Hey guys or girls! A funning thing happened to me, my brother,and a friend of mine while we were at a gym. My brother entered a bench press contest that the gym held for fun and to probably get some more people to join. The gym isn’t really know for having serious weight lifters there and none of us except for my friend goes to this gym. My brother won not only his weight class but the overall contest w/ a lift of 485#s. My brother is 5’10’’ @210Lb.; he lifts weights from his house where he has one HELL of home gym setup if I do say so myself! He is not on the JUICE either! As we left the gym, we were confronted by a bunch of black guys who were pisssssed off at my brother for winning the stupid contest.It was just just a stupid fun contest. HELLO!!! They kept own saying that my brother was on steriods and there was no-way a white guy should look like he does or be able to beat a black man in running or any kind of strength sport!!! One kept on saying he was going to kick my brother “ASS” if he didn’t omit he was on the juice.
But, before anything got out of hand my brother pulled out his “Badge.” After that everybody seemed to calm down, They told us about an article that says some thing about black males being superior, faster, stronger, or just better that any other race or some thing like that. I was in such sock thats about all I can remeber! Have any one of you heard about this article? I hope you don’t think I some kind of racist because the friend that was with us is black and he was the best man at my wedding. Plus! He was more pist-off about the whole thing than we were. However, as for my brother he thought it was great people believes he is on steriods. I think my brother told one of the guys about T-mag and Westside gym technics, and they’re going to workout at my brothers house!!! boy! do cazy thing happen!!!
While there are quite a few excellent black
powerlifters, for anyone (white or black) to think that it’s impossible for any white man to beat any particular black men in any strength sport is quite stupid. In this case, actually whites have most of the world records. It’s certainly true that there are sports where one race (or subgroup of that race) has advantages over others, but even then, when you’re talking only a local level rather than elite, individual differences can easily overcome such advantages.
Perhaps these guys had no life of their own and had to live off of an idea of supposedly being superior based on accomplishments of others…
I believe different races have differing abilities, and the evidence is indisputable. Blacks tend to be faster sprinters, while whites are superior at strength sports and at intellectual endeavors. Just look at the elite sprinters and weightlifters. And take a look at corporate CEOs, scientists, engineers, and physicists. It’s quite easy to determine the relative strengths of the races by their representation in the elite of any endeavor.
Bill Russell, the Great NBA Hall of Famer, was posed with a similar question once on “race superiority”. (Those of you whom know of Bill Russell know he is never short of words). I’m paraphrasing, but the gist of what he said was this: “look…when I was a kid I would play basketball from early in the morning to late at night…I would think moves and skills all day long, even in my sleep. You would never see me without a ball in my hand…during my formal training years, and during my career, I would be the first one on the court and the last one off…I was good at it because it was my life” (paraphrase). Alan Iverson has a similar story and the list can go on.
The average NHL player has been on skates since almost the time he could walk. He comes up often in a VERY competitive system of Camps, schools and leagues that has him with Hockey skills that could outmatch 99% of the people in the world by the time he is in High School. If you don’t live and breathe hockey during this time, you don’t make it. Plain and simple…
My point is that “race superiority”, in any realm, whether academic, political, or atheletic, is a concept that is as destructive as it is ridiculous, and history has proven it. Basketball has always been an inner city sport, and is still dominated by inner city kids who worked their butts off to hone their skills. They just HAPPEN to be black.(By the way…Iverson is a case in point…he is FAR from being some “genetic freak”…). Hockey is dominated by kids brought up within that competitive system, whom HAPPEN to be white.
What’s frustrating to me about all this is that it too often degrades into one of those no-win arguments. If you believe it…more power to you. But for me…hard work, focus and determination will take one much further than the color of their skin…
Here is my two cents worth…It doesn’t matter what color your skin is, where you were born, what you believe in, etc…Some people are assholes and some aren’t. Apparently those guys were assholes. It pissess me off to hear anyone of any race, color, or creed to bitch and moan about opression and racism. Yet they are the ones to throw the first stone. Sadly…things will never change.
“It’s quite easy to determine the relative strengths of the races by their representation in the elite of any endeavor.”
Damn…and here we go…so then I’d have to assume that the other 99.99% of whites that are not CEO’s , scientist or physicist are dumbasses; or that they make better mass murderers, pornographers, met manufacturers and dealers, flashers and child molesters because of the predominance of whites in these areas? or that the 99.99% of blacks that are not in the NBA, NFL and can’t dance or sing are disabled? (or whatever)…
This is a VERY slippery slope to get on, and history (and reality) prove otherwise…
You don’t think that is has anything to do with the money issue. There are a lot of poor blacks who might have a hard time getting an education so they turn to sports. While the white race is most likely to be wealthier and can spend money on sending their kids to good schools.What I mean is they might have more blacks out trying sports because of this and maybe that is why they are dominating a lot of sports today.It’s just a theory of mine though
a few years ago at a local mall the atl. hawks had set up a sort of mini camp. one thing they had was a basketball goal set up. for a couple of bucks you got 5 shots from the free throw line. 4 out of 5 won you a hawks t shirt, sink all 5 you won 2 tickets to a ballgame. anyway all these black guys lined up to shoot. i think 1 guy won a shirt but none made all 5 shots. then this little short white kid walks up wearing a flannel shirt and john deere cap and shoots all 5 shots nothing but net. it was obvious that several of the black guys were pissed. i only mention how the white kid was dressed because the blacks had all their gold chains cell phones and shit and this white guy just looked like a country boy.i think they could not stand that .
Blacks tend to be faster sprinters, while whites are superior at strength sports and at intellectual endeavors.
Regarding sprinting which blacks are you talking about. The litle man from the rainforest, the people of botswana or nigeria or …
Intellectual: Do you have any proofs for this and do this meen that zimabwe was built by whom ?
And take a look at corporate CEOs, scientists, engineers, and physicists.
In america or els where. My image of US is that those who you call blacks have had a long streak of powerty and haven´t had a chance to get themself a education but the society is changing so are the possibility that your next boss is black. Wouldn´t that be the day ?
It’s quite easy to determine the relative strengths of the races by their representation in the elite of any endeavor.
Can you explain the differens between the “white” people in Italy and Greece from the “white” man in Finland and Sweden.
just some questions for those advancing the socio-cultural opportunity position to think about: why are there no white guys in the 100m sprint final of NCAA and world championships? Why is there only one white NFL db (jason sehorn)? Why are no white NFL running backs (tailbacks, not blocking fullbacks, of which there are some)? Why are there no white guys in the NBA dunk contest most of the time (with the exception of a white guy like Rex Chapman or Brent Berry once every few years)?
You are only looking at a few positions. What about quarteback, linemen, and 3-pt shooter in the NBA? What about baseball? I do think blacks are better in some aspects but not all.
Umm Pnfdog i think u are mistaken . I consider mike alstott a tailback and john lynch is a defensive back last time checked he was white those are the only two examples i can think of right now.
one name- Eddie Coan. Hes white and considered by many to be the strongest sonabitch that every powerlifted. Also for interesting counterpoint recognize that most top CEOs didnt finish college, etc. They went there own ways-- for example Gates dropped out…