Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • My Term Papers • Get Free Essays • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - Social Issues Pressure of Being an Athlete Pressure of Being an Athlete  Fans cheering in the stands, parents screaming their child’s name, while students cheer on their peers, all things you hear while at a one of the two major sporting events, basketball and football. What about those of us who play the sports that are placed in the shadow of these two, are we not physically capable of what basketball and football players do? Do we not deserve the same credit and kudos given to these athletes? While people always seem to talk about the pressure of not being a athlete, think about the pressure on those who play softball, tennis, and golf.. How many fans do you think we have at our games? Do you think we have at least one cheerleader there to support us? Of course, we have that faithful group of parents their to cheer us one, but its not like the feeling you have at a football game, where there is fifteen (15) cheerleaders, 200 fans, and dozens of t-shirts representing their particular school. As a member of a softball team I feel this pressure everytime I step on to the field and look into the stands to see only our faithful five or six parents.Out of the twelve (12) games we did play only one administrator attended, and for the rest of the season we played without any support. Bibliography: Word Count: 225
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