In class we talked about African Americans. We discussed their height and the percentage of African Americans in the NBA. 78% of players in the NBA have African decent. What a lot of people would take from that data is that African Americans are born better athletes then most of the other races. This is not necessarily the case. If they were born better athletes then all the other races then why don't they dominate all sports? Look at baseball for example, yes blacks have a higher percent of pro's who play basketball and football but baseball is dominated by whites. Only 8.2% of baseball players are African American. This all ties together to how African Americans are raised. I think that the reason they dominate basketball and football is because their culture and priorities in life. For must of us growing up in Los Altos, our first priority is school, going to college and getting good grades. On the other hand, for the majority of African American families growing up, sports come first. This could be the main reason in which black people dominate at their sports and the reason why we think they are more athletic.