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Why arent there more Asian-American athletes?
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:13 pm
I know there are some that could play in the NFL or on the US national soccer team. Look at big khali, Jeremy lin, bruce lee or shaolin monks.
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Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:15 pm to WhoDats10
Because they're Asian
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:15 pm to WhoDats10
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:15 pm to WhoDats10
They have a hard time seeing the endzone.
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Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:16 pm to alabamabuckeye
Dat Nguyen, Scott Fujita.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:17 pm to WhoDats10
Tiger Woods, Kristi Yamaguchi, Apolo Ohno, Michelle Kwan, Hines Ward, Michael Chang, Dat Nguyen are good examples.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:17 pm to rmc
Most are not participating in mainstream sports.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:18 pm to WhoDats10
imo, what makes a good athlete is mostly due to high test levels and limb length. Asians have the lowest T levels, shortest limb lengths, and lowest average heights of the big 3 races.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:22 pm to MrBlue105
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imo, what makes a good athlete is mostly due to high test levels and limb length. Asians have the lowest T levels, shortest limb lengths, and lowest average heights of the big 3 races.
so we compensate by working in nail salons, corner stores, and medical professions. all requiring no physical prowness or advantage whatsoever
ETA: in all serious though, most play sports for fun, but most asians are <6 foot. We can't really compete in basketball at the pro level. There are some that can play football, but our athleticism isn't that great. Rare you get one like Dat nguyen, but he was short as well. He had a high IQ for the game though. That and most parents prefer their kids to be professionals that make 6 figures. that is a higher guarantee than becoming a pro at a sport.
This post was edited on 12/6/13 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:34 pm to htran90
Indians are getting the short end of the stick.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:41 pm to alabamabuckeye
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They have a hard time seeing the endzone.
Hard to find many Asian guys over 6ft..I was able to make all-district at OL agaisnt some of the big boy teams (Destrehan,Hahnville,Ehret, Higgins, WJ, was when districts got reset after Katrina). But being a 5'10 OL doesn't take you very far
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:44 pm to WhoDats10
Because many of their parents force them to focus completely on school
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:48 pm to Seymour
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Because many of their parents force them to focus completely on school
Somewhat true for asian-americans, but to go outside the scope of this thread, we can see bigger reasons. China and india, despite having nearly half of the world's population cannot compete with the US or even Spain in Basketball, soccer, and other speed+strength related sports. Trust me, they ain't all studying over there.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:53 pm to MrBlue105
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China and india
Are sports a big part of the culture in these countries? If so, they may be totally different types of sports. I would also imagine that the political atmosphere of the area effects that. I'm totally ignorant to that part of the world but I would imagine that if they had the resources to recruit the best athletes from such a large pool they could be competitive in whichever sport they concentrated on
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:55 pm to rmc
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Scott Fujita
Umm... That dude is white.
Posted on 12/6/13 at 10:59 pm to Peazey
Yeah, Fujita was adopted by an azn
Posted on 12/6/13 at 11:00 pm to Peazey
Posted on 12/6/13 at 11:00 pm to Peazey
Posted on 12/6/13 at 11:02 pm to laxer17
Because they are busy starching my shirts
Posted on 12/6/13 at 11:04 pm to WhoDats10
USC had the Ting twins who started during the national championship years.
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