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Sports are a very important aspect of an anthletes' life. They could be the deciding factor of someone going to college, or just to help a player not go crazy from their busy schedules of work and school. However, is it really worth it to play sports if an athlete is going to be labeled for the game they play?
The dumb jock perspective is always the first thought that comes to mind when thinking of male athletes. In movies that is all that is shown. The jock in high school is always good looking, plays the most important position, gets all the girls, but is dumb as a brick. In college and high school today that is not always true. Actually, athletes often times have to do better in school to stay on the team. There is a minimum GPA an athlete needs to play sports, and if they do not keep up their grades they will be kicked off the team. Guy athletes are always the top in school. Very often they get big heads just from being an athlete, but if their team is doing well you better watch out because their egos will be so big they will have to catch up to it from down the hall. In college athletics is important. It could be the deciding factor when picking a school, or watching sports. It is hard to keep up grades as an athlete because it is very common to have to miss class for games. Guy athletes are not always the dumb jock persona that is shown in Hollywood. They are not always the toughest guys, or the big bullies.
Women athletes today are stereotyped for anything they do. If they play softball, basketball, or rugby they are automaticall lesbian. Oh, and if they are a physical education majors, FORGET ABOUT IT!! Probably the biggest dykes you will ever meet. Out of all the stereotypes I have heard about women athletes not one of them is true. Yes, some girls do fit into some of the stereotypes for girls playing sports, but not every girl is going to be a big tough lesbian. Girls who play sports need to keep up their grades to stay on the team and pass their classes. They have to stay in shape for their seasons. They also have to be able to have a social life. Going to Cortland, a majority of people as Phys Ed majors, when you see a girl in sweats and a short sleeve shirt, what is the first thing that pops into your head? Either she is a Phys Ed major, she is an athlete, or she is gay. Why can't that girl who wore sweatpants just simply not have felt like getting dressed.
Making judgments towards people happens everyday. Everyone does it. Even athletes do it towards other athletes, male and female. Think before passing judgements. Being on a team is hard work, without all the stereotypes already included that come along with sports.