I just wanted to share two links to stories that I felt were incredibly awesome stories that recently occurred in sports!
- Derrick Coleman meets two fans - For those of you who don't know me - I took three years of American Sign Language classes in high school. Although much of what I learned as far as communicating has escaped me from lack of use, I still remember learning about deaf culture. One of my the people I did a report on in that class was former NFL player, Kenny Walker. Personally, I think there is something incredible about a person with difficulties hearing becoming a professional football player - be it offensive or defensive. If you don't know anything about the Seahawks player Derrick Coleman, I suggest you look him up.
I love this story because even though I am not a member of the deaf community, and I know nothing of what it would be like to be deaf, I think it is great how he is representing the community, and that he got in touch with these girls who are supporting him. I feel like this is just such an incredible story, and it is one that shows that not all athletes are getting into trouble, like Aaron Hernandez and A-Rod (even though neither of these two have been proven guilty as of right now).
- NBA has first female PA - For those of you who remember the post, I won't kill you with rereading the story, for those who don't remember the post, here is a brief story of what I learned about women in sports.... They aren't wanted... Women are looked down upon in the sports field, even in this day in age. And after my harsh awakening to that fact, I turned away from wanting to enter that field. However, I wanted to share this video with you all. The NBA just had a first. The Sacramento Kings had the first ever female NBA PA, Jaime Coffee. I don't care that she was just a fill in, I think this is a huge step for women in the sports field. And I am incredibly excited that this happened!
