Being a man involve playing sport, working hard, being the tough guy. So when guys are young their parents tell them to play sport, or join the Boy Scout. So they can be tough and strong. Parents do these things because they want their children to be strong, and they can face any kind of obstacles they come across. This are all example of growing up from boy to man. I am disagreeing with him, when he said“just as high-school basketball teaches you how to be a poor loser.” Being in a basketball team or any other sport don’t makes anybody loser, it teach them discipline, how to behave. It makes them to realize that how tough real life can be, how hard we have to work to achieve something great in our life.
Your post deals with the issue of sports and how parents as well as faculty encourage boys to participate in sports. While you make a vaild point that playing sports builds character, you need to think about how sports affect men's masculinity. Also, please try to follow the MLA format when quoting; you need to identify the author by the last name and provide the page number in parentheses after the quote.
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