to be the best at your sport. Sports are something that everyone in the world‚ regardless of age‚ sex‚ or nationality‚ can enjoy. Whether it’s a child playing in his first t-ball game or a professional athlete swimming in the Olympics and everyone in between‚ sports can connect almost everyone. Fan support and overall devotion for athletic competition has raised professional athletes to superstars and national icons; Super Bowl Sunday is a national holiday to some‚ and sports are one of the largest
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mistakes. For example Bo Jackson he’s use to be a professional baseball player and also a professional football‚ he was phenomenally excessive in both sports‚ but joining 2 professional sports at once‚ which is definitely a mammoth gaffe‚ just think about it a professional sports season is exceedingly penetrating‚ he had to duple that compression‚ because he’s on 2 sports teams and both sports season start at about the same time. If he focus on one sport than he might have been on all the record books
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However‚ ever since 1987‚ one professional sports league has adopted every aspect of Disneyization to appeal to the masses‚ known as the Arena Football League (AFL). Because of the heavy competition in promoting the AFL against other professional sports‚ the league has been forced to make the most of the five aspects of Disneyization. These aspects of Disneyization are extremely important and prove that the AFL has become the most "Disneyized" professional sports league in the United States today
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be like Michael Jackson. Nowadays‚ high school students do much more to be like their idols. Many high school athletes contribute to the steroid epidemic by taking steroids to emulate the abilities of their sports idols‚ others take steroids to look like the Hulk and Hercules. Steroids and sports can easily be compared to Napster and music. Both‚ steroids and Napster‚ are diminishing the industries they relate to‚ the future results are unclear for now‚ but initiatives need to be made. Steroids are
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capable playing in professional sports leagues. To compensate fairly compensate athletes for their popularity‚ world class abilities‚ and demanding work schedule the large salaries of professional athletes should not be regulated. Leg 1: (Short careers/Injuries) All athletes have short careers when compared to other professions‚ which could end at any moment from injury. No matter the sport‚ all athletes succumb to old age or injury which culminates in the end of a sports career. For instance
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Rebuttal Article “Why it’s time to legalize steroids in professional sports” written by Chris Smith of Forbes Magazine argues that to level the playing field of professional sports it would be beneficial to legalize the use of performance enhancing drugs. Mr. Smith’s ideals that professional sports would be a fairer‚ more entertaining version of itself if performance enhancing drugs were legal‚ is an incredibly irresponsible and impudent declaration. Mr. Smith states “The primary reason why performance
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conditioned to think that his natural ability was not good enough. His father and his coaches kept telling him that he needed to be stronger‚ faster‚ and get bigger. They said this was the only way he would be able to achieve his dream of playing the big league. With three months before the National championship playoffs this athlete started to use Performance Enhancing Drugs in this case (Anabolic Steroids). Within the first month there was a noticeable gain in his muscle mass. There were also noticeable
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seen as bad influences‚ praised for being the best and ridiculed for getting to much money. No matter where an athlete goes they will receive both praise and criticism. Professional athletes are hard working people and great for people in society‚ but they are extremely overpaid. The outrageous numbers in an average professional athlete’s salary is at least triple the size of a doctor‚ teacher‚ or solider‚ who has a greater role in today’s world then an athlete does. The pay increases yearly‚ but
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the youth sports world. The first part of the solution is recognition. Most young athletes will not volunteer to their pediatrician that they use performance-enhancing drugs‚ offering this information only when asked. This is most easily and naturally addressed during the pre participation physical examination by asking‚ "Are you using any substance to improve your sports performance?" This often leads to a broader discussion with the athlete and his or her
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“The NHL’s Concussion Quandary”(2015)‚ speaks out regarding the level of long-term harm professional hockey players are enduring due to the lack of guidelines when it comes to concussion protocol. Coming from a hockey family‚ with professional connections‚ one must consider what goes on between the players‚ trainers‚ coaches‚ general managers‚ and everyday fans being the issue not the regulations of the league. “The NHL’s Concussion Quandary” is finding players returning to the game too soon a pressing
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