Are you in sports? Do you watch or play sports? If so you’ve definitely experienced some sort of trash talking, whether it’s towards you, a teammate, or even someone on the opposing team. Maybe it’s just teams trying to have some fun, but how far is too far?
How long has trash talking been around? Trash talking has been around since the early 1970’s and continues to evolve every day in every sport. What is trash talking? According to the website, Britannica, “making insulting comments towards a team or player to intimidate them.” Trash talking is made to raise the suspense of games and increase the amount of people watching. Trashing talking originated from basketball, the actions that caused this boastful language were dunking and dribbling behind the back. Now, anything can cause someone to say something to intimidate a player. Trash talk is used in every sport, at any level.
Many think that trash talk should remain in any game/match to keep the event more entertaining to watch and to raise the stakes. The New York Times article states, “It puts more pressure on the performances of all involved, both the talker and the target, and demands to know whether they can handle that added stress and expectation”. Most athletes think that the comments made towards them are just something said in the heat of the moment, they don’t necessarily mean it in a harmful way. Some players don’t think they need to trash talk, they just need to be good at the game instead. An article on Quora about Tim Duncan states, “Timmy doesn’t care for trash talking or emotional mind games. He doesn’t engage in it. To him, it’s just a distraction that needs to be blocked out in favor of his goal: championships. Trash talk can easily tear down a person's self esteem or make them lose their love for the game.
With the details provided, trash talk is a main part in sports. Trash talk is made to get into someone's head during a big competition or even just a normal game. Some aren’t able to handle it and decide to quit playing because of it, whilst others do it in every game and plan to keep doing it until they retire. Trash talk is used in every sport, at any level.
Sources :
https://www.quora.com/What-NBA-basketball-player-talked-no-trash-but-just-beat-you-with-their-game
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/learning/does-trash-talk-have-a-place-in-sports.html
http://webmedia.jcu.edu/psychology/files/2013/01/Ath-Trash-Talk.pdf
Questions :
Do you trash talk? If so, what kind of comments do you make?
Should trash talking stay in sports?
Do you think trash talking is useful?
Replies
I do not trash talk during sports, but I join in with the student sections to do chants that are like trash talking. I don't think it is usually a problem, as long as they aren't too harmful it can be a fun addition to the sport. It can give anyone an advantage no matter what the sport is.
I do not talk trash during sports. I think it is funny to a certain point. It should be allowed as long as it is harmful. Trash talking could be use as a type of motivation or way to have more fun.
I agree, trash talking can be used as a type of motivation!
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