Kayla McAlister is one of women's best rugby players of all time. She has been playing since she was little with her brother and now is aiming to emulate him. You would think she always loved rugby since she's been playing it for so long, but when she was younger she used to hide under her bed to avoid training with her father and her brother. This doesn't mean she hated practicing or even hated the game rugby, but she didn't like practicing much.
McAlister is now wanting to set her goals to going to the Olympics and winning gold. Her dad, Charlie, former rugby league professional who played in England and Australia, that spotted New Zealand's Go4Gold campaign to lure young women players to the sevens ranks with the Olympics in mind, with this he gave his daughter a nudge to follow in her family's rugby roots.
The rugby star recalls, "I was terrible when I was younger," she admits. "Luke was a bit older than me so he and Dad were always out training.Dad would try to get me to train with them but I didn't want to. I wanted to hang out with my friends and that would have taken me away from my friends. So I tried to get out of it however I could, like hiding under my bed so they wouldn't find me."
It is interesting how this star wasn't really into this sport at the beginning, but now she wants to go to the Olympics and everything.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
LA Clippers Owner a Racist?
Most people have been talking about the LA Clippers owner,Donald Sterling, and how he made racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend. Donald Sterling said, "Don't bring black people to my games." These remarks are making the NBA investigate Sterling.
One of the NBA spokesman made a comment about this situation saying the comments made by Sterling were "disturbing and offensive." If an NBA spokesman thinks this about these comments, what will the people investigating this situation think?
Many people like Michael Jordan are saying things like, "I will never go to a Clippers game as long as Donald Sterling is the owner." He also said Sterling's comments were "a black eye for the NBA" and that he felt bad that friends such as Doc Rivers and Clippers point guard Chris Paul who work for Sterling. You would think that Sterling would know better than to make these comments, but he still makes them thinking he's above the situation because of his money. Many people won't be going to a Clippers game because of the owner and are following Michael Jordan's opinion.
Another comment was made by the former Clipper's guard, Baron Davis, wrote on his Twitter saying that this discrimination has been going on for a long time. It's interesting how no one has reported these remarks if they have been going on for a long time. People are thinking too highly of him because he has a lot of money. They tend to believe that the more money a person has the more you can get away with. This makes you think: is there really any justice in the world?
"LA Clippers Owner Allegedly Says: 'Don't Bring Black People to My Games." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 26 Apr. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
One of the NBA spokesman made a comment about this situation saying the comments made by Sterling were "disturbing and offensive." If an NBA spokesman thinks this about these comments, what will the people investigating this situation think?
Many people like Michael Jordan are saying things like, "I will never go to a Clippers game as long as Donald Sterling is the owner." He also said Sterling's comments were "a black eye for the NBA" and that he felt bad that friends such as Doc Rivers and Clippers point guard Chris Paul who work for Sterling. You would think that Sterling would know better than to make these comments, but he still makes them thinking he's above the situation because of his money. Many people won't be going to a Clippers game because of the owner and are following Michael Jordan's opinion.
Another comment was made by the former Clipper's guard, Baron Davis, wrote on his Twitter saying that this discrimination has been going on for a long time. It's interesting how no one has reported these remarks if they have been going on for a long time. People are thinking too highly of him because he has a lot of money. They tend to believe that the more money a person has the more you can get away with. This makes you think: is there really any justice in the world?
"LA Clippers Owner Allegedly Says: 'Don't Bring Black People to My Games." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 26 Apr. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
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