Argument October 25, 2011 NASCAR Drivers Elite Athletes In 2011 Golden Tate, Detroit Lions wide receiver, tweeted that driving a car does not make someone athletic. In 2013 Donovan McNabb, retired NFL quarterback, made a comment that he did not consider Jimmie Johnson an athlete. The remarks were fueled when Jimmie Johnson, six-time champion in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, was nominated for Best Male Athlete at ESPN’s Espy Awards in 2011. Merriam-Webster defines an Athlete as a person who is trained or
Sports such as NASCAR may not seem violent during the race, but often after every race there is some confrontation that occurs due to negligent driving techniques by other drivers. An article titled “Sports, Violence and Society” outlines that violence in sports such as fighting on the field of play has often led to the mimicking of violence within society (Young, 2013). This could explain the incident that happened with NASCAR/Sprint car drive Tony Stewart when he struck Kevin Ward Jr. The accident
down the street one day with your friends, minding your own business when a police car pulls up next to you. As the car comes to a stop, a police officer rushes out with a gun in hand pointed at you. You are thrown to the ground, pinned under the officer, questioning what you did wrong. As you look around for help you realize that you have become the next victim of racial profiling. Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnic background to suspect someone of committing an offence. This problem has
leaving the barbershop, the driver noticed everything around the car illuminated in pulsing lights of red and blue. They were being pulled over. As one officer approached the driver-side, two others approached the passenger-side of their car. One officer demanded the driver’s identification, while the other two demanded everyone else put their hands out of the windows. Behind them the two patrol cars had turned into five, which turned into eight. Officers now had the car surrounded, as one officer
sport by young children or even older people thus encouraging participation. Watching the drivers perform in Formula 1 could also be a teaching aid to aspiring drivers in technique improvement . There are also video games available for consoles where fanatics can live vicariously through the drivers without any physical harm occurring or without experiencing the vast amounts of physical training which the drivers have to endure beforehand . On the other hand, the media coverage regarding the people
work or science? People generally fall into one of the two categories when explaining athleticism. Athletes are always looking for a competitive advantage in sports. Many athletes have turned to steroids and testosterone boosters to excel performance. Substance users have been labeled cheaters because they have an unfair advantage. Does having a naturally high testosterone level give an athlete a fair advantage? The article I chose, “Time to re-evaluate gender segregation in athletics?” by Bennett
“In recent years, scores of African Americans and Latinos, including prominent athletes, members of Congress, actors, lawyers, business leaders and even police officers, have experienced the humiliation of being stopped on the nation’s highways upon suspicion of a crime. Few white motorists can tell the same story.” (Bouie 2014). Most colored motorists have had this feeling at least once while driving. The article, "It's Been Proven: "Driving While Black" is a Real Thing" takes a look at incidents
NASCAR: Every Second Counts Helping Win From The Pits. By: Mark Appolloni: Introduction to the case: NASCAR, The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, is the largest approved body of motorsports in the United States. In 2006, after 15 years of working in NASCAR racing as an athletic director for HMS, Andy Papathanassiou (known as Papa) began searching for the next breakthrough to improve pit crew performances and times. His innovative techniques and determination had successfully
The Asian athlete are often seen as the model minority for their overly conforming attitudes towards American culture (Martin, 2015). The Asian athlete offers the image of the patriotic immigrant subject who asks little to nothing of the nation and praises the nation for the opportunities it presents (Joo, 2012). One example is found by Mayeda (1999) regarding Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo’s first year in the major league (1995), as the American sports media viewed him conforming entirely to American
The home team wins the race and passes the ball to their teammate. They settle the ball, gather their footing, and kick the ball at the goal. The goalie dives and misses the ball as it hits the back of the net. The team rushes toward each other celebrating the goal with a team hug. Club sports are just as entertaining as varsity sports yet most people don’t see it this way. This is only one of the multiple differences between varsity and club soccer. Most varsity athletes take for granted their