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There isn't a better feeling then participating in a sport rather then watching. Everything feels so different from the viewer’s perspective and from the athletes. When your watching or participating in any sport it's different because you get a different type of excitement when you see and hear from the crowd and get a distinct anxious feeling you receive from within your body.  In my opinion watching and participating in a sport are two complete different experiences. 

Although a person may acquire a different type of feeling from watching and participating in sports these emotions both seem to come to a comparison.  There are two different ways a person can become an athlete. A person is more and likely to become active in a sport if they understand it. They understand it by watching it on television and by doing their research on their favorite athlete or team. In order to be the best at any sport it starts by becoming watchers and grasping the material and installing it into their physical activity. Another way is just by the parent simply having their youth join a community driven sports team. Having children start at a young age only allows them to have more time to improve on their skills and become a better athlete. While the athlete is still young, they usually have their parent and coach pushing them to their highest peak. 

Varsity High school and College sports prepare the athletes for the more intense Divisions. If the athlete is talented enough in the Division 1 College, then he or she is most likely to be drafted to professional level. These professional athletes are often rewards with money and publicity from the media and their fans. Being a professional athlete is only a temporary job because it requires a great amount of work and force to the body and eventually it won't be able to keep up with it. Although not everybody is able to perform at the professional level there is other opinion. People can perform at the recreation level, which doesn't have a specific level of skills or achievement. There are many different opinions in and out of universities to join a sports team.

With that, people are influenced to continue to participate in a sport based on numerous things. It all depends on their talent level and the out side sources that are behind them in their physical activity. Another factor is social class, depending on the available resources for the high, middle and lower class it will affect what sport they will participate in. For example in high school sports most classes would be able to participate in football, basketball, track and field and etc. because they are low in cost and are available for everybody to try out for.

Sports have come a long way in the world. There were racial issues and discrimination against women participating in physical activities. People from around the world love to participate or watch sports and it will continue to evolve for the rest of our lives.