“What ever happened to the white athlete?” that’s a good question and it was presented by S.L. Price. This article really touches on many of the stereotypes that white athletes face, and discusses how the sports world has been dominated by black athletes as of late. So where are all the white athletes? According to price (1997) White athletes have been distracted by other leisure-time pursuits and the athletes that haven’t are now more attracted to sports like soccer, mountain biking, or rock climbing because these sports are primarily played by whites. The domination of black athletes in mainstream sports such as basketball and football has discouraged white athletes. In the NFL, “Blacks hold such a strong lock on the skill positions of defensive back, wide receiver, and running back that their near monopoly resembles the onetime white stranglehold at quarterback” (Price, 1997).

According to SI’s poll, 51% of black males feel that black athletes care more about sports because they see it as one of the few ways in America that blacks can make a lot of money. I don’t agree with this I highly doubt that economic incentives make that much of a difference when it comes to athletic dominance. As a young child I did not want to play in the NBA and “Be like Mike” because of financial reasons, I wanted to do it because Mike was a superstar, no better yet Mike was a megastar. Mike was what every kid dreamed to be, many kids are so intent on becoming the next Mike that they forgo more realistic chances of success. Price (1997) believes that the consensus is, “Black is best. Not just that blacks are the dominant racial group playing, but also that they possess superior athletic skills and have thus transformed the way sports are played.” I really cannot decipher what makes black athletes seem so superior in sports, the only logical explanation is it’s somehow genetically engineered that way. I think in the past blacks put too much emphasis on sports. In today’s society the emphases has been geared towards education, I understand now and make it my personal responsibility to make sure that every young child I am connected with knows that college is the most realistic path to success.