Category: Athletes

On September 7, 1987, in Frankfurt Germany, a star was born. Destinee Hooker, the Olympic silver medalist, is a hard-working, determined, courageous athlete. In Destinees hometown, San Antonio, Texas, she was cut from her volleyball team when she was 13 years old. Some of her coaches told her that she would never get any better,…

Lionel Andrés Messi was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. He was named after Lionel Richie. As a young boy, Messi used to play soccer along with his two older brothers and their friends. At the age of 8, he joined the youth system of Newells Old Boys, a Rosario-based club. Messi dreams…

A Breaking Point What doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Many young athletes have probably heard this phrase from their coach, or parent at one point in time while participating in a youth sport. Encouraged by coaches and parents with many visions of scholarships and glory. As more professional athletes are becoming younger, especially in…

As a result of many athletes spending hours engaging in rigorous training programmes and competitions, the prevalence of sporting injuries has increased (Kraus & Conroy, 1984). Regardless of their level of involvement, a vast majority of athletes will experience an injury that will keep them away from their sport for an unwanted period of time,…

The main reason for the athlete placing volleyball 2nd to netball is based on the equity and access of the sports. Equity and access are explored and discussed through a tool called Figueroas framework which consists of five levels. These five levels include individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural, and cultural. The interpersonal level within Figueroas framework…

Less than a decade after Lance Armstrongs heroic win of the 7th consecutive Tour de France races, his name became synonymous with cheating as he was stripped of his titles after evidence surfaced that he had been using performance-enhancing drugs. Yet Armstrong is not an anomaly. For more than three decades now, the use of…

Muhammad Ali was a boxer and social activist who is generally looked at as one of the most skillful athletes of this century. Ali instantaneously became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960 at an incredibly young age and instantly after, the world heavyweight boxing champion. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay was born on January 17,…

According to the World Health Organization, an estimate of 300 (three hundred) million individuals globally have clinical depression or a depressive disorder (WHO, 2018). There is a common consensus that risk factors exist that are more unique to athletes that may increase their risk of depression (Wolanin, Gross and Hong, 2015, p. 59). The aim…

Why Professional athletes are overpaid? To most people, a million dollars is a lot of money, but to some, it is an insignificant amount. Many people will see it hard to believe that such an abundant amount means nothing to them. When it comes to athletes who play professional sports such as football, who are…

Muhammad Ali is a professional boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. He was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. Interestingly, it was Joe Martin a police officer from Louisville station, who influenced young Clay to become a boxer. Clay had received a brand-new bike and when he…