Athletic Ability

Why are some people more athletic than others? There could be many reasons explaining that, some athletes just come from a big family that are active in sports and are good at it, they are born with that great ability to make the sport look easy at first sight. Even though some people are very perseverant and practice a lot to make the best and finish accomplishing it. In my opinion having an athletic ability has both nature and nurture. I think this way because of the situation I live, both of my parents have never been good at sports, and neither my brothers are that good for the first instant. For some reason I find sports really easy and I am good at every sport I have tried, so in this case athletic ability is not connecting with nature. I have also seen that my cousin one year younger than me is great at swimming and both of her parents were great at swimming also, my uncle went to the Olympics once, and now my cousin is starting to train for the next Olympics and she is only 14. Genetics plays a lot in this example. So who knows exactly which of them is more accurate in athletic ability? Is it nature or is it nurture.

According to Darrell, "The nature verses nurture issues of sports is very controversial". His examples are based on real and excellent athletic people. As a nurture example he uses the great basketball siblings the Miller’s, if they are both at the same sport meaning they have the ability and the height too play the sport, in that case genetics is somehow connected with the athletic ability. Also genetics is passed by a parent to a son as Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. that are “probably the most famous father-son duo in baseball history, both big stars.” Darrell also thinks the opposite of the athletics ability. He also thinks that because of training in a good and way you can create a fabulous athlete. As a great soccer player called Laureano Ruiz says “that 80% of soccer can develop into great athletes with proper training. He also believes that reaching the top is a marathon, not a sprint. In order to develop your true potential, you must work as hard as you can, and commit every bit of your spare time training, striving to become a better player.” So according to Darrell based on his personal research and comments from many athletes, in this case nature and nurture are really important. I you are a great athlete it might because of your genes, but your still have to perfect and fix and tiny you may have.

In conclusion, my hypothesis or thought about the athletic ability was correct according to the research I looked at. Being a person good at sports does not make you skip you practice, practice will make you better, and realize the mistakes, because nobody is perfect. Every single athlete in the world is good because of their trainings even though some have an easier ability to understand and to get things quicker. I came to my conclusion that nature and nurture play a strong role in every athlete of the world.

Darrell, "Expert Football." nature vs Nurture in Sports. N.p., 2009. Web. 8 Sep 2010. <http://expertfootball.com/training/naturevsnurture.php