People are watching professional women's soccer match at Portland soccer stadium, Oregon [Photo=Sungwook Choi]
Sports Paradise
In the US, sports is a key part of their lives.
People can enjoy any sports as much as they want. People can watch sports games whatever they want such as baseball, basketball, American football and golf etc. because there are a lot of sports leagues and sports event all year around.
They can also enjoy playing in the game. There are a lot of amateur leagues in each sports and people can join the different kind of games whenever they want.
It is partly possible because there are a lot of great sports facilities in every town. For example, you can find basketball court in almost every neighborhood and there are a lot of public golf courses across the countries.
People are encouraged to participated in sports starting at an early age. Even the less talented players can enjoy the sports as a recreational players.
Therefore, sports become part of their lives naturally and sports is a key aspect of US society.
By Sungwook Choi
Aju Business Daily correspondent
sungwook333@gmail.com
reporter
Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com