Essays on Sports

Negro leagues were America’s professional baseball associations made up of teams comprising of African Americans, and to a lesser Latin Americans. The term may be broadly applied to integrate skilled black teams that were not part of the league, and narrowly to refer to the seven successful leagues that began...

I had always had this saying that money grows on grass and not on the trees. However, I never understood what it meant until I started working are a receptionist in a Golf Club. I realized the sense of tranquility and utility from nature as I interacted with it. Golf...

We all make choices. For the person we are today is the subtotal of the all the choices we have made.  Choices have benefits and consequences. Sitting around, slugging it out at our own pace seems like the most comfortable way to live. When we look at the consequences of...

Lionel Messi's Early Life and Struggles Lionel Messi, a professional soccer player, is an Argentine who plays an attacking role for his country (Argentina) and Barcelona football club in Spain. He came from a working family where his father was a factory steel worker and the mother a cleaner. He started...

The first problem: Should college athletes be paid salaries? The first problem is whether college athletes need to be paid salaries on not. One side may argue that college athletes are in campuses to pursue academics rather than sports, and therefore should not receive payments for taking part in competitive sports....

Most physically demanding sports not only rely on the cardiovascular measure of the player but also a remarkable exhibition of speed, power, ability, or general resilience, which place a huge physical demand on the body. Thesis statement: Of the three sports, soccer, American football, and boxing, soccer and boxing are the...

The sporting industry is a business that inroads and increases as years pass by with investors showing a fundamental interest in investing in sports organizations. The industry is a highly competitive sector with talent and funding playing a crucial role in the success of businesses. The sports industry is one...

Athletes engage in doping by using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to improve their performances in sporting events. Doping first originated from the term ‘dop’ which is a stimulant drink that was used in the tribal ceremonies in South Africa. It is described in the dictionary as a narcotic substance which aids...

The Significance of Soccer in Self-Identity and Personal Development The photo depicts a young girl taking part in soccer twice a week because of her passion for the sport. Just like many other leisure activities, soccer plays a significant role in self-identity and shaping the personality of an individual. The significance...

Personally, for me it very unethical that a 20-year-old with no studies can earn so much by kicking a ball unlike compared to a doctor who studied most of their lives to save humans earn much less compared to footballers. In order to analyze and find out the reason for...

Video gaming which can be said is a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a program on a monitor cannot be remotely be considered as a sport because it does not involve going out to the field and actually doing some exercise. Subsequently, the player is not involved...

The Olympics have undergone tremendous changes since the first modern games in 1896. The prospects of holding mega events particularly the Olympic and Paralympic games is a cause for serious consideration. The discussions around the decision whether to host the games or not depend on its worth to the citizens...