Sports, for me, have always been the one I can turn to or focus on when other things weren't going the way they were supposed to. Other than the deep meaning of escaping problems sports are something that relieves stress and eventual relaxes me. I started sports very young and being in a family where sports are important gave me a competitive side very early. I was never a kid with a lot of video games so I was always outside playing street football, baseball, or basketball. I admit now that sports are not as prevalent in my life today as they were four or five years ago. However, when I can find the time I never turn down a fun pick-up game or time to the throw the baseball or football. This connection started young and will never really be out of my life.
I think in American Society sport plays a very important role and I believe this role can be positive and negative. There are many negative aspects to sports in society that come from steroid abuse and all the other aspects that were brought up in Eitzen's chapter. I also believe there are positive aspects in sports in America, it can teach perseverance, strength, and character. However, sports in America tend to get incredibly overly sensationalized and I think most people get caught up in the sensationalization that they forget what values we are actually supposed to get out of sports. I believe sports are supposed to teach you something outside of the basics rather than how to abuse steroids and make the most money possible. I think I came to this conclusion through the losses and disappointments in sports, a bad game, a bad play, not starting, and not making it to the next level. These tough times taught me that sports aren't everything in life and even when the competition is over I had still learned valuable lessons and that I will always have that "love for the game" if you will. Athletes in America are very respected, even more so the more popular or well known they are. The 'best' athletes are more respected, for example Peyton Manning is more respected than say a lower level of quarterback like Josh McCown. However, if a quarterback like Josh McCown came to a high school clinic to coach some quarterbacks he would be very respected by those players are being coached by a player who made it to the highest level of the sport. I know this because of my level of respect for lower level quarterbacks because of the coaching I have received from them.
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