After working for almost 20 years in the orthopedic field and seeing all the damage that sports does to people’s bodies at all ages, especially small children who are pushed into sports at crazy ages, doing multiple sports all year long, not giving their bodies a rest, having to undergo surgeries because of various injuries, I have a very hard time anymore buying into enthusiasm about sports.
Add to that my problems with who exactly are these participants, are they role models? How much money they make – is it even reasonable? How much you have to pay for tickets to a live event? What has happened to college sports over the years – are these players getting a college education at all? All of these questions have completely disillusioned me against sports at all levels. The only thing I think we should be doing is what Goq is – exercising for our health. Even casual games played amongst friends have ended up with people sustaining difficult injuries that lead to lifelong problems afterward. I’m not sure it’s worth it.