Credibility is an important characteristic to have. How credible you are means how trustworthy and reliable you are. I think my athletic trainer is credible. He is good at what he does and always knows how to help anyone who is injured so I trust he knows what he is doing. If he never knew what to do and could not help you he would not be a very credible athletic trainer. This shows that your actions can affect your credibility. I think Michael Phelps is a credible person when it comes to swimming. He was very successful though his credibility took a hit when he was pictured holding a marijuana pipe (Crouse).
Phelps was born to his parents, Fred and Debbie, on June 30, 1985 (JockBio: Michael Phelps Biography). He has two sisters, Whitney and Hilary (JackBio: Michael Phelps Biography). Both of them took up swimming when they were young and Michael followed in their footsteps (JackBio: Michael Phelps Biography). Phelps started competing and being involved with the U.S. swimming teams in 1999 (JackBio: Michael Phelps Biography). He competed in the Olympics representing the United States when he was just 15 years old (JackBio: Michael Phelps Biography). He started breaking world records and becoming known in the “swimming world” (JackBio: Michael Phelps Biography). Phelps was being compared to swimming greats and companies began wanting his endorsements (JackBio: Michael Phelps Biography). Then came the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Michael qualified for eight events and won gold in all eight events (JackBio: Michael Phelps Biography). President George W. Bush got to watch from the stands as Michael Phelps won his first race, the 400-meter individual medley, beating the world record. When Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly he was also “secur...
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... able to regain his credibility. Your actions show a lot, so we should make sure they are showing the good.
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...n Olympics. He will forever be on of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen even with all the racism that stood in his way.
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Jim Thorpe had an incredible life and impacted sports history forever. He had a very interesting and eventful life and it all started out by just working at home, he never had even played sports before. Before long he was in the Olympics, Professional Football and Baseball, and so much more. He was an all around athlete and he didn’t know for years. People loved Thorpe so much that after his death, they named many things after him and did lots of things to make sure he was remembered. Here’s his incredible story.
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The use of performance enhancing drugs improves the athletes’ performance; however, it may endanger the body’s natural mechanism. The body is an organism that is able to carry out its optimal function by how it is treated through the lifestyle, whether sedentary or active, nutritional habits, exercise and hygienic habits of the individual. These are altered by the use of drugs. Many athletes are oblivious to the reality of the grave effects of doping on the body and put themselves at risk for acquiring many potential illnesses, for example, “cardiovascular and liver disease, infertility in males and females and emotional instability – depression” (Maxwell et al., 2005). These reactions may be evident after prolonged use of drugs as athletes may become dependent. In contrast, enhancement drugs may “increase the athletes strength, speed, appetite and reduce fatigue” (Arnheim, & Prentice, 2002). These advantages add to the overwhelm...
Today, Jordan likes to spend time with his wife and three children Jeffrey Michael, Marcus James, and Jasmine Mickael. He also likes to stay fit and healthy by playing golf and exercising daily. Plus he is the out spoken owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and also the largest endorser for Nike. (McCallum 1) Even to this day young kids know who he is because of the basketball legacy he left behind. His logo is on every other kid’s clothes, its everywhere. But, you don’t just get that recognition automatically, you have to be able to show why you deserve it and Michael’s career and life as a whole deserve that recognition no doubt. (McCormick 41)
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Michael was born June 30,1985. He is the youngest of three. He was born and raised in Maryland. He is the son of Debbie and Michael Fred Phelps. He was swimming since the age of 7 he did this because he had an outlet of energy from his sister. By the time of age 10 he was already starting to hold records. He competed in his first Olympics at the age of 15. Every time he swims he breaks new records of his. He is an American swimmer that has 22 medals. He holds the all-time records for the most Olympic medals in swimming. He is the world record holder for 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley. Over the period of time he has won 77 medals in major international long-course competition. He has won 61 gold, 13 silver, and 3 bronze medals. He started the Michael Phelps foundation, which focuses on promoting people to swim and encourages a healthier lifestyle. He is a role model to many swimmers for all of the things that he has accomplished. He encourages new swimmers each and everyday. This is a brief biography of Michael
MICHAEL PHELPS, NICKNAMED MP, is the most decorated Olympian of all time. Competing in four Olympic Games,1 the American swimmer won 22 Olympic medals, including 18 gold! In 2000 at the Sydney Olympics, Phelps at the age of 15 was the youngest U.S. athlete in almost seven decades. In 2008 at the Beijing Olympics, Phelps
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In July 2013, the U.S Anti-Doping Agency announced that the world famous Tyson Gay had been tested positive for an unnamed drug. And there are many more athletes performing various types of sports who have been banned from that particular sport because of their intake of drugs in order to cheat and therefore this is why it is important for athletes to stay away from drugs as it is the main reason as to why their training and performance level drops immensely.
Michael Joseph Jackson was an African American male. He was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. His mother worked at sears part time. His father Joseph Jackson was a crane operator at the U.S Steel. Having been a guitarist, he molded his sons into a musical group in the early 1960's, when he discover their gifted talents for music. In the beginning the group only involved Michael's older brothers: Ito, Jermaine and Jackie. Michael joined his siblings when he was five years old, and became lead vocalist. They older brother Marlon join the group as well. They was known as the Jackson 5. Michael impressed audiences with his remarkable voice. He was a natural center of attention. He love to dance and sing and had a soulful expression. He was the focus of attention during the Jackson 5 performance.