Sports in the US has been a huge part of American culture for 100's of years. Baseball is known as "America's pastime" because it has been the most popular of the longest period of time. The popularity of Baseball has diminished over the years as the NFL has become the most popular professional sport. The four major professional sports are the NFL (football), MLB (baseball), NHL (hockey), and the NBA (basketball). While although all of these sports are very different from one another, attending one of these games would like somewhat similar. Each is played in a large arena or stadium in which up to 100,000 can attend to watch. There are halftimes for the NFL and NBA while the NHL has three periods and the MLB has 9 innings.
Many of the same values are reinforced through all sports in America. Competition is probably the main value, but sportsmanship, team building, and pure enjoyment are also very large values. Although technically we measure success in sports usually by winning and losing through a set of rules, entertainment to the participants as well as the athletes can measure success. Successful athletes not only are some of the most athletically gifted people in their given sports, but are also great leaders, motivators, and sportsmen. Physical ability alone does not fully determine the success of an athlete.
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ReplyDeleteThe aspect I liked most about your post was the ending: "Physical ability alone does not fully determine the success of an athlete." Physical ability plays an important role in the success of an athlete but so do many other attributes. I think the mind is one of the strongest attributes athletes use to push themselves past limits no achieved. Good job describing the basics of America's main sports too!
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