Serena has never let any problem or injury stop her from being the best, which helped her in her professional career. At the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Serena won gold with Venus in the Women's Double. She has over 100 career wins in singles, doubles, and teams including 4 olympic gold medals. She also has 22 singles and 14 doubles titles and 23 Grand Slam events. Besides being a professional tennis player, she is also an aspiring actress. She made two appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and presented awards on ESPN’s Espy Awards, the MTV Music Awards and the Teen Choice Awards. On television she has played roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Division, and the Street Time. She has also done an TV series, My Wife
Alexander Majors was born on October 4, 1814, in Simpson County, Kentucky. At the age of five, after he moved to Missouri, his mother was damaged in a fall. In a few days, she died, because of the injury.
D. Looking past what one looks like/ wearing, and evaluate the soul before a piece of clothing
She visited the mountains, touring the u.s embassy, meeting local reporters and chatting with korean college students.Kim plans on applying to colleges after finishing high school this spring and knows the next phase of her life with or without an olympic medal. Her future plans will eventually show other people that the American Dream can really happen. Kim is now backed by many big-name olympic brands : visa, samsung and oakley. She is a very influential person in such a good way. For that reason she has lots of fans supporting her in what she loves to do and surprise them at every
The Williams sister’s have had to suffer under the oppression of the lily white sport of tennis. Throughout Serena’s very successful career there have been multiple cases where one of the judges, either a line judge or a head umpire, have cost her a championship based on the calls that they have made. In 2004, Mariana Alves, cost Serena a trip to the championship game after making five bad calls in a row in favor of Serena’s opponent. As
Serena Williams, along with her sister Venus, took part in the famous reality TV series called "Venus and Serena: For Real."
The movie Varsity Blues is riddled with sports related injuries. The audience is shown the dangers of playing while injured, as well as the consequences of the immense pressure put on student athletes. In almost all cases of injury in the movie, the treatment of these injuries is carried out entirely wrong. While watching the movie, the audience sees injuries ranging from torn ligaments and muscle strains to a broken nose, a concussion, and dehydration.
In the 2000 Sydney Games, she pitched the USA team to a victory over Australia and the gold medal game against Japan. While in the olympics, she established an Olympic single-game strikeout record with 25 in a round robin game. In 2004, not only was the the best pitcher but she was the best hitter on the USA team with a .545 batting average. For the 2004 games she pitched the final out for a 5-1 win against Australia and the title of another gold medal. Later she was chosen to play in the 2008 Beijing games where they received a silver medal. Away from the USA Olympic Team she was apart of the Pro-Fastpitch X-treme tour. In 1999 she was named the USA/ASA Softball Athlete of the Year.
“Ways of the world” is among the most innovative books that encompass the world history. The book is written by Author Robert W.Strayer. He highlights the Greek culture giving some solid reasons why most Mediterranean world adopted the Greek culture that influenced them for a long time.
Over the past couple years, female soccer players are starting to increase and now account for 10% of the 265 million active players in the world.1 With the higher percentage of female soccer players comes the greater risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. It is reported that the ACL injury rate is up to six times higher in female players than in males.1 Previous studies have shown that there is no difference in offensive and defensive players or between goalkeepers and other players, but there might be a connection between pressing and contact and non-contact injuries.1 The purpose of this study was to “identify the most common type of situation associated with ACL injury in female soccer players.”1 The
One of the reasons why the rate of injury was higher on the synthetic turf than grass was because the synthetic turf had higher traction and those studies recommend to wear different cleats for each type of field. According to sportsinjury.com, scientists found that players did have increased injury when they played football on artificial turf than natural grass but they did not find the same results for
Serena Williams is the number one women’s tennis player in the world. Her outstanding skills have earned her 50 million dollars through just prizes; that is more than any other athlete in the world (“Serena Williams Fast Facts”). Her fast reflexes, amazing skills, and outgoing personality have made her known as a powerful woman and an inspiration to many young girls. This African-American woman is almost six feet tall and is made of steel. With her long, muscular legs and her quick arms, no wonder she is number one!
Black excellence; a term that is possibly defined as the recognition and celebration of the successes of the black community. Lacking from the definition is the idea that black excellence cannot be achieved without understanding its relation to apparent racist perpetrations. In the essay entitled “The Meaning of Serena Williams”, author Claudia Rankine states, “the notable difference between black excellence and white excellence is white excellence is achieved without having to battle racism. Imagine.” The prevalent absurdity exuded by this statement is the unfortunate reality we now inhabit.
Black excellence; a term possibly defined as the recognition and celebration of the successes of the black community. Lacking from the definition is the idea that black excellence cannot be achieved without understanding its relation to apparent racist perpetrations. In an essay discussing Serena Williams, entitled “The Meaning of Serena Williams”, by Claudia Rankine, she states, “the notable difference between black excellence and white excellence is white excellence is achieved without having to battle racism. Imagine.” The prevalent absurdity exuded by this statement is the unfortunate reality we now inhabit.
Experimenting with sex, drugs and alcohol are common occurrences among adolescents. Among all illicit drugs, marijuana remains the most popular among teenagers. The legalization of medical marijuana in many states and the District of Columbia and the legalization of recreational marijuana for those aged 21 and older have resulted in major changes in the access to and availability of marijuana in today’s society. Marijuana is used for a variety of medical conditions in many of these states as well. In addition, many states have decriminalized the recreational use of marijuana with reduced criminal penalties resulting in misdemeanors or civil infractions where it used to result in felony convictions. The perceived reduced risk of harm seen
Injuries play a big role in an athlete's career and his or her overall health, although minor injuries are often nothing to worry about they can lead to something serious especially if the injury is repeatedly being aggravated. scrapes, cuts, bruises, and broken bones are all things to worry about. When a player is injured he or she is losing play time and money and why risk this when there is small but giant steps that can be taken to prevent injuries. But brain injuries are something much more serious even if the player says not to worry because something worse than losing playtime is losing your life. Albert C. hergenroeder has written an article on preventing sports injuries, he says that there are 3 million sports injuries among kids around