Have you ever played soccer? For those of you that don’t know Alex Morgan has been going through an amazing life so far. I’ve been her fan for about two years and I’ve been learning about her daily life. The next time you see the USA women’s soccer play and u see Alex Morgan on the screen you may know she is going to have the team win the championship. So, today I will talk about Alex’s career, her childhood, and finally her teams. Let’s start taking about her career. Alex Morgan was on a track to complete her undergraduate degree from the University of California in political economy of industrical societies in 2010 placed. She had wanted to become a soccer player so she studied sports medicine in her years in collage, until she became what she wanted. …show more content…
Alex is an American soccer player Olympic gold medalist. She also took a championship win for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2008. Her goal against England was her 50th goal of her international career while becoming the 10th WNT player reaching the Mile Stone. Now let’s talk about Alex Morgan’s childhood. This was when she was in her early ages. She was born on July 2, 1989 in San Diamas California, she had grew up in that city with 4 of her family members which are her parents and the other two are her sisters, her sisters names are Jerry and Jury. Her parents name are Micheal T. Morgan and Pamela S. Morgan. Next I will talk about her teenage years of her childhood. She was a multisport athlete growing up, but she didn’t start playing organized soccer until she was 14 years old. She attended Diamond Bar High School, where she was named as the NSCAA all American. After her High School years she went to the University of California as u all may know. Also where she led the Golden Bears to the NCAA Tournament in each of her 4
I’m sure some people have never really taken a closer look in the extraordinary world of softball. I'm certain that not too many people have gotten to know who invented softball,how you play,ruled or maybe what is the ball made of. In these few pages you can take a better look into the world of softball.
Joe DiMaggio only struck out 13 times out of 541 at bats in the season where he hit his 56 game hitting streak! You may heard of him because he hold one of the most unbeatable records. JOe was “the man” and a big time celebrity in his era. Joe is considered one of the best ballplayer in all of America’s pastime. He is also considered one of the most consistent hitters ever. I’m going to talk about Joe DiMaggio today. I’m going to answer and talk about, what made him want to do baseball, his “streak” and him on the Yankees, and the impact he left on the US. Joltin Joe took the whole world by awe, and hopefully you too.
In 1991 there was so little media interest in the event, almost no one even knew the United States had a team, and even less people knew that the United States won. Eight years later, “tickets sales reached 388,000,” more than triple the amount of sales in the 1995 Women’s World Cup (Longman). FIFA was depending on this World Cup to gain popularity, they needed more interest to spark people to play. If the United States had not won, it was predicted that not many in the suburban would not have much interest in soccer. Millions of young girls across the United States came to this event. After the World Cup it “will celebrate the explosive growth of soccer for women in the United States, where 7.5 million female players are registered, according to a recent survey by the Soccer Industry Council of America, a trade group. In suburbia, where the game flourishes, girls' soccer has become as popular as sport utility vehicles” (Longman). This World Cup team changed the perspective that soccer was only for males. “‘ We're fighting the myths and prejudices that women's soccer felt in the U.S. in the 70's,'' said Andrea Rodebaugh… 'That there are sports for boys and sports for girls and that soccer is not for girls, not feminine’” (Longman). This team changed the lives for many girls. The team gave little girls hope and faith they could make it in soccer. This team made them believe they could follow their passions.
Hope Amelia Solo was born on the 30th of July in 1981 in Richland, Washington. As a young child, she was a forward for a soccer team and showed amazing potential at a young age. She scored 109 goals while in this position and was peerless. Her real career did not start until her high school years which led to her being named an All-American twice by Parade magazine. Her college accomplishments led to her being named to the 2004 Olympic team (“Hope” 1). Hope attended the Univeristy of Washington for all four years of her college career. While in college, she earned NSCAA All-American honors in her last three years. During her time spent playing for the Washington Huskies, she moved to the goalie position where her career soon took off (“Hope” 1). Hope had not considered this position before beca...
Diana is an excellent illustration of the many struggles of women to find a place for themselves in sports. On an individual level, defying societal stereotypes is extremely difficult. The buriers that the first person must overcome are often extreme. However once the first person breaks down those buriers, it becomes increasingly easier for others to follow in their footsteps. Diana's struggle demonstrates both how far women have come and how far women still have to go.
Nelly Torres will be my interviewee this afternoon. She is a sports journalist who has lots of stories about athletes, and live games and has been in this industry without her bachelors degree. But this year she got accepted to Post University and will begin her journey on December 2016. The past 10 years she has been researching which career in journalism is the best fit for her, as well as finding which university will help advance at becoming an experience and well educated sports journalist. She will receive her bachelors degree in journalism and
She had not had a huge start to her career. She started her career working at the local sports radio station called WIP and then, later on, she started hosting at CN8. Not only that, she is also known as a producer, she has already hosted the inside Golf Show on CSN and is also an on-air persona at Comcast SportsNet. As of now, she works as a host at the NFL Networks based in Philadelphia. She has received a lot of appreciation for her work however, she has not received any award for it till now but looking at her work, we can say that any award might be awaiting her in the near future. Adding to her property, she has bought an expensive car as well and she seems to be active on some non-profitable organizations
Mercedes Pacheco is the youngest member of a group of family-oriented athletes. Athletics are nothing rare in the Pacheco family; from her father who swam for the Lobos, to her brother, Nathanael, who played soccer at Gonzaga. Mercedes herself entered into the athletic world at a young age, however, her first sport wasn’t the sport that she stuck with. At a young age, she started as a dancer and gymnast without giving any attention to other sports. It was in 8th grade though that she had the opportunity to try out for sports and so she gave volleyball a chance. She fell in love with the game, quit dance and gymnastics and “from then on, it’s just been volleyball.”
Shaun’s six years of hard work, he became a pro snowboarder at the age 13.
Good morning/ afternoon Mr. Hall and class today I will be giving you information on Ian Thorpe’s career. Ian Janes Thorpe the son of ken and Margret Thorpe was born on October 13, 1982 in Milperra, a suburb south west of Sydney in Australian. Ian Thorpe was the youngest in the family of 2 children and attended East hills boy’s technology high school, his parents encouraged him and his sister follow the interest in swimming. Although Ian was allergic to chlorine he still succeeded in swimming career by learning to swim with his head out of the water. Ian first began his swimming career in 1994 in the New south wales short Course age championship and came out with 9 gold medals.At the age of 12 Ian had competed in about 13 events at the state
Hamm has been one of the individual most responsible for spreading the popularity of women’s soccer in the united states (“Hamm, Mia” 34). Mia Hamm played forward on the national team as well as on her college team at North Carolina. Playing forward, she starred on the U.S national team that won the world cup championship in 1991 and in 1999 and the Olympic gold medal in 1996 and in 2004 (“Mia Hamm”). She was the first international star of the game (“Mia Hamm”). Mia Hamm was also very popular when she first became a star of the international team because of her beauty and her contract with Nike. Hamm's talent, good looks and an endorsement deal with Nike combined to make her a familiar face and a popular sports idol (“1999 National Event Wrap-Up”). Mia Hamm showed the twenty-first century how women soccer is played.
Jess, an Indian, English woman with a talent for football, faced with a choice of whether to be herself or disobey her parents. Accepted in an all women's football club, Jess has to overcome obstacles that block her from her goal of playing professional football, such as her family, gender discrimination and cultural and generational differences.
“Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala, up for the layup! Oh! Blocked by James! LeBron James with the rejection!” These were the words spoken by ESPN’s Mike Breen during Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, describing one of the best defensive plays in NBA history. Hello, I am Steven Lai, and we are here today to celebrate LeBron James. We celebrate him because he is one of the greatest basketball players on the court and off the court. As a huge LeBron fan, I can tell you all why we are here to celebrate him. To celebrate LeBron James, I will talk about his accomplishments in the NBA, his social activism, and his charitable acts.
The sport of soccer has overcome many changes through the years. In particular, women’s soccer compared to men’s soccer has gained much notoriety. The widespread knowledge of soccer has spread throughout numerous countries. Soccer began as primarily a men’s sport, but today soccer is considered a sport that both genders participate in. Women’s soccer has changed dramatically over the years with the increase in popularity as well as new style and rules of the game.
The intended outcome of my research is to demonstrate that Professional Woman’s Soccer is not afforded the same opportunities or prestige as Professional Men’s Soccer. I intend to demonstrate this by researching the following key areas; the comparative success of each team, difference in pay, difference in how the games are played, a comparison of how many games are played each season and an insight into how the two sports are portrayed and covered by the media. The two team being researched throughout are the Liverpool Football Club, the men’s team, and the Liverpool Ladies Football Club, the woman’s team.