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Going in for Sports in the USA
Americans consider themselves the nation of sports fans. A visitor to the
USA may be really amazed at seeing how much attention is paid to different
kinds of sports. The major sporting events are widely discussed in
newspapers and magazines, and the names of famous sportsmen are known
to everyone. Special TV channels broadcast championships all over the
country. Hundreds of stadiums are built every year.
Physical training is a very important subject at school, high school and
college. Preference is given to team games, such as American football,
football (called soccer by Americans), baseball, and basketball. In every city
one may find a cafe with a dozen of large TV sets showing different sports
events. People go to those cafes to route for their favorite team and to talk to
friends. It is a very popular way to spend an evening.
Great attention is paid on keeping oneself physically fit. Companies
spend money on building gyms and arranging sports facilities for their
employees. A company staff may have an option of going to a swimming
pool, a training centre or a golf course for a symbolic fee. The companies are
pragmatic doing this. If a person goes in for sports he or she will be healthier
and more energetic, and this will do good for the company he works for.
Besides, medical care is very expensive, and it is often easier to prevent a
disease by giving a person an opportunity to look after oneself than to pay
the insurance afterwards.
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