Sports. Whatever sport it is, lump them all together, and they are the greatest thing God has given us in the history of humanity! They've been around forever, and people from every age have gathered around to watch and see what is going to happen. Competitor against competitor to see who will win, and how it will happen. Gladiator vs Gladiator; Olympian vs Olympian; Phillies vs Yankees.
People have been finding ways to compete at anything for the entire span of human history, and we will continue to do so until the end of the world.
I will admit that it seems a bit extreme to make a statement like that, but I ask you to tell me one thing, besides religion, that has so strongly affected people of every walk of life. Actually, to be truthful to the definition, sports have become a religion for many people in the world today.
Sports by themselves are nothing more special than anything else. Throwing a football or a baseball around is fun, and it can give you some exercise. Shooting hoops and skating are in the same boat. The activity in itself is merely exercise.
Where it starts to change is when the rules become involved. People start to add goa...
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