The Stars Magic Johnson and Lary Bird

The Video about Larry Bird and Magic Johnson is one of the best videos i have seen all year. These two unique basketball players both played around the same time and both changed the game of basketball forever. Earvin Magic johnson went to michigan state where he played ball. He was a smart kid grew up in the city with his family with his brothers and sisters. He was hard nosed kid who practiced alot and already knew what he wanted to do in his life: Play Basketball. At the same time Larry bird was almost quite the same. Bird grew up with his family in a very small town and were very poor at the time. Things even got worse, his dad commited suicide when bird was at young age. The only thing Larry Bird knew what to do was to play basketball. He went to Indiana but soon found out that he didn't have the money to attend so he went Indiana State instead. Michigan state and Indiana State are two different places to play basketball. You have a power house team and then you have team that most likey wouldnt get in the NCAA tournemnt unless that had someone like Larry bird to change the course of the game. They were the top athletes in countryt and soon played on the USA dream team, and when they saw each other play they were shocked. Magic didn't know a white kid could play so well. They both made it to the NCAA championship against eachother. Michigan State won but it wouldnt be the last time they would see eachother. Bird went to the Celtics and Magic went to the Lakers. Two teams that were destined to play against each other in the finals. I really liked the video and i wish we could of watched the whole thing because I was drilled in and lost track of time.

Straight Outta LA

The Straight Outta LA Film was about the Oakland Raiders and how they impacted the city of Los Angeles. In The 80's you had gangs, Hip hop and then of course the The LA Raiders. The Oakland Raiders soon transfered to La to play in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It had Such a huge impact on the City that it created a new enviorment for the Team and the Raider's Fans. Ice Cub and Snoop dog were the narrators of the story and both described what it was like growing up in LA duiring this time. They both had a passion for their team. It was like if you wore Black and Silver you were representing for that city and for your self. Also the music senstation " rap " was growing and ice was Part of that growth in LA. He was soon in group Called NWA and feautured a hit song " straight outta Compton", describing how rough it really is in LA. The Black and Silver was the color of the 80's. It meant that you were nasty, tough and really just all a round hard nosed team. Every body wanted to be black and silver, some teams even tried it out. I really didn't know that all this happend and it was influential to the city of LA. I really liked the video and I hope in the future there are more like it.

Alive and Kicking Article Response

Alive and Kicking was one of the best articles I have read so far in my sport studies classes. This article was about young refugees from all over the world that moved from hard living conditions and violent societies to Clarkston, Georgia. This remarkable story would not have been possible without a young woman who guided the refugees to greatness. Luna, a Muslim from Jordan was a soccer coach who one day saw the refugees playing soccer in an apartment complex parking lot. Since then she went to that parking lot every day, at the same time to play soccer with them and learn about their devastating past. Luna Then decided that coaching them as a full soccer team would be a great thing for them. It was a rough road at the beginning and the other teams that they played were very discouraging and mean. It was also hard for the refugees because there were a lot of gangs around Clarkston; it wasn’t the nicest area in Atlanta. Yet, within two years her remarkable story went public and many organizations donated money and support to the team and things skyrocketed from there. The pinnacle of success and joy for Luna was when one of her players got accepted into a four year university to play soccer. She felt that she had succeeded and had a great impact these kids’ lives. In my own thoughts, I was very much moved and I wish that every coach were this committed to their players, families, and community.

Dare to Compete

As a class, we watched a short video about women in sport and about how women got into sports and started competing. In the beginning of the video, it explained that many men looked down upon women comepeting in an atheltic event because they thought that running and anything to do with athletics that it was to strenuous for women. It was suzanna Lenglen who was first womens athlete to be recognized. she was a French tennis player who drank from her flask and one time someone spiked her flask with water and she ended up losing that match. In then 1928 olympics there was anouther issue that was being played out. The women who ran the 800 meter race could barely do anyhthing afterwards so they thought it was to hard for women so they banned the 800 meter race for like another 30 years. Another big accomplishment in the history of womens sports is young lady name Gertrude Ederle who swam the english channel and also broke records. There were some sports though that where acceptable in the sporting world like golf, tennis, badminton and any less strenuating activities.






Suzanna Lenglen was the first women's sports star. She was a French tennis player that drank during her games and jumped around like she was in ballet. Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the English Channel. She beat all other records of the swim by using a "very" hard and tiring stroke that even a man couldn't pull off. She beat all the other records by 2 hours. The 1928 Olympics also slowed women's participation in sports. The runners after the 800 meter race were to exhausted and could not even stand anymore

This video was about women in sport and how and when they began to compete like the men. Back then exercise was considered too strenuous for women and was said that they could not compete in anything that the men do. In 1919 women earned the right to vote, but still couldn’t participate in athletics. Eventually women’s track and field olympics was created. In the 1928 Olympics 800 meter race women were allowed to compete, but all of the competitors became exhausted and laid out on the grass like dominos. Anyone would get tired after competing in an 800 meter race but because they were women it was a huge controversy. All nine of the women finished the race, three of the women medaled and they also set records. After this women could only run 100 meters at a time, and it was 32 years before they could run another 800 meter race. Women in sport was so looked down upon that the bicycle was said to even be too hard on a woman, worse than riding a horse. Some of the only socially acceptable ports were, tennis, golf, archery, and yachting. Women were only allowed to participate in sports where they could wear skirts and look lady like. Many things were interesting to me about this video. There were a lot of women that stood out back then. One being, Gertrude Ederle, she was the first woman to swim the English channel, and also the first person ever to swim it freestyle. She swam it in 14 hrs and 31 min, which broke the men’s record. Suzanne Lenglen was also a superstar. She would perform dance while playing tennis. She was very charismatic and set trends for many women. Suzanne had a very dramatic life and died at age 39. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and I am very thankful for what has come about for women and sport today.

Project Proposal

I am doing my project on The NFL lockout and the affect it has on people lives.

Position Paper 2

I am doing my position paper on The recruiting violations at Tennessee concerning with Bruce Pearl and Lane Kiffin.