Thread: 2006 Winter Olympics
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Old 02-19-2006, 06:56 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by sTiMa34
We were asked why people watch the Olympics in my Sport Marketing class, and I said because of the tradition and the fact that they are seeing people who are representing your country. The more I thought about it though, I know plenty of teams "representing" America. Like when I was high school a couple of kids I know played for some American hockey team playing in the Czech Republic. I mean technically they are representing America but nobody really cared that?
I think you can say that alot of people watch the Olympics just because you are seeing the best athletes in the world competing. So if you enjoy the sport you are seeing it preformed at its best. And the races are close, which means there is high drama and always a good chance that an underdog can win and that gets people to watch.
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