Page 1 Participating in team sports helps to develop good character because sports involve team work‚ gaining of social experiences and helps relieve stress. Being on a sport team creates the opportunity to gain meaning full insight into one ’s self. This is the time to gauge reactions and learn appropriate responses to difficult situations. Athletes learn not to become defeated by a loss‚ but to dig in and believe they can win even when the score board says otherwise. It teaches each individual
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Are Professional Athletes Paid Too Much For years‚ fans of the four major U.S sports NFL‚ MLB‚ NBA‚ and the NHL have been arguing over the question “Are Professional Athletes Paid To Much”? This question has been discussed and scrutinized by every fan from a novice up to the most die-hard fans. No matter how much fans think Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player that they have ever watched it does not mean that an annual salary of $30‚000‚000 dollars was justified. In our present
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Today‚ sports players seem to be one of the best profession in terms of making a lot of money. This is mainly due to the fact that there are many people who are interested in watching sport‚ which will increase more sponsor to spend on sports players. However‚ some people still believe that there are many other professions that should also receive a lot of money in order to motivate more people to work in that profession willingly. The example of the professions are doctors‚ teachers and soldiers
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obstacle course training. The question we are all wondering is if Parkour should be considered a sport at the same level of other individual sports? In this essay‚ I will argue that Parkour is a sport such as any individual sport for multiple reasons. For me‚ I also consider it a form of art because it’s very fluid and done in the city while learning the culture. First‚ Parkour should be known as a sport because it’s a very demanding activity and all these movements (jump‚ climb‚ run) require a lot
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In sports everyone wants to win and get ahead of the game by doing whatever they can. Currently it is the use of performance enhancement drugs that has taken over the professional sports world. Recently it has been found that a lot of former and recent athletics have been caught using these drugs that are banned Lance Armstrong being one. Armstrong has been stripped of his medals all because he decided to take drugs which ended his career and ruined the name he made for himself. Performance enhancement
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ATHLETES BE ALLOWED TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS WHEN THEY ARE STILL IN THEIR EARLY TEENS EVEN IF THEY HAVE TO MOVE AWAY FROM HOME AND LEAVE SCHOOL? Many believe that all of the hard work starts early. Like the saying says “he early bird gets the worm.” But is that all that sport is really about? I use to think that the answer to that question was yes! I feel that there are more disadvantages to sport specialization than there are advantages. Do you realize that sports affect us all in one way
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Should professional athletes be required to take a drug test? Drugs affect everybody in certain ways. They can really mess with you mind and body. Depending on the drug‚ some can have lifelong implications. They can especially have a lifelong implication if used by teens that are still growing. If teens take drugs‚ they can really get hurt physically and mentally. Not only will they get hurt‚ they could get caught‚ and then their life will pretty much be thrown away and won the able to get good jobs
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As Individuals Become Rich‚ Sport Becomes Impoverished Over the years‚ many people involved in sport have been gaining popularity‚ achieving success and most importantly-earning money. With the growing amount of money into their bank accounts‚ they seem to care less about the purity of sport. In my opinion‚ the ones to suffer are the fans and sport itself. We all know that professional athletes are paid a lot of money. But a very small number of us know how much exactly that is
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Steroids should not be allowed in sports. Steroids can have many side effects once you take it you can have high blood pressure and increased in growth of body hair. Even though it helps sports players‚ doesn’t mean it’s good to take for sport’s players. Performance-enhancing drugs disguise natural abilities and substitute for the dedication and focus that we admire. Getting performance-enhancing drugs is not easy and it can be risky. Everybody will be affected if one person takes steroids. I also
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Should professional athlete’s be held to higher moral standards? Did you have a favorite athlete growing up? If so‚ did you try to act like them‚ or even try to talk like them? Perhaps you wore their jersey‚ and often were present at every single game they played in. Many children as well as young adults adore an athlete‚ but moreover aspire to resemble them one day. Athletes are role models for children and young adults especially. If they do something that is not acceptable‚ what example will
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