Essays on Sports

Many students become involved in sports but only so many receive the opportunity to compete at the next level. Athletic scholarships can only be given out one year at a time, so the chances of a student getting the opportunity earning one can be slim...

The Collegiate athletic programs in the United States have blasted incredibly over several years. Collegiate athletes should be able to recieve payment while attending school because a college athlete is always work, the Networks make a bushel off of viewers that love watching the athletes...

“Ding ding” two fighters advance each other from their corners and begin to trade punches back and forth. One fighting for a much bigger cause than he knows at the time the other just trying to hold on to a title. This was a boxing...

As pugilism was starting to thrive and being sought as an entertaining form of fighting in the mid 1960s to early 1970s , many boxers saw their peek in the sport, gaining much attention through news and their championships. Not only were there names widely...

This is a study of the Social and Race/Ethnicity inequalities in the life of Muhammad Ali and how he overcame them. Muhammed Ali is one of the greatest boxers of all time. His early struggles in life prepared him to become a strong willed and...

Most realize that lacrosse was invented by the American Indians, a game played to the passing between clans to settle questions or toughen warriors for battle. The game was played by upwards of 1,000 men and kept going a few days. It goes back to...

Kobe Bryant was and still is a worldwide known NBA Player to several people. In fact, Kobe Bryant wasn’t just an NBA Player, he was much more. A father, a husband, a loved one, a mentor, an idol and a hero. Kobe Bryant was an...

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort”. These words were said by the man who changed all of history in 1936. He would open the path for others like Jackie...

Many people in the past are seen as important for multiple reasons. This is also the case in sports. One of those principal players in sport is Jackie Robinson. This black African-American baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947. His...

In 1947, Jackie Robinson changed America and the world for the better. Robinson broke the colour barrier in sports and this not only changed baseball, but changed the culture and society of America itself. Jackie was signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. During his...