There are a lot of popular sports in the US, but it is proven that the most popular is football. However, I think the argument could be made that both baseball and football are the most popular sports in the US. Maybe, baseball is not as popular in Colorado, but places like for the LA Dodgers, the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, etc. have those crazy passionate fans just like the NFL teams do. People get just as pumped for baseball games, as they do football games. However, in US there are more sports than just these two. There is hockey, basketball, soccer, tennis, college softball, and many more; these ones just aren't as popular.
A typical game day for a sport consists of tailgating, and the town decking out in the team's colors, flags, most bars have drink specials, people wear the team's jerseys or colors, people get together to watch the games, and much more. For instance, when the Broncos play, in downtown Denver, Market St. hangs banners of the teams colors to show some team spirit. People live for "typical game" days.
In the US we measure a teams success on how well they do in their season, and if they make it to the World Series, the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup, or the NBA Finals etc. We also measure team success by their tough wins, how their leaders do ( like Payton Manning for an example), and what records they break. Success for players are similar. We measure their success, by how well they preform, medals they will, awards they receive, and if they get into the hall of fame or not.
I think another way we measure success in the US is through fame and money. Although medals and trophies and championships show a teams success, an individual athletes success can be measured by their statistics or their reputation on and off the court/field.
ReplyDeleteGabriella Porreco