A game of basketball, football, hockey, or baseball is a very important aspect of our society. Its important not because a player gets a goal, runs for a touch down or knocks out an opponent in the 12th round. Its important because the athletes in those sports shape how we see sports. They redefine what is possible. Not just only in the game, but in society. Jackie Robinson breaking down the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Muhammad Ali fighting for civil rights, protesting against the Vietnam war, while changing his religious views. The Soviet Union hockey team teaching us that there are always two sides to a story. The Oakland Raiders unknowingly changing the rap culture for ever. Michael Jordan redefining consumerism in the United Sates and world wide. These are just a few examples of athletes and sport teams changing society for bad and good. As Nelson Mandela once said....
“Sport has the power to change the world…it has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers.”
“Sport has the power to change the world…it has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers.”