Binding America with Sport

When it comes to America, it is hard to pick just one sport that brings us together. It is always easy to say that of course baseball is America's pasttime and brings us together because it always has been. I still believe that baseball is a sport that brings Americans together and represents our nation. It is a nice, clean game that is entertaining to watch and go to the games. Even if people don't have a favorite baseball team, most are okay with sitting down and watching a game and just picking out a team to root for. If not in a regular season game, the playoffs and World Series for sure. Baseball goes way back, as well. When I think of the athletes that represent our nation in baseball, I tend to think of the older players like Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. I think we still have players like that, I always tend to think of Derek Jeter, but maybe this is because I'm a die hard Yankee's fan. When it comes to baseball, I'd like to think it represents America, not only in the way the game is played and in how baseball players carry themselves, but also how many different nationalities there are in the MLB. It's not just white people and black people, but there are white, black, Latinos and a lot of other ethnicities, just like we have in America.

But that isn't always the case and I think our nation might be a little more rough around the edges and a sport that definitely brings Americans together is football. Whether it is college or professional, everyone loves to watch it and support their team. I have a friend that just moved to North Carolina and even though she isn't here to celebrate and watch the Iowa football team with the rest of us, she still finds a way to watch or listen to the games. Living in Iowa City, I definitely think that football is what brings us together and I believe that it is the same for a lot of other college towns and if we had a professional team, I'm sure we would be the same crazy fans for that team as well. And just like in baseball, if your favorite team didn't make it to the Superbowl, you still watch it and pick a team to root for no matter who is playing. I think the players that represent us in football are the players like Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre and Tom Brady. Tom Brady might be a long shot but I'm sure those people in the New England area love him and if any of these athletes did something, I'm sure that the people from wherever he is from would feel a little disappointed and hurt because all of these people are someone to look up to.

Again, it is hard to pick just one sport to represent America and it could very well be that it just depends on what season we're in. When it is football season, everyone loves football, but as soon as baseball comes around we all love baseball and worry about our favorite baseball team. But no mattter what, I think that sport, in general, is what brings our country together.