Organized Sports

at times it seems to be their only ticket out of the hood young black men with athletic talents that are exceptionally good be it basketball, football, baseball or any other type of sport it's their natural athletic ability where they don't seem to fall short but not all of them are gifted enough to have top-notch grades they use what they got to lie in the bed of life that they've made to get out of the projects, beyond the violence and the crime to rise above their circumstances, away from the troubled and hard times but the pressure is tremendous and there are only a certain numbers of spots they will attempt to do anything to rise up to the top many of them are overwhelmed, many get lost and confused everybody wants a piece of them, they can't seem to win nor lose awesome responsibility placed upon their untutored minds many of them will misstep and get left behind the prestige and money make a most seductive bait a number of them will bypass college as they can not afford to wait organized sports, the fast track to fortune and fame but all it seems to have done is take the fun out of the game it's not personal, it's business and the athletes are just tools to make money for those in powers but what about education and school? to turn pro, to get paid, to have the American dream organized sports, it's no longer about fun nor about the team