Essays on Sports

Sport is regarded as a universal marvel, evolving from a pure leisure form to now being viewed as a fundamental part of the “social and cultural fabric… focusing on social issues, generating economic growth and changing the perceptions of the modern world”. Whilst, development in...

11 times world champion. 9 times Olympic champion. 4 times laureus world sportsman of the year. The jamacain superstar Usain Bolt has become a household name and global icon who has come up the ranks to be undoubtably one of thee greatest athletes of track...

Usain Bolt is factually the fastest sprinter in the world, of the human race that is. Many people have analyzed his running speeds in relation to physiology and training factors but in the articles I focused on, they performed the math behind it. These articles...

In this essay, I’m going to be talking about the legacy of Kobe Bryant. I will give you the information about Kobe’s life on and off the court. I will also tell you about Kobe’s early life, his NBA career. Some of you may know...

A chosen few in the games world are so notable to pass by one name. Kobe was one of them. Kobe Bryant was one of nine killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday at 41 years of age. He deserts an inheritance...

Experiencing childhood in Philadelphia, I can recall precisely where I was the first occasion when I heard Kobe Bryant’s name. It was the latest day of a mid year ball camp and the chief welcomed a bunch of the nearby secondary school stars to play...

‘That was wrong,’ he said.’I am a maniacal worker, and if you’re not working as hard as I am, I am going to let you know about it. That’s why Shaq and I still have a good relationship: He knows I have zero fear of...

A compelling phenomenon happened in American history that awesome day in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics, when Jesse Owens won four gold medals. This achievement, along with others that he had in his life, were very inspiring and contributed to how fast Jesse rose to...

Who was Jesse Owens? Jesse Owens was an African-American man who had a burning passion for the sport Track and Field and became a four gold medal winning Olympian in the year of 1936. You wouldn’t ever think a man like him, who grew up...

Jesse Owens was born on September 12 in 1913. He grew up in Oakville, Alabama with his two parents Henry Owens and Emma Owens. He was sick as a child and his parents couldn’t really afford a doctor when Jesse had pneumonia. Besides, the people...

James Charles Owens, famously known as Jesse Owens did not live an easy life. Born in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913, he was the son of a sharecropper and a farmer who rented land. During his early years Jesse was small, too frail to...

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” This is a quote from an amazing inspirational African American athlete, Jesse Owens. Some of you may have known about Jesse...

When someone says ‘martial arts’, one of the first things that often come to mind for many are the movies starring Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee or perhaps The Karate Kid. These movies may be a great introduction to martial arts, but there is so...

Get to know Chess Chess or more renowned as “Shatranjh” in many parts of the world, is one of the ancient games and now a globally recognized and a very famous board game. It can be defined as, “A board game played between two challengers...

Chess may be a game that one played in their childhood that has made them the successful mind they are today, but they’d have the slightest clue. When thinking about increasing children’s intellectual development all across America, including chess in the school system seems all...

By the time I graduated from middle school, I was the only one who played chess competitively at my school. The other kids who I had enjoyed friendly games with, or who I had competed against in tournaments, had all drifted off to other activities...

The book The Blind Side by Michael Lewis is a book about whose life started with tragedy and ended up having a great turn of events in his life. Michael Oher a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for...

Shyness in children can be linked to low Self-esteem which could either be inherited from shy parents or picked up. And this, if not worked on early could be a stigma. Although psychological, it restrains its subject from the ability to do or say what...

Track and field may seem like it’s boring and a waste of time. No one really wants to sit around in the hot sun just watching random people run as fast as possible. Believe me that no one will intentionally put themselves in this position....