The Impact Sports Have on Culture.

 Racism has been a huge problem in society for many years. We have come over racism in many different ways, but one of the biggest ways was through the professional play of sports. Jackie Robinson was one of the first black players to enter the MLB and be successful during a time when  most people believed that whites were superior to colored people. Through Robinson people were able to see how blacks can achieve just as much as white people and be as successful as non-colored men and women. The change in racism has been able to in cooperate culture through sports. Culture has been affected on many cations causing people to understand that not everyone's life is the same. That some people may speak one language on the field, but when he or she goes home they might speak a completely different language to their family. Teammates have been able to accept it over the years because they have gotten the first look on how everyone is equal. They have witnessed that everyone can achieve the same goals and do the same things even if your cultures are different. Sports have impacted our culture by accepting someone not like you by understanding that all races are equal.

 Professional sports still impact our culture by shining a light on the unexpected. For example top wide-receiver Randy Moss did not grow up in the best town living in Rand, West Virginia. Through college he was still able top play the sport he loved, football, and he was a top prospect for the NFL because of how good he was. Although he was a top prospect, people never thought that he would see the day where he was drafted into the NFL based on where he grew up and how he was looked up upon as a thug. Well he blew everyone's mind when he was drafted, and worked his ways into the record books. Professional Sports have shown us that you can't judge someone by where they come from before you give them a chance which has impacted culture tremendously over the years.

 Sports have also affected our culture in some negative ways. Initially, sports create superstars and sometime superstars can get out of hand. Once a running back for the Seattle Seahawks, now a free agent, Marshawn Lynch says what ever he wants to the press. As the Seahawks made it to the Super Bowl two years in a row, in his press conferences all he has been was rude. It's not good when one your top stars in your NFL franchise is not taking it serious when he talks to the public. All Lynch is doing is persuading the next NFL players that it is okay to be as cocky and rude as him.Subsequently, professional sports have helped our culture stay advanced. Although sports have caused many injuries, they have still been able to bring technological advances that have help modernize our culture. Doctors and scientists have been able to learn more about brain trauma such as concussions.


 How have sports impacted my life? The answer to that is drastically and I don't know where I would be today if sports weren't introduced into my life. I believe that there is no better feeling then letting all of my anger out by going for a jog. You have a purpose to run and with every step you let more and more anger out. Through all of my soccer teams; town, club, or high school I have made so many friends. Basically I have met all of my closest friends through soccer because we had a common interest which was going out there and getting the W. Sports have also caused me to get closer with my family. I might not like criticism from them about I how I play a sport, but at the end of the day your parents are just trying to make you a better player. On that note, it has caused me to get a lot closer to my family because of the support they show for me. They make me feel like an Olympic gold medalist as they cheer for me and my team in the crowd! Professional sports have done so much to improve our culture and who knows where would be today if it wasn't for them.

Navedo, Angel. "How Sports Transcends Culture." Bleacher Report. NYJetsFan.com,, 21 July 2008. Web. 10 Feb. 2015. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/39574-how-sports-transcends-culture>.