In the article titled, “Body blows are par for course, but racist boos hit soul deep” written by Robert Murphy, Murphy contends AFL fans and opposition supporters should stop booing Adam Goodes and yelling out racist remarks from the stands. Murphy aims this article at those against Adam Goodes and those who are involved or might be tempted to join in the racial vilification. Firstly, Murphy argues that while football players train for physical injuries, nobody can prepare to receive that kind of emotional abuse. Secondly, he believes that when it comes to the game itself, Adam Goodes is one of the best players of his generation and a hero. Lastly, he compares and points out the similarities between Muhammad Ali and Adam Goodes, how they both were respected by their fellow athletes and how they are both fighters.
Firstly, Murphy argues that most football players get used to the physical elements of football, but struggle to get used to the mental elements. Murphy employs imagery in the phrase ‘take a hit’ to describe how footballers prepare for a game. He points
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Using the analogy “take a punch on the chin”, Murphy draws attention to the similarities between Adam Goodes and Muhammad Ali, how they were both fighters and held much respect from their fellows and well as their opponents. To further demonstrate the comparison between the two, Murphy utilizes the alliteration “hardest hits” to emphasize the strength and resilience of both Adam Goodes and Muhammad Ali and their unwavering belief in their heritage and culture and how they would always stand up against the emotional hits they would receive. Through this, Murphy is able to point out the similarities between Adam Goodes and a universally acknowledged fighting legend such as Muhammad Ali and get readers part of the booing crowd to view him as a
Adam Goodes is an Indigenous Australian famous for being a player for the Sydney Swans team in the Australian Football League (AFL). Being a well-known AFL player and also winning Australian of the year for his charity work with indigenous youth, Adam Goodes can be considered as a high profile Indigenous person. Throughout his career, he has used his status as a platform to address racial discrimination towards indigenous peoples within Australia, as he himself has received public discriminatory racial slurs. Through sport and community work – Adam Goodes has transformed indigenous culture, by challenging its race relations and empowering the next generation of Indigenous role models. Indigenous Australians continue to have an ongoing resistance to the processes of colonisation and also of emphasizing an indigenous presence within Australia.
In the documentary the League of Denial, Frontline presents an informative documentary about the dark side of the football in the United Sates. Since 1970, the football game has become an entertainment show for the audiences. If I watch a football game, I notice that the fans love encouraging their favorite teams. Annually, these lovers of football have prepared to give the biggest cheers. They also like the violence of how the players perform the game. If the game shows hard-hitting, punishing, and violence defense, the game is excited. However, the current way that these players play is not normal, they are in danger for sacrificing their bodies. Harry Carson emphasizes, “the humans body was not created or build to play
Elliott J. Gorn’s The Manly Art is a unique book that tells readers the origins of boxing in American culture. The book was published in 1986 by Cornell University Press, the book discussed the development of boxing and American society. Gorn takes sport history, a commonly misunderstood and misinterpreted topic and wrote a book that not only was easy to read but allowed readers to gain knowledge on the sport. Gorn says “To understand prize fighting, I have discovered, is necessarily to understand something about nineteenth-century America. Ideology, ethnicity, social class formation, violence, urbanization, gender roles, religious world views, productive relationships, all are a part of sports history in general and boxing in particular.” (Gorn, pg. 12)
Steve Almond’s story “You Knock my Brains out This Sunday and I Knock Your Brains out the Next Time we Meet” speaks to the underlying truth about America’s Sunday pastime and how concussions can be prevented not only by the industry, but by its viewers as well. Football is well known after having been brought to the public’s eye as study after study was released proving that there was a link from football to head injuries. Although in our modern society we have already subconsciously made the connection between football and concussions. The fact that this problem is not decreasing, could be surprising, as the lack of understanding about who has control and the ability to influence change. We hear that football helmets and pads, are getting better, but that does not stop concussions. We do not hear how helmets make players feel and change their play style based on the feeling of invincibility that people feel while wearing a helmet. Pads and helmets do help protect the players but false senses of security due to lack of knowledge on what
Physical and mental strength plays a major role in a football player’s life. Football is a twelve month process, which consists of off- season (six months), in -season (five months), and the Transition (one month). During off-season the football player’s main goal is gaining strength, size, and much power, in-season they continue to practice and work on maintaining the gains in strength during the off-season, and the transition is when they rest and recuperate their body from the physical exercise. Football players are constantly bumped and knocked down during practices
Although we participate in wrestling, we were inspired by one of the greatest athletes of all time, Muhammad Ali, and his encounter with the Civil Rights movement as well as his exchange of religion. As partners, we decided to research Ali after one of our wrestling practices. After hearing Ali sing “stand by me” on the speaker during practice we decided to watch I am Ali, a documentary on his life. We realized that he majorly encountered Civil Rights during his life. We were truly inspired and astonished when we analyzed his life in depth. This was because he went through so many struggles in and out of the ring. Using events in Ali’s life, such as his exchange in religion and his numerous encounters with his fans, we connected the story of Muhammad Ali to the National History Day theme.
IM has had no voice in whether or not he wanted to enter the boxing ring, or participate in the battle royal. In Tewarie’s article we learn that the Battle
Millions of people worldwide take part as spectators to the sport of prize fighting: better known as boxing. In a 1962 essay entitled “Who Killed Benny Paret?” the author, Norman Cousins, writes about the dangers that come with the sport of boxing. He especially talks about a match that resulted in the death of a boxer named Benny Paret. Cousins argues that boxing is just a show of violence and that boxers put themselves in the ring just for the simple purpose of entertaining a crowd. Even though investigations reflect the role of the referee, Paret’s manager, and the doctor’s examinations as the main cause of Paret’s death, Cousins blames Paret’s death on the people that attends boxing matches to see a man get hurt or knockout because he
To start off, conditioning and practicing is a necessary part of football. Conditioning is when you physically make your body stronger and more equipped for a sport. In the article “ How Dangerous is High School Football?”, it stated that “ ...because we observed high levels of ankle and knee injuries, we recommend increased conditioning of ankles and knees and rule changes aimed on protecting these vulnerable body sites.” This sentence from the article is a prime example on how football is safe because they are helping the vulnerable and weaker parts of your body stay protected, which in doing so helps prevent injuries. This shows how they are not only tackling big issues, but small issues as well. Not only is conditioning a big role in football, practice is also required for the game. Practicing helps players learn the game of football in a safe way. According to the article “Hard Knocks”, “... one recent study found out
This article is written by Terry Lefton and discusses Muhammad Ali’s impact to sports and society. Muhammad Ali of course died a few weeks ago, so this article is relevant. The article discusses how Ali’s contributions to society are just as impressive to his contributions to the sport of boxing. The article references the impact of Jackie Robinson and Jim Brown, but notes that no one had the global appeal of Ali. It is also important to note that Ali’s global reach demonstrates the importance for athletes to tackle social responsibility initiatives. Doug Shabelman, president of Burns Entertainment and Sports Marketing noted that no athlete could have the impact of Ali due to social media and no cause being as big as the Vietnam War was. It is interesting to note that the article cites varied opinions on whether Ali’s name can still be marketed successfully in products. David Falk noted that the fact that Ali is still being discussed is noteworthy enough, whereas Modell’s President, Seth Horowitz, noted that kids today move
In a nation known for its love of sports, something is drastically wrong when one of our stars is booed for a celebration that invokes his cultural heritage. Earlier on in the year after scoring a goal against a rival team, the Swans midfielder charged at a boasters section of the opposing teams crowd with a fierce war cry, ending the cry with a bluffed spear throw. “I haven’t had an opportunity to show that passion, and that pride about being a warrior and representing my people and where I come from,” Goodes said the next day. “There was nothing untoward to the Carlton supporters. It was actually something for them to stand up and go, ‘yep we see you, and we acknowledge you
The article uses compelling first hand evidence of Adam Goodes quoting on the topic of the article from an optimistic angle to persuade the reader to agree with the article. The images accompanying the article show Goodes looking positive and proud, the second image giving a visual of the article itself. Goodes is further described as being a “legend” and “winning the admiration and respect of people around Australia.” This use of selective language aids the journalist’s point of view on the athlete. This article displays Goodes as being a commendable repient for the Australian of the Year Award for his “anti-racism advocacy and youth work,” both inside and outside his sporting career.
The sport of boxing is known worldwide; a sport where men and women duke it out with their opponents to prove who is the toughest. Though-out the decades there have been many fighters and many fights, but few known quite as well as Cassius Clay, also known as Muhammad Ali. The fighter that referred to himself as, “the greatest” (biography.com) and a man that could, “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” (about.com). From the beginning of his career, which was started after a police officer told him he might want to learn to fight, he was known as an underdog. He took on the Olympics in 1960 at the age of 18 and won the gold medal. Yet being a gold medalist wouldn’t help persuade the public view of him as a serious contender for the
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” That's right it's me, Muhammad Ali the world's greatest boxer to have ever lived. I'm Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. or you can call me Muhammad Ali. My greatest achievement is becoming one of the world's greatest boxers. I was born January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. My mother is Odessa Grady Clay and my father is Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. I had only one brother and he was Rahman Ali. A few years later when I was 12 years old I had my bike stolen from me. I told a police officer and said “I want to beat up the person who stole my bike.” And he said “well you have to know how to fight before going out and doing it.” And he trained people to fight so he took me in under his wing and taught me
Let’s be honest, Most sports or all sports are dangerous, there is no doubt about it, But we’ve got to be honest Football is probably one of the or Is the most dangerous sport in the world. And Yes, I know there can other people saying, No! The hardest and toughest sport is hockey or golf. It’s a matter of opinion, but there is no doubt in my mind, that you can’t tell me and say, Football isn’t a dangerous sport? You're Just being a wimp or whatever. Being 100% Truthful football has killed athletes or just permanently damaged their bodies or just messed them up mentally. Do I hate football? No, I think the sport can be so entertaining to watch and you get so into you don’t really think about the players, you forget that they can hurt. And if you're a hardcore sports fan, your reaction will probably be like, “Get up, He didn’t hurt you too bad, Just walk it off.” And sometimes those people aren’t wrong, sometimes in other sports they get tapped on the shoulder and then they fall on the ground crying like they can’t even go with the game but next 3 minutes, they are perfectly fine, without any care, they just get up like nothing even happened. Maybe they are forced to do that, but that’s for another conversation.