Top Five Sports Myths
You might say that in the age of internet, how can it be possible for myths to still exist. Despite the widespread access to information through tech gadgets such as smartphones and computers, you would think that myths won’t have a standing chance. But they do! If you’re a sports fan or a sports person yourself, you will be surprised at the following five sports myths that a lot of people still believe.
1. Athletes are overpaid.
Sure, there are some athletes like Tiger Woods and Roger Federer that charge exorbitant yearly fees in the range of tens of millions but they’re outliers. The majority of people that have dedicated their professional lives to sports don’t earn a lot. As a matter of fact, a lot of athletes work a second job to be able to pay to be in sports.
2. College athletes are provided full scholarships.
This maybe true if you belong to the ninety-ninth percentile, you’re not guaranteed a full scholarship covering all four years of your tuition. Even those that get the so-called full scholarship, have to pay for their books, living and food costs as well as sports gear. Again, college athletes are forced to work besides putting long hours into training to be able to pay for these expenses.
3. Sports figures are either heroes or villains.
When sports figures are written about in the news media, they’re pigeonholed into extreme types, a hero or a villain. Oftentimes, what’s written about them lacks depth, chase sensationalism, and don’t provide the full picture. Moreover, sports figures have no privacy so that if an ordinary person makes a mistake in his life his life doesn’t get put on display but when a popular sports personality does the same thing suddenly he is disgraced. In other words, sports figures live their lives under a lot of scrutiny and celebrity gossip magazines love rumours of their notoriety.
4. Gatorade-like drinks are essential to hydration during sports.
Firstly, whatever happened to drinking good old water? No, your hydrations don’t have be colorful and they don’t need to have fancy nutrients in them. Just drink plenty of water and you’ll be good to go. Sports drinks that contain electrolytes may serve well for those training for longer than sixty minutes at a stretch and are worried about the essential mineral levels in their bodies. This doesn’t mean that you should completely give up water and switch to Gatorade-like drinks.
5. College sports are covered when they suffer injuries.
Contrary to popular belief, college athletes are not provided with health insurance or extended healthcare. If a college athlete sustains career-ending injury, he will have to rely on his personal medical insurance to cover costs. They would also have to find an alternative career path now that they’re physically unable to continue playing sports.
