By Stan Bruer
Why do people love to watch sports? Professor Len Sanders of Georgetown University asks this questions in his study on "People and sports". "We can understand why people like to play sports. It's good exercise and lot of fun" says professor Sanders. "But why do millions of people pay so much money to watch other people play?". Sports is good business. A winning team can make millions of dollars. A good athlete or player can make a large salary. For example, at the Wimbledon Tennis championships the winer can make more than $500,000.
Shawn Bradley is a basketball player for the Philadelphia '76ers. He makes one of the highest salaries in basketball. He earns about four millions dollars every year.
Sport fans, the people who watch sports, often pay a lot money for tickets to a game. The Giants Football Stadium in New Jersey can hold 76, 891 people.
Fans get very exciting when their team wins. Professor Sander now has the answer to his question "People love the excitement of a good game".
