Stereotypes Of Extreme Athletes

Extreme sports are popular among the rising generation, as these spots satisfy the mind with the excitement, that the mind has thirst for. Extreme sports are sports that require the athletes to have special traits, including thrill-taking, and adventuring, which differentiate extreme sports from any other sport. Unlike regular athletes, extreme athletes have a "spark" that attract audiences to them; as they involve physical and mental characteristics in their game (Whiteside). To add on, extreme athletes are stereotyped in literature with "drug-like and risky behavior," which is different from what the studies show, as the studies show that extreme athletes are super cautious compared to other athletes (Collard and Oboeuf). However, the studies

Despite their negative traits, extreme sports, including skydiving, hiking, base jumping, and bull riding, are becoming more relevant to the current generation, as they satisfy the mind of youths with adrenaline, fulfill their thirst for excitement, and promote positive characteristics. Including the characteristics, extreme athletes are people who strive for excitement and challenges that can stimulate their brain enough to provide it with adrenaline. Extreme athletes prove to be individualistic; as Jim Bell, NBC olympic executive producer, said, “they are not some robotic athlete just showing up and winning a gold medal; They have got personality; they’ve got some spark (Whiteside),” which shows how extreme athletes draw the attention of their audiences because of their “spark.” According to Gambino, hybrid sports require the athlete to use their minds and muscles; as she said, “a hybrid sport demands the most of its

Because of their behavior, extreme athletes are described to be “blinded by their love of danger” by literature scholars (Luc and Oboeuf (40)). According to Luc and Oboeuf, extreme athletes are often characterized by “drug addicts and criminals” behavior, due to their extreme behavior in the environment of extreme sports. People who fight Bulls to sit on their backs for a long period of time, or fight gravity to have a five minutes of free-fall moment, have a high chance of injuries, as one of the parents of bull riders said; “it is not if you are gonna get hurt, it is when,” when he was talking about the possibility of injuries (Bliger). Moreover, these injuries are deadly serious; as Bliger said, “it took thirteen and a half hours of reconstructive surgery and five titanium plates to repair the damage, and Hedeman’s sense of smell and taste never returned,” when he was reciting the process of healing and consequences of the injuries if on bull-rider. According to a “twenty-five year study that used data from the professional Rodeo Cowboys Association,” Bull-riding injuries are serious; as they target important cites, including “ the head and face, the neck and back, the knees, and the shoulders,” which can cause serious consequences, such as paralyses