Accepted as long as I focus on the need to go to school and to the cultivation of a positive attitude has been proclaimed from the hill can remember, tops, but unfortunately only a few in the trenches was smitten.
Today is all about as "cool" or "hip". It is about presenting the right "image", such as the ability to impress the girls or to colleagues. It's about the team, about the coolest looking player on the basketball court or football pitch, the guy with the snazzy haircut orBraids, or gangster-style tattoo or fubu outfit or expensive Nike trainers, or gold chains or rings or hanging pants, or sports car.
Of course girls are not immune, they are tempted to do with "corruption" of good times, and pregnancy! But it is especially our young - the next generation of black men - who are in real time and in some cases deadly danger. It would be an exaggeration to say that sport can be seen as a new form of mental and physical slavery. But is it? It is probably true to sayBecause it is attractive and in connection with fame that exercise exerts a strong influence on youth and that in some respects his influence is insidious.
You say: Okay, we want the things in proper perspective. No point scare-mongering is not it? Finally, it is just a game. And we can really relieve the sport, what the media moguls, sports and fashion magnate houses? Assuming they have the power and influence, but not that we are those who like to buy theirProducts, their services and can use us?
As strong as the media, as seductive as the temptation of the immediate success of Nike sneakers or an NBA or NFL contract may seem, the reality is that most parents and children will be captivated by the hype or deceived by the lies. In other words, the choice is with us. And many of us have realized against the lure of the sport that one Michael Jordan, or Venus or Serena Williams, Tiger Woods or not taken aTo make whole generation.
To draw the overwhelming majority of young black men who rally to the call of the sports and fashion media are either basketball or football. Almost certainly this the "coolest" sport and the black presence is evident. The few players who are usually either because (their performance and the result are the two together), do it in the superstar league, the new symbol of success and have the role models of every young black man who lovesits opportunities and sees sports as a one way ticket out of the ghetto, in the classroom, or the boring life dictated by those of his parents' generation.
What I find particularly troubling is the manner in which the educational opportunities of many young black men is apparently kidnapped. Of course, recognize those who make it into the professional ranks the importance of a scholarship and a college degree. But the stories of cooked qualities and stars who can barely read and write are really aboutDismissed as fantasy.
But perhaps more important than this is the "easy believism" that his crippling or otherwise infect our community through our children. Hey, they say and think, you do not work too hard. Just play a little basketball. Do not worry about school. There is nothing wrong with practicing out that jump shot all day in the park homework? What is it?
Forget it, who needs type anyway? Thus, the Harlem Globetrotter skills to work, slam, dribble dunk,Give it does not, you drink your milk and Oreo cookies, and you think of the success of Michael Jordan's. No problem. You're gonna make it!
And my prayers are with you. But the reality is that you probably have a better chance of it to the White House and the appointment of an all-black cabinet as you walk, the next Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, or any of the other current top basketball -rated stars.
Get real.
And that's the problem, the cloud of unreality, whichcolor our thinking and our vision blinded. And if we do not wake up soon and may our collective blindness to banish our children to the ghetto with no career training, limited opportunities, on a train Going Nowhere Fast. And you do not have to think too hard about the usual course from here to drugs and the criminal justice system.
Most of us recognize and accept that the last two are tearing apart many communities and we speak regularly listen to individuals against cancerof crack, or the unwarranted number of black men behind bars. We recognize the right of "truths" as evidence that perhaps not all is right with our society. But the possibility that slip can educational standards and the promotion of a simple path to success today has a real curse of our children needs to be from the hills of our politicians, leaders of conscience or media personalities are trumpeted.
When they talk about it, then they areneed to whisper. Either that or I'm slowly deaf! Obviously, not all athletes are jocks, and it would be a disservice to the horrific situation, talented and ambitious among them, as some may find that most athletes are nothing more than children with too much money and too little sense of his own well say . While the stereotype remains, again largely popular because of media concentration and deception, is true to a great extent.
There are many young formed to articulate clear, too,conscious young male and female athletes who serve as positive role models for the next generation. However, it is unfortunate that interviews with such persons or real-time media representations of their lives before the court or the field only a few are quite rare. There is so much easier to concentrate on their sporting talents and to promote their star quality. After all, what sells tickets and increase the value of the individual to the promoter, owner, manager, coach, or televisionNetwork.
For all the positive qualities that can radiate a Michael Jordan, and for all the speed at which the selected individuals are catapulted onto the world stage and sometimes transformed overnight into American icons, like many of your sons or daughters do you really think, will always one have the opportunity to achieve the same success?
If your answer is one in a million, then they understand the harsh reality. The reality is that the media makes a relatively small player,Rise to the top. As with Hollywood, it's much easier to work with a single hero. The same formula is followed to some extent in the world of sport.
Written the script, the actors assembled to play only one athlete at a time when a leader or a superstar.
Is it any wonder then, that sport stars almost routinely "look to Hollywood, product endorsements or the music industry for the further development of their careers? But we give honor to whom honor is due.
There are somereal success stories out there. In most cases, the quiet and calm, to avoid media attention, and who will focus on their families, their careers and their future in this order is usually not the stuff made of legends. You will not find these people promoted in the media. And there are others who with stars, a certain celebrity by living and recovers up to the stereotype to make a success of their lives and their business accomplishments gone.
Magic Johnson is perhaps aSample. It was in the 7th November 1991 that the world of sport by the announcement that Magic had the HIV virus has been shaken. The news was a shock. That was at a time when many HIV was synonymous with a certain death. Now, a decade later, Magic is a major force in the economy with a reported 500 million U.S. dollars business portfolio.
Many municipalities are the richer for his efforts and nobody can take from these successes and the importance of these public acts of entrepreneurial spells.But I always wonder if such stories of success and material wealth, how much more could our stars and leaders to do by way of charter sponsorship scholarship or linking their names, talents and wealth, schools, colleges and universities face, after-school care programs, mentoring programs, summer camps, space camps, foreign language education systems, cultural exchanges, computers in schools, science and technology initiatives, hospitals, Clinics, adequate rental housing complex systems, libraries, urban renewal initiatives. The list is endless and would extend far beyond the black community.
But how can I know that they do not invest in such things? Just because we do not hear about it does not mean it is not? Right? Pardon the grammar, but the point is well made. Maybe they do everything, but nobody speaks. Finally, it is not what encourages the Bible mean when it speaks of humility andCan not be "left hand, right hand knows what it does? Well, how come we hear so much about the supposed wealth of individual stars and so little about the actions of "good".?
Truly, explains these good works is an effective way to be an example.
I mean, let's be realistic, if nobody knows what these people do, how can we expect to say "Hey, that his brother or sister is to focus on something positive, or to invest their time and money inBuilding community in our future, our schools, in learning? How can they serve as potent examples, if we see them in the role?
How?
The way I see it, until we are more visible examples of such investments in people and communities, we are only beginning to see all of our time. If we are to see these institutions and buildings that are constructed, which speak from the ashes of our decaying communities so until they are well aware, vocal and repeated statements of support for theBuild lasting institutions to help enhance the minds of our children and keep them healthy and in school then the success of Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, or can be taken as aimed not more than the generosity of a rich person can be easily threw his surplus cash in about blind imitation of other rich people.
Although not an athlete or media star is required to support public works, and they might very well invest their hard earned money elsewhere, orwasteful we live all know that some of the many initiatives to support that I have described above, and that they do so by privately established trusts or channels of investment.
The likes of Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Spike Lee and Whoopi Goldberg among others has long been associated with the positive though not always publicly beneficial purposes. Well, now the right time came to get out of the closet.
The point I make is that the dangers are so great thatwhat we now need to do is mount a public campaign to keep a public war against the apathy of our children and their acceptance of mediocre quality. As a star athlete and we need to say and show, by the way we walk, talk, and invest our money, that education is important. We must tell them that there is more to life than basketball or football, or overpriced trainers or MTV, or gangster rap or Hollywood or video games or fully loaded convertible sports car, or the latestPrison hand-me-down fashion, or ribbed condoms or gold chains, and refrigerator or heroin, cocaine or crack cocaine or alcohol or cigarettes or gang hit, or become pregnant at age fifteen, or a father before you re "old enough to drive a car, or recreation, prison, or tattoos, piercing or several, or even the "go cool too.
Whoa!
Is there anything that I do not want to get rid of it?
Or should I say that there is a natural link betweenThis litany of alleged negative and professional sports? The answer is of course not. The fact that some sectors of the media to make more, this association is tragic and dangerous.
The fact that many young people make the connection is dangerous. The only point I make is that in the balancing act of life, it seems that education and sustainable career development through the litany of physical and emotional goods some of which I have identified continue to be challengedabove.
But do not misunderstand me. It is not about to go back to how things were when President George Washington was (actually they were not so good then). Or go back to the fifties, when men were men and women were women (yeah right), or a period before drugs on the street and television to be invented yet. It's not about going back to a time when each child received perfect scores unreal, it was no fun, no sports, no soda, and all wore grayUniforms.
What it does is come together and decide what we want for our children. It's about a hard look at the reality of the world in which we live. It's about to be behind many of our children. It's about accepting that many of our young men and women of our children - - to lose on the "American Dream". Their minds and their bodies are weakened all energy. Commitment and effort will be replaced by the desireslightly, usually issued with little.
The dangers that lie from a continued focus on life as a journey down easy street on hand, though not so obvious how the attention of every politician held in the country. All parents and citizens with even a passing concern for the future should demand that something be done. More importantly, should any of us his perception of the children in our care for the children in our block, in our schools, our churches, mosques and synagogues inour boys and girls clubs, at local Y's, hanging out on street corners.
We should also look for all the others out there. Sports has its place in our society. Basketball, football and baseball, capture, along with many other sports, our collective attention. We are a nation of sports lovers. And that's all right. The combination of skill, artistry, rivalry, strategy, tactics, techniques, personalities and drama is interesting, sometimes exciting.
Sport caneven help himself to us through the week and give us something on which we pin our hopes (the fate of 'our' team) or, increasingly, the hope of our children. For many, the fascination is harmless for what is about Little League baseball or a friendly competition, my son or playing basketball is dangerous for a few hours several nights a week or after the fate of his favorite team or player from the television or fanzine?
The answer is nothing, so long as the fascination isand measured against the need to invest time in other creative pursuits and balanced especially in education. Learning must count for something today. Take a look at the efforts of other communities. Recent immigrants from India, Korea and other parts of Southeast Asia is the link to their future success in the classroom. Other communities would do well to take note.
If education is important, now it is even more important tomorrow.
So we have to give our children everyas possible. Accompany them on the game to greet their successes tend to test their minds and contribute occasionally interrupted them every possible support for the sport they can to themselves as individuals.
But we should also encourage them to keep an overview and a tendency for some of us to see ourselves in the role of the aspirant coaches, referees, or parents can have on a prospective superstar cast to resist.
Digest the fact that nine out of ten eitherYou nor your child will make it. Did I say nine times out of ten? Add a few zeros to the nine and you're closer to the real relationship between the dream and reality.
But even for very small minority who are particularly gifted or blessed, and who are determined to come hell or high water, to have to take into account the statistical challenge and make it into the front ranks of professional sports tier, which are still made the point:
Maximum effort and educational achievement are notnegotiable.
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