Striving in sports
Sport is a place for losers, is what I used to hear back in my hometown 15 years ago. If you are the kind to strive, choose a profession worth the price and effort, sports was clearly not even in the options. Back then if I had to strive to stick to sports, what would a female have to go through? Could she even think about it?
Many ask me why do I pull topics from the graveyard, but they fail to notice that many who are shining like stars once in their lifetime had to go through the struggle which is luckily now considered as a graveyard topic. However, many would agree that even now many people, male, female, or transgenders, are having to struggle when they choose sports as their profession.
Yes, the stigmatized topic is no more so, but the stain hasn't gone yet. Sports is still a choice not many can take easily. Sports is still a choice that is thought against several times before attempting to actually be in it.
Today is International Women's Day, Women have come across more hurdles than one can imagine. It is true that their struggle is incomparable. In this light, even transgenders are still struggling for the light and hope, while some are still being diverted. Who doesn't like to sit idly and enjoy life? Only a very few intend to accept the battles while making their way out of it.
If I start to mention the many prolific players, it will surely amaze the paused mind. The generations have changed, and more hard-working jobs make their way in our life. If we choose to take it the easy way, it wouldn't be wrong but if the easy way is not what we dream to be, what is the purpose of choosing it?
Rocketing over the hurdles, we shuffle and choose to become what we earnestly yearn for, therefore choosing wisely is all that we can learn. If you like sports, you better know what you are choosing.
As a male sportsmen we never really took notice of how women sport struggled for recognition and you are right in what you are saying.
Yes, very much true.
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Women's sport is starting to get more recognition in recent years, but it certainly has a long way to go.
Sport is quite different than many other potential careers though, as to make it you require underlying talent and lots of it and then you need to work hard at it and still you might not make it, in fact the vast majority do not make it in sport and play as a pastime in the end and need a second job.
Yes, very much true. The women's sports team has a long way to go to reach a good amount of attention. Many do not understand the real power of sports, primarily talents struggle to get recognition.
The Matildas are Australia's national football team and are gaining recognition and seen more favourably than our male team. They're seen as heroes for the younger women especially because their onfield performance and it is good to see.
Also have a National rugby league women's competition as well as Australian Rules Football which is huge.
Nice food for thoughts.
On my part, I remember how my parents would flog me if I dare prioritize playing football. They made me feel football (sports) was for the illiterates. Growing up, I have discovered how untrue those beliefs were.
It must be really hard for the women when we talk about sports participation. However, I'm using this medium to celebrate all the women in sports.
Yes, very much true. That was a common thing back in the day. Now, it hasn't changed much yet but some families are less restrictive on it now.
Yeah. Some families with parents that have been exposed don't think that way anymore.
It's tough for women athletes, that's for sure. A female member of my family was at one time considered to be one of the best players in the nation and was actually featured in newspapers alongside Jason Kidd as "the next best players in basketball" when they were both in college. My family member played pro in 4 different countries including the USA and made very little money to the point where it wasn't really worth pursuing anymore. Thankfully she bounced back and is very successful today, just not in basketball.
I think that unfortunately women need to face that their sporting future is likely to be one of getting to go to college for free or the Olympics and that is kind of where it ends. There just isn't enough interest in professional women's sports for the most part.