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Measuring the revenue generation of specific sports industry segments alone does little to capture the overall economic value of sports teams to the geographic regions they play in and represent. Think of all of the ancillary industries built around public sports stadiums, from restaurants and hotels to ballpark and street vendors. In any given city, many of these businesses would quickly fail if the team left.
Lebron James is the most valuable free agent in the history of sports, and a great example of this concept. When he moved from Miami to Cleveland in 2010, the Miami Heat's franchise value dropped from $476 million to $355 million in a single year. During that same time, downtown Cleveland came alive, with companies relocating to Cleveland and the downtown area,internationally known chefs opening restaurants, and conference venues that were unpopular destinations becoming overnight successes.
(4) Movies about sports have generated millions of dollars at the box office and become cultural phenomena in their own right. The Blind Side, about an adopted child who went on to become an NFL player, generated $256 million, and Adam Sandler's flick. The Waterboy grossed $161.5 million. Talladega Nights, a comedic take on NASCAR, generated $148.2 million, and the list goes on.
The cultural impact of sports movies is arguably even greater than the economic impact due to the fact that people can relate to it easily. What American who has visited the City of Brotherly
Love has not taken the chance to run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to personally experience the triumph of Rocky. And who does not know the references from Karate Kid
of "wax on, wax off"? Name a sport you love, and there is an iconic movie that has elevated its cultural influence from Bull Durham (baseball) and Caddyshack (golf) to The Mighty Ducks
(hockey) and Warrior (UFC).
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Indeed, sports are far more than just a game. The professionals running sports organizations and programs behind the scenes are key contributors to the importance of sports in society. As once stated by Abby Wambach You must not only have "competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit." Its not only enough to have strong desire to win but we should also be strong with all the challenges we face.
1) According to paragraph 1. which sports player/s supported the equal treatment for all sports players without any discrimination about gender?
A. Indy 500
BCD ABCD
B. Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova
Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson
D. Jackie Robinson
2) According to paragraph 2, what is the effect of sports to society nowadays?
it supports keeping the same positive cultural practices and cultural attitude shifts related to sports
it starts to fix some problems regarding some unfair cultural practices
it is against new programs like the #MeToo movement and some unfair cultural practices
D. it supports police brutality against African Americans
