Today, I had a deep productive conversation with one of my student athlete friend about the life of an student athlete. I argued that student athlete does not put alot of effort towards their academic. My friend denied it and explained to me some of the responsibilities of an student athlete that I really wanted to share. Here are some of my thoughts after our conversation.
Most people connect a student athlete to having beneficial priorities. They think that professors grade them easier and expect less from them. They think that a student athlete can miss classes and turn in late homework without getting points taken off. The truth is, a student athlete is just a normal student who has an athletic skill that he/she practices. Imagine, how hard it would be to balance school work with social life plus another sport? I think that it is already pretty hard for me to balance my social life and school work. It is difficult to really understand the responsibilities of a student athlete without actually being one.And I think it implies to everything. We cannot really understand something without really actually being one. My friend told me that being a student athlete is not as easy and enjoyful as it looks. They sacrifice a lot to be able to compete in their sport. They have less freedom than other students and extra responsibilities on their shoulders.
I felt really sorry and bad for saying to my friend that they don't put as much effort towards academic as their sports. But, after our conversation, I got a new look towards them.And again, it showed that how stereotypes can form within people when someone doesn't really know about others.
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