Thursday, March 21, 2013

Ages and Stages Third Entry

Why Do Athletes such as Football players or Hockey Players Die Young?

I've always wondered why athletes always had such sudden or young deaths. In my mind there were many ideas such as substance abuse, gambling, partying and constant physical contact. As I watched videos such as, “College Football Hardest Hits 2011-2012” I realized that football players have been subjugated to constant head trauma from an early age of 9 or 10 until adulthood where the head to head collisions have the force equivalent to a head on car collision. Not only does the physicality of the sport play an important part of an early death but the partying is an important role. Professional football players make millions of dollars and get invited to gatherings and parties for their sponsors and meet all types of people. These people promise to make the pro's life better by giving them help such as steroids that lead to addictions and other drugs that are harmful for the heart and body.

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