Nathan Owens Discusses the Uniquely Unifying Power Of Sports and Why It Matters
*Sports has the power to unify people across language barriers, even during a global pandemic, according to actor and model Nathan Owens.*
*SAN FRANSISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 5, 2021 / *Nathan Owens' chiseled physique can be seen in his starring roles - he played Jesse on desperate maids and plays Ocean on The CW's Batwoman. However, he earned his muscles through hard play long before he became a model and actor. Nathan Owens still considers himself an athlete first and takes every opportunity to participate in his long roster of "favorite" sports, which include basketball, volleyball, football, snowboarding, surfing, golfing, and biking.
*Nathan Owens Believes that Sports Have a Unifying Power*
Sports has a history of unifying diverse nations and bringing people together to experience the passion of cheering on their favorite teams. It doesn't even require participants to speak the same language. Nathan Owens says he has seen conflicts die on the basketball court and hopes that people will continue to play sports together after the pandemic to witness the health and social benefits first-hand.
Nathan Owens sentiments correspond to a long history of conflicts dying in the arena or pitch, if only temporarily. Although the world remains a fractious place - even under the threat of a global pandemic - fans and players continue to put aside differences in stadiums and fields where men and women gather to compete.
The Olympic Games stand as the most famous symbol of the unifying power of sports, and the original Olympics began in Greece in the ninth century BC. That's when the famed Oracle at Delphi advised King Elis of Iphitos to hold sports competitions to help end the constant conflict then raging across Greece.
Nathan Owens, whose other talents include guitar playing and singing, understands the need to compete and blow off steam during friendly competition.
It would be nice if today's leaders could have the foresight of Iphitos, who got his fellow leaders to call a truce during the games. In Ancient Greece, all conflict ceased for seven days before, during it after Olympic Games held at regular intervals. This allowed athletes and spectators to travel peacefully to view the games.
Although the modern games were reinstated more than a century ago, it wasn't until 1994 that organizers reintroduced the Olympic Truce. Today, the peace agreement passed in the form of a UN resolution two years before each Olympic Games.
Nelson Mandela recognized that sports bring together divided nations such as South Africa. Mandela wore the winning teams cap and jersey after the Springboks won the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Johannesburg stadium contained mainly white South Africans. However, Mandela was wildly cheered.
*Nathan Owens Urges Young People to Continue Pursuing Sports*
Nathan Owens believes that the power of sports can also help young people resolve conflicts and refocus their energy. Additionally, Nathan Owens believes in supporting local sports franchises as he has done in his hometown of Daly, CA, in the Bay Area.
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