “ Jackie Robinson broke through the color barrier that kept blacks out of the Major League Baseball [MLB].
He wasn’t only responsible for possibly the greatest baseball era this world has ever seen, he is responsible for paving a way for new African Americans to join the league. Barry Bonds, a former African American player, said he wouldn’t have had even the slightest bit of courage if it weren’t for Jackie Robinson’s amazing legacy. Jackie even showed his sense of courage to people off the field. Becoming a great roll model to kids around the world,”Little kids loved me so I gave them something to watch.” (Jackie Robinson Interviewed.)
Michael connects his success to his training, rather than the stereotype that any African American male has exceptional athletic talent as he has displayed that his African American genetics is not associated with his athletic
Jackie Robinson has lived a successful life due to his determination to break color barriers, his determination to prove people wrong, and his outstanding athletic abilities. Robinson had many struggles growing up, including his life after he was married. His life started on January
Feelings of Inadequacy and Low Self-Worth Feelings and emotions can manifest themselves in many ways. Some individuals bottle them up while others wear them on their sleeve. Guy, from Edwidge Danticat’s “A Wall of Fire Rising,” focuses on operating a hot air balloon to escape his feelings of inadequacy, even at the expense of his family. The author uses Guy’s feelings of inadequacy to show how poverty and social expectations can take a toll on a person’s idea self-worth. While others may interpret Guy’s motives differently in the end he is successful in avoiding his feelings but left a broken family behind.
Great athletes have one very important characteristic in common. No matter which sport they attempt to play, they just seem to easily excel in all aspects of the sport. Think of Michael Jordan retiring from basketball to play professional baseball. Bo Jackson was a world class athlete who won college football 's Heisman Trophy and played in both a NFL Pro Bowl Game and MLB All-Star Game. Word has it he was also an excellent basketball player.
In 2012 Tour de France, a group of cyclist had their tyre punctured by saboteurs who threw tacks on the road. Bradley Wiggins was ahead due to the unexpected situation. Bradley Wiggins had a goal of being the first British rider to win the race. He had to make a decision to either achieve his goal or displaying sportsmanship by slowing down.
Through Michael Jordan’s athletic success on the court, he was able to make himself and his brand into a cultural icon, which had a great impact on the game of basketball, fashion, marketing, and the economy in America. Before Jordan took on the rest of society, he was focussed on the game of basketball. Jordan was the face of the NBA. He took the game to new heights through his game changing performances. Starting in college at the University of North Carolina, Jordan proved to everyone that he was going to be something spectacular in the NBA.
