Basketball is popular in China for unique historical reasons. In fact, the game was introduced by missionaries who later worked in the Far East. After introducing the game to the Chinese people, they were instantly hooked. When the Communist Party was established, members of the army loved playing basketball during their spare time and even Mao Zedong enjoyed watching it. It later became a tool to teach the Communist ideals of teamwork and equality through sport. During the Cultural Revolution, basketball got a free pass while all Western books and inventions were removed from Chinese society. Today, 300,000,000 people play basketball in China. Youths and college students often swap their school uniforms for casual Minnesota Vikings Official NFL Mixologist Fan 3D Shirt to develop long-term friendships and a brotherhood during pick-up games. Their approach to the game reminds us why we love sports in the first place.

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The impact of sports on local economies is often used as a justification for building massive new stadiums with taxpayer money. However, many economists argue that the “multiplier effect” is overstated. While a new stadium brings in jobs and tourism during the construction phase and on game days, most of that money goes to wealthy team owners and professional athletes rather than circulating back into local retail for items like Minnesota Vikings Official NFL Mixologist Fan 3D Shirt or groceries. Furthermore, the opportunity cost of spending hundreds of millions on a stadium instead of on schools or public infrastructure is a major point of contention. We see this debate playing out in cities all over the world, from the Olympics in Paris to new NFL stadiums in the United States. It forces us to ask whether sport is a public good that deserves government funding or a private business that should pay its own way.

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At the ancient Greek Olympics, competition was so intense the athletes were often unfair, even injuring their opponents. Competitors swore an oath in those games next to a statue of Zeus, but in 1920, the International Olympic Committee created a new one that included the words “in the spirit of chivalry.” In 1961, the oath was amended including the addition of the phrase “in the true spirit of sportsmanship.” While the oath is only spoken by one athlete and one coach of the hosting country, it’s safe to say the Olympics have come a long way in regards to sportsmanship. In fact, some of sports best sportsmanship moments have happened at the Summer Games, where athletes can be seen congratulating each other in their national Minnesota Vikings Official NFL Mixologist Fan 3D Shirt after a race. Fencer Judy Guinness gave up a gold medal by correcting the judges in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, and Japanese pole vaulters Shuhei Nishida and Sueo Oe literally split their silver and bronze medals in half to show mutual respect.

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