Women Got Game
One of the worst stereotypes ever created is one that states that men are generally better than women at athletic sports. Women are looked at as inferior athletes, which I find extremely untrue and unfair. In one experience I have gone through in my so far short life, I have learned that this stereotype is nowhere even close to being the truth. On one cold morning in February when I was only about 14 years old, I got on a plane in Baltimore, Maryland where I met my cousin Lauri. She was one of my favorite cousins, because she was a little older than me, but around my age, and she was really into sports. I never really actually skied with her, but I knew she was a good skier because she won a few races on a ski team. At that time I was like everyone else. I always figured I was better than girls at sports, and when I saw her at the air port I wasn’t really worried about being out-skied by her. She was a short girl, probably around 5 feet tall. She had short brown hair, and was of a medium build. She looked fairly athletic, and the first thing she said was, “So, you going to race me tomorrow?” I started to laugh, being a little cocky fourteen year old, and said, “You don’t stand a chance.” Already I was going into compe . . .
She was gaining on me quick, so I crouched down and tried to go as fast as I possibly could. That was the first time I ever had the opportunity to ski in those types of clothes. Our plane arrived at Salt Lake City International Airport around 10:30 PM. He picked us up and took us to the condominium in which he was staying. After watching Ace Ventura Pet Detective, I went to sleep. By the time we were about three quarters of the way down the slope she was about five feet ahead of me and pulling away. We took the lift up to the top of Devil’s Run. Women have been looked at as inferior objects by not only men, but other women as well for years. We got to the slopes around noon, and the snow was perfect for a race. It was a very long night, because I was extremely excited about what tomorrow was going to be like. How does she expect to beat me in a race if she’s too afraid to go on the expert trails?” I wanted to race her so badly the first day so I could prove to her that she was no match for me, but I felt obligated to ski with my Uncle since he did pay for me to get there and to ski. We were now about a quarter of the way down the mountain, when I looked over my shoulder. He was there on business and had a free week to ski, so he invited Lauri and me to fly out to ski with him.
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