Contrary to that horrible ass stereotype, black people can actually swim. Take for example, Cullen Jones, a three-time All-American swimmer out of North Carolina State. The 22 year old just inked a multi-year, multi-million dollar with NIKE. Jones is one of the fastest sprinters in swimming and is currently ranked first in the world in the 50-meter freestyle.
Here is what he had to say about getting all that money..
What’s it like being paid?
Cullen: I had some reporters ask me what it’s like to be paid now, how much different is it, is it a job. And my answer is swimming is something I love, and it is fun. The day that stops, that’s the day I stop swimming. I didn’t get to this point for the money. I love being nervous up on the blocks, and being hungry.
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Congrats to him! Hopefully this will inspire many other black children to get their swim on! We need to end that stereotype.
I’m no expert when it comes to the 50-meter freestyle but the last time I checked people don’t normally wear shoes when they swim.
Them ain’t shoes, them his own natural big ugly roach stompers. But swim on brotha wit cha club feet havin ass, flip them duck feet all the way to the bank.
thats real cool…congrats to him.
its good to see us showing the world that we can do more than just basketball and football and represent it to the fullest. i wish the brother all the success life in the woorld of swimming has to offer
lol Swimmers do have foot wear! “Shine on the Titanic” had his shoes on when the ship began to sink! So, black folks have always been good swimmers!
“Shine on the Titanic”
The 12th of May was one hell of a day
When the news got around
To all the seaport towns
That the great Titanic was sinking down.
Up stepped a Black man from the deck below (that they called Shine)
Hollerin’, “Captain, Captain, don’t you know
there’s forty feet of water on the boiler room floor”.
The captain said, “Go back, you dirty black,
we got a thousand pumps to keep this water back.
Shine went back below and began to think
That, umph, this big bad mutha-mutha is bound to sink.
Shine said, it’s fish in the ocean, crabs in the sea
But it’s one time you good cool white people ain’t gone bullshit me.
Shine went on the deck, jumped overboard,
waved his ass, begin to swim.
With a thousand millionaires lookin’ at him.
The captain’s wife stepped on the deck sayin’,
“Shine, Shine, please save poor me.
I’ll give you all the good coochie you can see.
Shine said, “Your coochie is good, and that is true,
but it’s some hoes down on 5th Street that’ll make an ass out of you!
There’s coochie on land, and coochie on sea.
I got twenty-five hoes in New York just waiting for me!
Captain’s daughter stepped on the deck sayin’,
“Shine, Shine, please save poor me.
Said, I’ll name this little kid after thee.”
Shine said, “Bitch, Ya knocked up and gone have a kid,
but your ass got to hit this water
just like ol’ Shine did.”
Here come the Captain,
“Shine, Shine please save me.
I’ll make you richer than any Shine can be.”
Shine said, “Captain, to save you would be very fine
but I got to first save this black ass of mine.”
Said, money on land and money on sea.
I got a thousand dollars in New York just waitin’ on me.
Shine said, “Shark, look out!
Said, I know some of this black ass you’d like to taste,
but from here to New York is gonna be one hell of a race.”
When the news got around the world
that the great Titanic had sunk,
Shine was in Harlem on a hundred and twenty-fifth street
damn near drunk.
That’s what’s up. It good to see a brother do his thing in other areas.
LOL meatloaf okay you are crazy
Congrats to this brother. I’m happy for him. Bust down the walls of opposition and show those coming up that they can do anything they set their mind to especially swimming.
Since when was it a stereotype that Blacks couldn’t swim. Shoot I can get my swim on!
I’m glad he’s got an endorsement deal. We can do more than dunk, tackle and run track. Get that money, bwoy! #1, Nike makes water shoes, flip flops and sandals, where have you been?
Will he try out for the olympic team?
#8 Jewel13 ~
You forgot, we’re #1 at golf, baseball, play soccer, tennis, marshal arts, ski, volleyball, porn, rugby, fish and NASCAR! Don’t sell us short! And, don’t forget, we were shut out of a lot of sports for decades! Oh, I forgot the Jamaican bobsleders! hehe!
We finally got some swimming pools in the backyards and Tiger’s dad snuck him on the the all white golf courses! Venus and Serena excelled because they had to dodge bullets while practicing! hehe!
We gettin in where we fittin in!
You think?
LOL@Meatloaf
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@Jewel13…Ahh, didn’t think about water shoes, flip flops and sandals (guess I’m behind the times). That’s why I like CL…….the people are so smart here.
I am happy for the brother though. Maybe this will encourage swimming among the African American population. I’m tired of pulling brothers out of the water every 4th of July.
@ Meatloaf you are so crazy LMAO @ that shine poem. Congrats to the brotha.
He’s cutie! When’s the next Olympics?? Do your thang, kid!
Good for him! Get the money bro.
Meatloaf, we are taking over and I love it! Lmao @ porn, you are crazy.
yup, because i love swimming.
That’s great!! That brotha is doing his thing!!
I wonder if he can teach me to swim, since I’m one of those sterotypical Blacks who don’t know how?
^^^I meant “stereotypical”
#17 Asentha:
I bet if I through you in some deep water, you’ll learn how to swim!
#18 Asentha:
^^^I meant “through yo azz in deep water, to drown you! hehe!
@ Meatloaf- No, you’d only end up with a murder case.
I was just kidding when I saw all your repost! I love you too much, Boo!
Besides, you’d probably come back and haunt me at night in my bed!
He is very attractive…I am very proud of him, I am sure it wasn’t easy for him to get where he is.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE’S VERY HUMBLE… I BET A MILLION IF HIS DOLLARS THAT HE WILL MARRY A WHITE GIRL.
#24, He’ll either marry white or is gay.
Mark my words y’all.
lol nice poem meatloaf
very nice to see a brother doing his thing in another arena besides ball
also i love his answer and i you can tell its genuine
kinda hating right now tho
he is doing something he LOVES to do and getting paid millions to do it
@22 Meatloaf. Yes, I’d have to haunt you for doing that. LOL!! Then you could call DMX and say you were raped by a ghost. LOL!!
#24 NE said: “HE LOOKS LIKE HE’S VERY HUMBLE”
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What exactly do you look at to tell if a person is very humble? How can you tell by looking? That nigga might be a cold-hearted water moccasin! You must have the gift to judge humility based on appearence!
YES!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!
Make those millions baby!!! Make momma proud!!!
I wishhim the ABSOLUTE BEST!
LET ME CLEAR IT UP FOR YOU MEATLOAF… By his statement… he seems to be humble.
I like to keep my comments short as possible
NE” I know you into the quickies, but give me a little foreplay! hehe!
Now, lower your case and stop screaming at me! lol
#24, He’ll either marry white or is gay.
Mark my words y’all.
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what type of dumb ass statement is that.
@ #10 Meatloaf,
No you did not put porn in there. LMAO! Crazy as hell!
I didn’t know who Cullen was before today. (sad I know) But I love to see my own make good money the legal way. Show other people we can do whatever we want as well. As long as we put our mind and heart into it. Get yo paper boo boo!
Hey i think sterotypes might as well stop now about the fact that black people can’t swim.
Cuz i bet they can but some dont want to get their hair wet …….Straight Cheese!!!!
yeah his attitude is sexy if nothing else.
Go Cullen! Do your thing! Wow I’m so proud of him… I saw him swin in one of those national championships a few months back on tv. He’s really good.
MEATLOAF…
Quickies are not my thing…lol
I see that blacks will eventually own every sport I can’t wait for a Black man or woman take over golf.
good for him, nice tol see black people doing big things!
CONGRATS…..I LOVE THE SEE A YOUNG BLACK MAN DOING SOMETHING POSITIVE WITH HIS LIFE
please where I come from we all swim.. it’s only inner-city black people that have never seen the ocean or a pool
hahahaha
THANKS for posting this. I saw the meet where he set the World Record in the relay with Michael Phelps….
He is the only African-American to ever hold a world record in swimming. So much props to this brother, who’s from New York. And in his interview he did seem humble and pretty cool. I’ll definitlely be rooting for him at the next Olympics….!!!!
@25
lmao, I was thinking the same thing!
most blk sportsmen do, in fact most blk men do.
Meatloaf is IMAO!! Crazy!! Congrats to Mr.Jones.
It goes without saying “Cullen” you are an exceptional talent, very blessed. and although I do not know you personally, I am very proud of you.
One of my biggest hopes is that not only will you inspire more Black (African American) and minorities to swim, but that groups (such as church groups) and organizations will take it upon “themselves” to use you as a role model and encourage swimming lessons among the Black (African-American) and other minority communities. We cannot leave it solely up to you or Anthony Ervin (2000 Olympic 50M freeystlyle swimmer), or any one individual and least of all “wishful thinking”, we must be “PROACTIVE”.
We need to get off our behinds, get out there and encourage this fun, healthy, not to mention life saving activity of swimming as common and in most cases as natural as playing basketball, listening to hip-hop music, getting dressed up to show off (stuntin’) our ‘new” outfit(s), or sitting in front of a computer speculating about how much money you are going to make and what background (ethnicity) your future mate will be from (What does personal preference – no matter what it is – have to do with the costs of tea in China?????.. I could care less and I think that anyone who dwells on this pettiness shows a huge lack of maturity and intelligence ….. your personal life is your own…Thank God for making me Color Blind).
We must put the superficial silly excuses of “messing up the hair by getting it wet” and/or excuse of “that is too much water for me to drink”. These are are old, played out, worn out sorry excuses that shoud have been bagged, tagged, and put on a shelf a long time ago. We need to think about how this activity can improve our health dramatically, how it can save our lives, and how you could easily it could save the life of another if we were placed in that awkward, yet very real situation, (calling 911 from your cell phone is not going to save a drowing victim).
The majority of these blogs are fruitless and non-constructive which obviously and do not help this crisis.
I am the proud Mom of two daughters and a nieice who I made sure took swimming lessons and they all started swimming before elementary school, swam through high school, and college and I am proud to say that whether they are swimming in a local pool, traveling to the ocean, or stroking the waters out of the country they still enjoy swimming as adults. My young ladies could not imagine a vacation without enjoying a relaxing swim in the water. In addition, all three have had the unfortunate circumnstances of having to jump into the water to save a “non-swimmer”.
You are never to oold to learn or too young to start.
P.S. Excuse my typos
Steph