There was a time when many reporters were content to give just entertainment to the public. Cosell believed that sports needed to be changed. Richard Lapchick viewed Cosell as a seminal figure in the industry. “While people may have wanted the escape sports provided, they also needed to hear the principles he spoke about” (Shapiro, 1995). Some of Cosell’s former colleagues admired his ability to elevate any event he covered into a major story.
One of those former colleagues, Herb Granath, said that Cosell at one point was the most influential figure in all of sports. Granath worked with Cosell and others in the early days of “Monday Night Football”.
Although Cosell was known as being an aggressive sports broadcaster with a gusty and cocky
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Cosell was criticized by several people, but the best thing that he had on his side was the relationship with Mohammed Ali. Everything that Cosell did with Ali, nobody could ever be able to change the way we do news like him.
How Cosell changed the way we do news?
Howard Cosell changed the way we do news today because he was always looking for the best opportunities that were available for him. Terry O’Neil, former executive producer at NBC sports and executive with ABC News who began his broadcasting career as an ABC Sports researcher assigned to Howard Cosell, said that the changed made by Cosell was epic and cosmic.
“He’s the one guy who made it possible for the people who followed him to tell the truth. None of us could have made the attempt without him. Howard Cosell was the father of real journalism in televised sports" (Shapiro quoted O’Neil, 1995).
Cosell truly changed the way news was done in the sports industry. It wasn’t just his relationship with the athletes, but the way he spoke of them and how he always told it like it is. “I say it like it is!” is one of the most popular catchphrases that Cosell used throughout his career. The fact that he always told it like is it made the audience always wanting
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The New York Times said that “he tended to be loved and loathed for the same undisputed characteristics: his cocksure manner and his ebullient, unqualified immodesty” (Thomas, 1995). Cosell accepted this and let it fuel him to achieve a much better career. There are several sportscasters today who have felt the same way Cosell did when it came to the criticism of their on-air personalities like Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith.
How did Cosell change the way news was done:
Of course, Cosell left an everlasting impact on future sportscasters and the audiences that follow them. However, the biggest thing that he changed was his interaction with the big name athletes. Cosell rose to fame covering Cassius Clay. He was actually the first sportscaster to call Mohammad Ali by that name in an interview after a boxing match.
Cosell was a frequent victim for Ali’s one-liners. It is what made their relationship great. A converted Muslim, Mohammed Ali, and a Jewish sports reporter from Brooklyn, Howard Cosell, were not likely to have ever been talked about that much in the media, especially during those times. Cosell was always there to support Ali even when he refused to be inducted into the
Herb Brooks was an incredible leader. He was a coach with a vision, a vision that led a group of college kids to beat Russia, considered one of the greatest sports momen...
In the speech “What it takes to be number one” by Vince Lombardi convinces players that winning is the only option through the uses of diction, appeal and pathos/ethos, in hopes to win more. His purpose of the whole thing was to show what it takes to be number one through his perspective.This speech was a big eye opener to the players in the locker room because it was coming from a legend who played the sport and is very well- known for playing and coaching. The strong use of emotion throughout the the speech it's very
...orts. He set firsts for some things and re-iterated others. He is still a very large contributing influence in the football world today. He is currently a NFL analyzer. He is very smart and knowledgeable. But he didn't get to where he is now without struggle. Power and fame almost ruined him. Yet he was able to bounce back and use his experience to learn from and shape his future and create a positive outcome. He made it positive not only for himself but for others as well. He set his goals and was determined. One thing
Musial is not your “ideal” star. He didn’t marry Marilyn Monroe or hit in 56 straight games like Joe DiMaggio. Musial didn’t resemble youth like Willie Mays or tape-measure home runs like Mickey Mantle. Stan the Man preferred to be known for his coiled, wacky batting stance, his service in the military, never refusing an autograph, and his favorite saying “Whaddya say!” As Bob Costas said, “His excellence was a quiet excellence.”
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A man with class is willing to put themselves in other people’s shoes in order to sympathize with others. Jackie Robinson was an empathetic person as well as a select few in the league. An example of this is Hall of Fame first baseman Hank Greenberg in 1947 during a Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers game. Robinson had just got on first base and Greenberg said to him, “Don’t let them bring you down. You’re doing fine. Keep it up”. (Jackie Basebal Years) This is a prime example of how during Robinson’s career, Black American integration was evolving in sports and nationwide as well. A very memorable moment in the 1947 season was on May 13th, a game against the Cincinnati Reds where Jackie was getting a substantial amount of racial slurs thrown his way, when shortstop Pee Wee Reese faced the crowd and put his hand upon Jackie Robinsons back symbolizing acceptance from him and many other players as well. Russ Meyer, pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, stated, “Jackie Robinson was a class guy, he was a guinea pig, and he took a lot of stuff that a common, ordinary white guy would never have taken.” Robinson was a class act, and I believe Russ Meyer nails it on the head when he says “a common, ordinary white guy would never have taken”. I feel that none of us are ever going to be able to truly
In the film (A Jackie Robinson Story) Branch Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers at the time, tells Jackie that he does not want a player who is strong enough to fight back, but a player who is strong enough to not fight back. He wanted Jackie to focus solely on playing the game and not on what the fans had to say about him. Rickey also knew that Jackie would be strong enough to not fight back or get angry when the fans started yelling at him. I think that because Jackie was so strong in his character and stood up for himself and other people of color that he was very successful by the end of his career. Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish superstar, was highly respected among his fellow Jews however he was not accepted by Americans during this time. Although he was almost always ridiculed every time he stepped up to bat, Greenberg continued to pursue his dreams of being a Major League baseball player. As a Jew, Greenberg participated in many Jewish holidays and religious practices. Some of these practices were required for Greenberg to attend given his religion but because all other baseball players were not Jewish, or practicing the same Jewish holidays that he was, they would not have the conflict of dealing with said holidays. Sometimes baseball games and Jewish holidays would
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“Be more concerned with you character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” These words of John Wooden are just a few out of many wise quotes millions of people, not just athletes, are inspired by today and likely will continue to be inspired by for a very long time. Basketball fans and experts consider John Wooden as one of, if not, the greatest coaches of all time. Much of his success is a result of his beliefs and coaching system. Knowing the background of Coach Wooden’s playing and coaching career plays a significant role in understanding how he practiced his beliefs with his teams and how his philosophy and success intertwined to set a precedent for the remainder of collegiate basketball.
From the time he was a little boy, Jackie Robinson was a likeable individual who tried to better himself and society. He demonstrated traits of extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness, but not neuroticism. Robinson's array of traits allowed him to succeed in life and pave a path for future members of the African American race. As he once boldly put it, "The game had done so much for me, and I had done so much for it" (134).
Ali proved to be a strong-willed individual that did leave a huge impact on America, but what impact had increased as time continued and his faults have been somewhat forgotten. Those believing that Muhammad was more of a hero than Jackie Robinson most likely feel that Ali’s action of standing up against the United States government, when he was drafted, was an act of courage and bravery. The main reason why Ali didn 't wish to go to war in Vietnam was because he believed he shouldn 't be fighting for a country that ultimately didn 't support his own people within its own borders. Ali has developed into a figure of courage after the time that his happened. In the 1960s when this originally happened, Ali had more enemies as a result of his religious and social views and ideas than fans. Today we see that what he did may be considered heroic, but back when it actually occurred, Ali was seen as a nuisance to America. He was spreading word and influencing people to act against their own country in a time of war. Since Muhammad Ali’s retirement from boxing the course of time has faded criticism of Ali and left mostly just the positive parts of his life and career. As a society we’ve buried the controversial side of Ali’s existence in our minds and history simply remembers his greatness as an athlete. Robinson had an impact on
...th American sport) led the NBA to name the finals MVP award after him. Russell was also one of the most genuinely liked players around the league, mostly for how he respected the game and everyone who played it. Even in his fiercest rivalries, many of which involved Wilt Chamberlain, the other dominant big man in the game at the time. He never let what happened on the floor impact how he treated him off the floor, and vice versa. There have been countless documentaries and books written about him all of which express how well liked he was along with his tremendous success. To me, he is one the prime examples of a star player on and off the court. He never let his talent or popularity take away from the morals he learned as a child and kept them with him all along. A quality, which I believe, everyone wishes to carry in their lives, wherever their path may take them.
Although Jackie Robinson was not the best African-American baseball player of his time, his attitude and ability to handle racist harassment led the way for the rest of his race to play Major League Baseball, amongst other sports. Being accepted into professional sports also helped African-Americans become more easily accepted into other aspects of life. Jackie's impact in the world for the black population is enormous.
But Robinson's legacy was not made on boxing alone. He was one of the first African-American athletes to become a major star outside of sports. With his flashy pink Cadillac convertible and his Harlem nightclub, Sugar Ray was as much a part of the New York scene in the forties and fifties as the Copa and Sinatra.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. later known as Muhammad Ali, was a black boxer, and was proud of it. Many African Americans were ashamed of their color, but Ali was different. He was the first boxer to win the Heavyweight Championship 3 different times. He had a great personality and was liked by the people. During his life, he made big decisions that changed the course of his life completely. Muhammad Ali's journey through life was a great inspiration for African American people, but Ali himself deserves the admiration of everyone.