Sports Stars Has Changed The Views Of Athletics - 1327 Words

â€Å"I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game. That we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent† (Sue Wicks). The idea of a game has been lost with the huge media and economic conglomerates that modern sports have created. As a nation America has lost sight of what is truly important with winning and losing. What is important is what is taken back from the game and not who wins the big game. Promoting false idols and spending billions on sports stars has changed the views of athletics their morals. In our world we once idolized intelligence and the ability to be ethically right. Now we teach that whoever preforms in sports and wins the game succeeds. Athletes went from making almost nothing and playing for the love of the game to striving for 100 million dollar contracts and forgetting about education. 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