SPORTS ARE US!

What makes a good sporting nation? How does a nation excel in any sport or dominate one? Is it monetary power? Then Kenya, Ethiopia wouldn't be so good at athletics? Is is their gene quality?Then what genetics does China have? Is it parental support? Say that to most of the boxing fraternity-they have none to speak of! Is it supperb infrastructure? Brazil had very little for their football to get rolling. I believe that only natural angst towards a particular entity can circumvent children towards sports. Russians had to prove their communist colour. The Cubans rode on their foe America. Most of the African nations had a deep angst towards their white counterparts. Not to forget the 'black' americans. This angst can be towards the society, the system or the whole mechanism, we call our world. Many americans took their angst towards a seemingly evil society by taking to drugs. Any sport is an unnatural ally to narcotic drugs. Sports thrills us,increases our dopamine levels. It gives a high, very much like narcotics; sports having all the positives intact; unike narcotics. This is why many nations will drive their children towards sports. Every day a game gives a goal to drive people. China is a very recent example. It has made a giant leap in making itself the sporing equivalent of a dragon. Watch out for it during the Beijing olympics. But why do people get hysterical when it's team loses in a sport game? The reason lies elsewhere. During the ancient greek times, the gladiators were very popular. Slaves being popular is quite remniscient of ancient yet modern greece. But again, it was the angst of the common folks who failed to find heroes in society.Gladiators became their sporting heroes.In most nations,people are sceptical of it's politicos. They distrust them to an extent that their love flows naturally towards the sports stars. But even these demi-gods are to be tested-time & again. Whether it's Brazil's loss in the world cup or India's cricketing turmoil, we have little patience for failure. Gods don't.