The
definition of religion is difficult to define as many people have different
perspectives and idea of what religion is, what constitutes a religion and what
should or can be considered a religion. My definition of religion is a shared
set of beliefs, values and ideas to a higher power. As a result, sport encompasses
this definition, both in the engagement of professionalized sports, and the
actual participation in sports. Sports allow for one to share a sense of community
with other individuals who share the same beliefs, values and ideas. In
addition, in sports there is an altruism component of giving back to the
community and sports is used as a platform to raise awareness about other
issues.
However,
for professional sport players I think one’s sport becomes less spiritual and
religious as one may forget about the love of the sport and lose the essence of
why one loved it. Instead, the sport becomes about money, fame and celebrity of
participating in the sport and becomes redundant due to being ones occupation. For
example, in the NBA (National Basketball Association), NHL (National Hockey
League) and NFL (National Football League), there was a season of lockouts
because of a dispute about the division of revenue amongst the players and
owners. As a result, the love and connection to the sport was lost and it
became about the business aspect of the sport instead of the emotional.
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