Essays on Athletes

Have you ever wondered that in the early 1900’s black people couldn’t play in the MLB so there was a league designated for black people? But that was broken when Jackie Robinson became the first black MLB player. Jackie Robinson was born on January the…

From all the options my brain collected, I chose to read and write about Jackie Robinson, who is most famously known for being the first African American to play in major league baseball. Robinson was born in 1919 and died in 1972 to a heart…

For decades following the Civil War, Jim Crow laws terrorized the lives of African Americans, barring them from the facilities and opportunities available to whites. They were forced to drink from separate water fountains, to stay in separate hotels, and to eat in separate restaurants….

Introduction Did you know that college football is one of the main sources of income of universities? In fact, the highest paid college football teams can generate over 200 million dollars in revenue. This is why student athletes are very respected and why most of…

Everyday Life of College Athletes On common on average only 1/3 of college athletes are given a scholarship and a majority are half as much as a full scholarships as stated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. From that 1/3 about two percent make it…

Most competitive athletes spend an substantial amount of time practicing vigorously to reach peak performance. Although competitive athletes are in great physical condition, the sheer amount of physical vigor most sports require at high levels often results in injuries. Johnson learned through research that athletes…

It began a long time back, almost a decade when a young Delhi boy known as Virat Kohli came into the picture emerging from the under -19 days. His toughness was shown for the very first time during the Vizag ODI where he won a…

Protests in opposition to police brutality and civil injustices date back to the late 1960s and carry over into the early 1970s. From these protests the Black Power Movement was born, which operated in an attempt to counteract the effects of white hegemony, otherwise known…

Ensuring college athletes are balancing academics and preparing for the real world Academic motivation is something that is needed throughout college. On top of being a D1or D2 athlete college comes with several responsibilities that have to be taken into account. The issue pertaining to…

Athlete who got sponsored by cryptocurrencies wins in Italy at Swimrun World Championship, a multiple-stage competition involving segments of swimming in the sea and cross-country running with a full set of ammunition. Vladimir Kudinov, aged 25, became the first athlete from Russia in the Swimrun…