Oh no... not again...
Listen, I've been lambasted a few weeks ago for making remarks that supposedly sounded "anti-black". I suggested that black men receive favorable treatment due to stereotypes. This is one of them.
Let me reiterate that my point was to say that all races get a bum rap, as well as good ones. So simply calling out the positive stereotypes of blacks and maintaining that they aren't always a given when it comes to a black individual does NOT make me a racist. It's not being a facken "hater". Give me a goddamn break. I'm just calling out people on the crazy hype that isn't 100% deserved. It's as plain as that.
Getting back to the topic, I'm sick of hearing all these white tubs of lard (no offense, really) complaining that blacks kick their azzes in sports. Give me a break! I take black guys to school all the time on the basketball court. Most are much larger than me. I'm not big, so I compensate with speed, mad handles, and agility, as well as superior court vision and intricate knowledge of the game of basketball. I see many white guys that are just as good as the black guys. The only difference between the white guys that hold their own with others and the ones that complain that whites are no good at sport is that the latter don't do anything about it.
You just have to believe. I honestly think that believeing sterotypes adds to a perpetuating cycle. Do you think that you'll suck at basketball because you're white and can't jump? Congratualtions then, you've just made your beliefs a reality.
People would try to force feed me the notion that Asians were inferior in many aspects of life, and that Asians were only good for making money and cheating people with their sneakiness. Picking up women? Pshh... Athletics? Yeah, right.
The important thing is that I never listened. I guess being stubborn helps sometimes. Asians in America only make up 4% of the population. Bump that up to 15% or so, and I guarantee you that we will be turning as many heads as blacks. We just have to reach that critical point where the population is large enough to sustain such performance. Blacks have reached that, and their drive to achieve thru athletic means certainly helps them.
When I was 13 and first started shooting hoops, I was 5'5" and 125 pounds. I couldn't even get the backboard. Now I can easily grab the hoop with two hands. (I can't quite dunk yet though, it's very hard to gain those last few inches of vertical jump. I'm still working on it.) Btw, I'm a hair under 5'9". I drop dimes in a heartbeat. I have a very consistent 15-23 foot shot with a smooth stroke. I can rebound well for a small man.
And what did it take for me, a part of a supposedly physically inferior race, to become a solid ball player? Just practice. That's it. I don't have the size of Yao Ming or the hands of John Stockton, so I've had to practice.
It's important to keep things in perspective. I will probably never be good enough to play in Div. 1 college ball, let alone the CBA. I just don't have the size. But I play well on the playground. And that's good enough for this guy, who never had aspirations to play pro ball. Imagine what a guy with twice my desire to play ball could do. Color don't mean a muthafukken thang, I'm serious.
It is also important to choose the right sport. If you just aren't built to be explosive (i.e. your body is fleshy and muscular but just not with fast-twitch muscles), then you need to choose a sport that better fits your build. For example, I belive that I would have been an excellent tennis player because of my speed and hand to eye coordination, but unfortuantely I rebelled against my mother for forcing me to take up tennis when I was 9.
Just youthful foolishness, I guess.
So anyway, if you're a white guy who spends most of his time watching ESPN thinking he can never be as athletic as a black guy, then shoot, get your azz up, and DO IT. This is just a DJ pursuit as trying to pick up women.
