Why Are U.S. Black Athletes So Dominant In Sports?

Commentary by Virmeko Montgomery. Photos from Wikipedia. 

Most studies show that black people are just naturally stronger and faster in sports. People like Kevin Durant, Isaiah Thomas, Buda Baker, Kyler Murray, and Tyrann Mathieu are elite athletes who are crushing in their respective sports and they’re all under six feet except for Kevin Durant. 

The best Olympic sprinters, like Usain Bolt, are black and are breaking records. 

Studies have shown black people are faster because of their history with slavery.  If you look to the history books, you find that many of the fastest times are clocked in by young men and women of African descent. Look at the champions in any sport and you’ll see a dark-skinned person. Check the NBA statistics,” wrote Reagan Griffin Jr. “Not one white player has finished among the top scorers or rebounders in recent years. White running backs, cornerbacks, or wide receivers in the NFL? Count them on one hand.”

I believe that overall African American athletes are dominating sports because they have the drive to win that can’t be matched or beat by anyone other than Tom Brady.  They need to expand to other sports like hockey, golf and soccer.

 Virmeko Montgomery is a senior at Friendship Collegiate Academy.