Thursday, January 3, 2008

Nationalism and Sports

Most of the audience are not able to distinguish nationalism and sport. But these two are intertwined. For a nation and players, it is pride to achieve in Sports. For a viewer, it is just an entertainment.

The motive of sports between nations is to develop healthy relationship. But if it results in a condescending behavior of players and quarrels among fans, then the sports fail in all directions. If the audience and players were matured enough to appreciate others and enjoy the game, then it would bring success to the sports (even success in sports). Everyone should have a mentality to realize "It is after all a game". The players should be reprimanded if they behave offensively.

The media is responsible for treating sports as a war among nations. As a true ambassador Anil Kumble has proven that he is a great leader. Finally, a more convincing victory for my favorite, the invincible Australia and their record of leveling 16 consecutive wins are shaded by controversies. The moral from the Second Cricket Test match is "We can never expect loyalty from persons who are in the brink of victory".

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