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LeBron James, Psychological and Ethical Moral Egoism

was receiving a congratulatory gift for his academic achievements, specifically, his 3.5 grade point average (Kansas City Star, 20...

Media Representation of Black Professional Athletes

openly voicing their dislike for the player. Some writers even speculated that a new Bonds record would only benefit the game beca...

Hurdles Faced by Female Athletes Over Forty

healthy levels of physical activity" (Coe PG). Under the category of physiological aspects, one might readily apply the ele...

Women and Hamstring Injuries

strains are graded 1 - 3, depending on the severity of the strain. "A grade 1 might consist of small micro tears in the muscle. A...

Heat Exhaustion Susceptibility of Athletes

it is oxygenated, picking up the oxygen molecules that the blood will carry to other areas of the body. The left ventricle sends ...

Women's Athletics, Success, and Motivation

motivation and success in regards to womens sports, it is first helpful to perceive these elements within an historical and cultur...

'Tikkun Olam' and Commitment of Jewish Athletes

World War II after the Japanese bombed military installations in Pearl Harbor. He volunteered for active duty in the Marine Corps...

Faith, Good Sportsmanship, and Goodwill Promoted by Jewish Athletes

a high school player, Mother would go over to the box... and drop some coins in the box... I asked what she was doing and she said...

Performers and Athletes Are Not Overpaid

attain great wealth and others have to struggle to get by? Chass (2002) relays the words of a teacher who believes that athletes ...

Arguing Against Compensation of Collegiate Athletes

attend (Vera). Finally, "some analysts believe student-athletes should receive payment because they do not receive a quality educ...

Injuries in Sports and Liability for College Campuses

Scholarships are typically awarded because of athletic ability, which strongly suggests that something is being offered by the col...

Society and What Salaries Reflect

10 years ago, the Christian Science Monitor, in covering an article about child care workers and the poverty-level wages they rece...

Violence and the Role Models of Professional Sports Figures

enjoy playing sports, to adults who love sports and perhaps dream of being a professional athlete, professional athletes serve as ...

Optimizing Athletic Performance Through Serious Regimens of Exercise and Nutrition

heart attacks are an unfortunate result of improperly planned and conducted exercise. Unfortunately, too many athletes resort to ...

Vegetarian Athletes/Nutritional Needs

products, such as eggs or milk, or plant sources of protein have to be combined so that their protein content is complementary, th...

Physiological Pros and Cons of High Altitude Athletic Training

In fifteen pages this paper examines the benefits and detriments to athletes who train in high altitudes in a pro and con discussi...

Secondary and High Schools' Emergency Plans

In six pages various emergency plans are examined at the secondary and high school levels and include athlete physical examination...

Women in Athletics

In nine pages a proposed study involving women participants in athletics is presented with the hypothesis being that in terms of a...

College Athletes and Their Preferential Treatment

In six pages this paper considers why college athletes receive preferential treatment. There is the inclusion of a bibliography....

College Sports and Gambling

In eleven pages this paper discusses college sports gambling issues as it affects the NCAA, teams, and athletes. Ten sources are ...

Sports Performance and Nutrition

a nutritional expert, had taken the "carbohydrate loading" to heart and were obtaining more than 70% of their calories from pasta ...

Asthma and Exercis

lives. This is unnecessary, since there are effective medications on the market, along with other training guidelines that can he...

Running Speed and Muscle Strength

In twenty two pages this paper examines a 50 meter sprint run by nonprofessional athletes and the connection increased speed of ru...

Muscular Massage and Russian Electro Stimulation

In five pages this paper discusses how athletes as well as nonathletes can benefit from the muscle massage known as Russian Electr...

Performance of Black Sprinters

In a literature review consisting of fifteen pages the thesis that physiological differences that are racially specific is present...

U.S. Major League Baseball and Desegregation

the United States and Canada. But it wasnt necessarily an amiable situation; far from it -- some white players refused to play aga...

Baseball's Color Barrier and Jackie Robinson

Astonishingly, he stole 40 bases and scored 113 runs (Olsen, 1974). From the beginning, Jackie Robinson proved himself not only ...

Role Models, Athletes, and Sports Violence

In five pages this paper discusses how athletes serve as role models to children in this discussion of violence in sports. Eight ...

Literature Review on Spondylolisthesis

In five pages this paper examines spondylolisthesis in this contemporary literature review with the condition as it affects adoles...

Childhood Heroes and Athletes

In five pages this research paper discusses the child idolatry of athletes and why this respect is sometimes misplaced in a consid...