Baseball; America's favorite pass time. Football; the sport that brings us all closer. Basketball; we have a whole month of madness dedicated to it. Sports surround us, and they are a vital aspect of American culture. Could you imagine our country without the Super Bowl, or the World Series? While these three sports are the more popular, America plays hosts to a plethora of other athletic competition such as soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, track and field, golf, hockey, swimming, gymnastics, wresting. boxing, water polo, polo, ping pong, and many many others. If I were to keep naming sports this entry would go know where, so I will now digress and hope that you have picked up on common sports are in our country. We are a nation driven on strength and the need to compete. In almost everything we do, we treat it like a competition. In high school you compete to be the best scholar or Valedictorian; in college you compete to find a job, and in life you compete for promotions. However, out of all this competing, American's still find a need to have college and professional sports leagues that add to the angst of competition. We just can't seem to help ourselves. It is just so much fun to watch men and women scramble and fight to be the best, to win the ball, or to push another person to the ground. Sports are filled with gritty violence and the push to succeed. It's no coincidence that America won 110 total medals in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It's practically in our blood to crush our opponent, and we make a point to deliver this persona every opportunity we get.
I myself being soccer player, understand the rush you receive from playing sports. There is nothing like blocking a break away, or watching a last minute goal be scored. I can fully understand how people that have never played a sport enjoy watching athletics. Especially college sports. Some of the most rabid fans haven't even attended the college they cheer for, and why is this?... because sports or a vernacular tradition. If you're from Texas then it's almost a guarantee that you will cheer for the Longhorns. People have a strong tie to their home towns and with home towns comes sports teams. You love your home, therefore you will love your home team. In the iconic tribute to baseball "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", a lyric says "root root, root for the home team". So go on, root for your home team , you honestly just can't help your self!
Olympic Information found at:
http://en.beijing2008.cn/
I have attached a video or a soccer bicycle kick. A) it's related to my topic B) It was performed by Ronaldo (wink wink) C) it's just plain boss, don't deny it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcA-LUw_0kE
This post made me laugh so hard (internally, since I'm in physics), and it made me think of my own experiences with football games. The marching band kids only go to football games a) because we have to be there, b) because we have to practice our show, and c) because we like to be obnoxious. We don't really pay attention, except for the first and last plays of the game. I'm serious.
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haha, Ronaldo is the best! *swoon* Football games are fun, I love going, I just wish people would pay more interest to some other sports, because there is so much else out there!
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