Standing at 5’ 5” with an athletic build and blonde hair, I may sound like plenty of other young women. I do not see myself as the average girl. I’ve never been catty, or acted like a drama queen. I love sports more than anything, and I’ll order a beer over a cosmo any day. I have always been an athlete. I can adjust quickly to almost any sport and although I may not particularly excel at each sport, I can still play and keep up.
Since sports are very high on my priority list, I'd be honored to write, or even report for ESPN someday. Still, I watch Sports Center only to wonder if I can actually keep up in the “man’s world of sports.” It frustrates me to be a sports fanatic and a female. Time after time, I hear the association of men and sports.
A waitress on a date asks, “are you enjoying the game?” I respond to the waitress, “he isn’t watching the game, I am.” Understandably, this mistake happens often.
I love sports and I am a girl. Get over it.
Sports are unpredictable, always changing, and if you understand them, sports can be debated. I have specific players I love, whether it’s football, basketball, and yes, even baseball. If my boys are playing, I have to watch.
For the most part, I don’t really pick sides. May the best team win, right? I love a good battle. When the Giants won the Super Bowl, to me, that was an incredible game.
I know when Sports Center is on the T.V. in my living room, my three roommates change the channel, end of story. This doesn’t mean all women are clueless about sports. And believe it or not, some women even know more about sports than some men!
The first time I got sent to the principal’s office was in fourth grade. I stole a football from a group of boys who said I couldn’t play with them because I was a girl. I ran away with the ball and when a boy came and tried to take it back, I bit him on the arm.
I guess I showed him.
My point is that boys are raised to think that not only are girls incapable of playing a sport with them, they are not allowed.
So maybe I can’t physically be a football player, but does that mean I'm incapable of understanding and enjoying the game just as much as a man?
I know I deserve a spot behind one of ESPN's desks someday. Look for me.
Disagree? Try me. I bite.
:) Just kidding.
2 comments:
Actually, us men are probably thinking something along the lines of, "if I run into this chick at full speed she is going to get knocked out, and then I'll look like an asshole". We're either thinking that or pondering which elbow we can brush against your ta-tas. Its true, its true!
You better find out who T.O is! :)
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