The Boys In The Boat 1936 Olympics

Throughout my high school career, I have challenged the pervasive idea that athletics come first in a student’s life during high school. In my community, football is seen as the pinnacle of a student’s senior year if they play. In my class, many people prefer to blow off homework assignments in favor of going to sleep after practice. However, my actions clearly display that I have challenged this standard and have placed priority on being a STUDENT-athlete. My football and wrestling seasons over the past four years have encompassed many long, exhausting practices and competitions. I, like every individual participant, was faced with the choice to go home afterwards and rest, or to study and strive to further their education. As I am

At the age of seven, I wanted to try out sports but I didn’t know which ones to choose or which one I would be good at. The first sport that I’d tried was baseball, and it was a nightmare first time that I went up to bat I got hit hard by a fastball ever since then I never wanted to have anything to do with that sport. A second sport that I’d tried was basketball, because of my height being tall and I didn’t understand how to play it or gave it anytime at all. Third sport and last sport, that I’d tried and loved was soccer. I remember the first time playing soccer, it was a very fast past game lots of running and passing the ball to my teammates. “My coach said that I was very talented”. I could pass the soccer ball from a very long distance,

Sports never interested me much but my dad wanted me to at least try baseball when I was about ten or eleven. I detested the idea but I agreed to attending one practice to see if I liked it. Surprise, I didn’t. I loved it! Nothing gave me as big a rush as stealing home or hitting that rubberand cork ball clear across the baseball field. I was fast, faster than anyone on the planet, I used to think. I was unstoppable. Baseball was all I ever wanted to do with my life, I even wanted to go to college for free with a baseball scholarship and study marine biology; grand plans for a ten year old. But even that changed one fateful

All the way up to my senior year I played sports. I ran cross country and track and played basketball as well. I didn't play my senior year because I moved and I didn't have enough classes to play sports. When I look back I don't understand why I was so crazy about sports. I put up with so much crap. I hated cross country and I hated my team and the coach. I never understood why people took running so serious. The only reason I could even think why I played sports and put up with all the crap was to stay in shape. I hated my cross country coach Weaver it was like he had something out for me I could be his number one girl runner and he wouldn't even say good job he would yell at

Despite their being arguments against the value of sport in modern society, the argument is inherently flawed. It is still clear sports provide a cultural parameter for culture and the formation of identity. “Sports shape and stabilize social and even political identities around the globe…” (Markovits 3). The sense of nationalism and identity that come along with sports don’t encompass the same values of fascism Nationalism in itself is a choice, one does not have to partake if they do not want. When the Olympics is on, there is no pressure to follow along, or even support the country you reside in. In a fascist setting ultra-nationalism can create a tension of cultural superiority or create a xenophobic environment. The fascist culture of ultra nationalism in Germany and Italy and in the 1930’s

Sports participation has prepared me for the future by making me stronger physically and mentally. Throughout my many days as a high school athlete I came across many hardships, coaches, losses, wins, and much more. The hardships were very unwanted, but they made me stronger mentally by learning to cope with criticism. I will have to encounter criticism in my everyday life as an adult, and experiencing it early in life makes it easier and less severe for the future. I have had many wins and been a part of countless exciting victories, this gave me happiness and hope for the future. Next, losses and defeat is a hard thing to accept, but I believe it shows me that the forthcoming will have difficulties that I must be able to bear. It has taught

It was early. A morning practice in the scorching heat may not have been where my teammates wanted to be on a Saturday, but that was irrelevant, we had to prepare ourselves for a game, and coach knew this. We were sluggish, it was obvious and something had to change. Coach brought us together and asked if we really wanted it, to win, to succeed. At that point each one of us had to ask ourselves that question, and we all had the same answer. We worked hard that practice, it was long, but one of the most beneficial practices we had that season. That practice made me realize that i could be strong when i needed to be, and when my team needed me to be. Football has developed me as a person more than I realize, it has given me the integrity I practice everyday. I know what it’s like to work hard. Anything and everything from long days at work, long nights of studying and homework, to late nights at practice have strengthened my work ethic. I’m not the one to shy away from a challenge, I am rather the one to tackle the challenge to the very best of my ability. I need to attend the academy to become a leader, develop myself in all ways, and to begin this dream of serving my country through naval

Sports have always been a passion of mine since I was young. I have always been fascinated by all kinds of different athletes and have always wanted to be one as well. In 7th grade I had the opportunity to engage in a sport which was soccer. The experience was amazing and it made me realize I wanted to do more. Next year when I was in the 8th grade I wanted to do more than just soccer. I was never good at basketball or baseball, so those were out of my possibilities. All that was left then was track and field. I had never been a fan of just running, so I was unsure of the chances of me wanting to do this sport, but I was determined to try it. Later on in the year when track and field was coming closer day by day I found out a shocking piece of information. Track was not all about running, there was also a field part of it where you throw items such as shot put and discus. I didn’t know what event I should choose than; running or throwing. All my friends were doing running and I realized I had a tough decision on my hands.

I came to college not only wanting to play football but to get a degree and be the first out of my family to get it. Classwork is to be taken seriously and to be turned in on the specific date its due. I had to learn the hard way and wait until the last day to turn things it, which is a very bad habit to have. Sports teaches you how to be disciplined and responsible on and off the field. I remember back in my high school where I had this huge project to do. We had to design a shape out of popsicles and that same week there was this concert that came to town. I really wanted to see them live but I had to a choice to make. Should I go to the concert? I would have less time to work on my huge project, and that would jeopardize my grade in the class. Or should I work on the project and get the materials needed for it. I made the right choice and went with the project. As it turns out I got an A on it, and I was so proud of myself at the time. Just knowing what I learned from this past experience and from what football taught me, I knew I had made the right choice in this

Admittedly, I agree that sports are very stressful. As you mature, sports become more. In high school, all of your friends, family, and even teachers are watching your every move hoping that you make all the right plays. If you don’t make all the plays you should’ve, it feels as if you have failed your

Most of my life I have been involved in sports, but it really took off my sophomore year. Freshman year playing basketball for columbia was great and all but this really starts the next year, where Columbia High School had just fired the head football coach Derek

The Olympic Truce was an idea established in the 9th century B.C. in Ancient Greece. “During the truce, wars were suspended, armies were prohibited from entering … or threatening the Games, and legal disputes and the carrying out of death penalties were forbidden” (“The Olympic truce”). In other words, the world would practically stop for the Olympics Games. This trend generally continued until the 20th century, where World War’s I and II led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Games respectively. The humanistic values the Olympic Games initially stood for were beginning to no longer be strong enough to combat the

Throughout high school, I have never rued the day I joined football, because it has pushed me to be the best student I could possibly be. Since I have joined I have been taught the philosophy of a student-athlete. That philosophy is that I need to be passing my classes with flying colors in order to play, because being “a football player” does not mean football is my only priority. Every three weeks my football class wants an average of all my classes I am currently taking, so that if I am failing I can go to that class to pick up my grade. Thankfully that has never been the case for me. Matter of fact for the past two years I have been “1st Team All-District Academic”, which means that I have had an average of a 90% in my classes during football season. In addition to being a student, being an athlete has helped me tremendously when it comes to being in physical shape. Before joining I was believe it or not twenty pounds overweight! However, the past three years I have slowly but assertively dropped all that weight and then some. In the process of doing that I gained a lot of muscle credited to all the football workouts I have done. This will benefit me when I get older, because it will be easier for me to work out since I am already familiarized with

I have taken part in multiple sports during school and because of my great passion in all kind of sports; my coaches have always had high expectations from me and demanded for perfection. I remember times when I haven’t been upto their mark but what I learned is that loosing teaches lesson that winning cant and I strongly believe that learning is an essential element in life and sports nurtures this gift. However, participating in various sports seeped into my personal life in a way that it made me realize the importance of responsibility and

      When I was a kid, I often got involved in sports, especially baseball and basketball.  I was raised by playing sports.  I would always be coached by my dad, and we were either at the ballpark or at a gymnasium on the weekends.  I started playing sports when I was about five years old.  I have made many friendships through playing with or against teams.  Along with that, I have also made a few rivals.  Both, of which, pushed me to go further and give even more every practice and game.  I did not realize ,at that point in time, that sports would have such a deep impact on my life.