Sports culture Sports culture Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing is a well-known quote in sport, originating in the United States. The quote exemplifies a form of unfettered competitiveness that has permeated American sport and carried over into the general culture. Its assertion about the importance of winning has been touted as a basic tenet of the American sports creed and, at the same time, singled out as encapsulating what is wrong with competitive sport. ...more on Wikipedia about ""Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing.""
The aesthetic appeal of sport is an intrinsic part of its appeal for participation, and one of the qualities which draws spectators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aesthetic appeal of sport"
Amateurism is the philosophy that elevates things done without self-interest above things done for pay, especially with regard to sports which require participants to be amateurs. A zealously guarded ideal in the 19th century, it faced steady decline throughout the 20th century and is now held to by few organisations, even if they maintain the word " Amateur" in their titles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amateurism"
The Bartman Ball is the infamous baseball that was used by the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS at Wrigley Field. Moises Alou tried to catch a foul ball hit by Luis Castillo of the Florida Marlins, but Cubs fan Steve Bartman, along with other fans around him, also tried to grab it. The ball was deflected into the stands, thereby allowing the Marlins to eventually score eight runs and win the game, 8-3. (The Cubs still had the lead and a chance to win after the foul ball, so that was not the lone culprit in their loss.) This forced a game 7, in which the Marlins won, sending them to the World Series. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bartman Ball"
Body image is a person's perception of his or her physical appearance. A person with a poor body image will perceive his or her own body as being unattractive or even repulsive to others, while a person with a good body image will see him or herself as attractive to others, or will at least accept his or her body in its current form. Perceived body image is not necessarily related to any objective measure or the average opinion of other people; a person who has a poor body image may be rated as beautiful by others, and a person with a good body image may be rated as unattractive by others. Body image is most strongly affected during puberty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Body image"
Contraflow lane reversal is a program designed for quick emergency evacuation of an area. Incoming highway lanes to a city are changed to outbound lanes. This doubles the number of lanes available for outbound evacuation traffic. Crossover sections are used to move outgoing traffic to these lanes. All incoming traffic is blocked until the end of the program. ...more on Wikipedia about "Contraflow lane reversal"
A country club is a private club that offers a variety of recreational sports facilities to its members. The term is mainly used in the United States. Two of the most common types of facilities are tennis and golf clubs, although others sports such as polo are seen as well. Country clubs are generally exclusive organizations, and the more expensive U.S. clubs' membership fees can exceed $300,000. Many clubs have additional requirements to join, such as limiting membership to a specific company's employees or requiring members to reside in a particular housing community. ...more on Wikipedia about "Country club"
Etopps is a new type of trading card that was launched by the Topps company in 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Etopps"
Fight song is a primarily North American sports term, which refers to a song associated with a sports team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team. Although the term "fight song" is primarily an American term, the use of fight songs is commonplace around the world, and may be referred to as team anthems, or team songs in other English-speaking countries, such as Australia and New Zealand. Fight songs differ from stadium anthems, used for similar purposes, in that they are usually written specifically for the purposes of the team, whereas stadium anthems are not. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fight song"
Jock Jams is a compilation album series from Tommy Boy records from the mid 1990s that mainly consisted of classic 1980s and 1990s dance music. It also had some house music, hip-hop, classic disco music, megamix music, and some cheerleaders and other sports(wo)men saying phrases. When some of the songs and quotes became famous, they were incorporated onto a song called the " Jock Jam megamix". ...more on Wikipedia about "Jock Jams"
Here is a list of albums that constitute sports culture: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of sports culture albums"
Match fixing or game fixing in organized sports occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident will be referred to as race fixing. Games that are deliberately lost are sometimes called thrown games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Match fixing"
The use of music at sporting events is a practice that is thousands of years old, but has recently had a resurgance as a noted phenomenon. Some sports have specific traditions with respect to pieces of music played at particular intervals. Others have made the presentation of music very specific to the team--even to particular players. Music may be used to build the energy of the fans, and music may also be introduced in ways that are less directly connected with the action in a sporting event. ...more on Wikipedia about "Music at sporting events"
Nationalism and sport are often intertwined, as sports provide a venue for symbolic competition between nations; sports competition often reflects national conflict, and in fact has often been a tool of diplomacy. The involvement of political goals in sport is seen by some as contrary to the fundamental ethos of sport being carried on for its own sake, for the enjoyment of its participants, but this involvement has been true throughout the history of sport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nationalism and sport"
The NBA Salary Cap is the limit to the total amount of money that NBA teams are allowed to pay their players. While this seems simple enough in concept, the salary cap is in actuality extremely complex, and contains many obscure rules and loopholes. ...more on Wikipedia about "NBA Salary Cap"
Nudity in sport, i.e. playing sport without any clothing, is uncommon, but has not been totally absent from ancient or current sporting activities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nudity in sport"
OPCC is an acronym for an online trading card group called O-Pee-Chee Central. Group members generally focus on collecting O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards. With print runs around 5-10% of Topps for pre-1980 sets, OPC sets have always been tough to find and piece together. The purpose of the group is to allow collectors of these rare (and sometimes unpopular) sets to trade and share cards with one another to help complete sets. ...more on Wikipedia about "OPCC"
Professional sports are sports in which the participants receive payment for playing, as opposed to amateur sports where they do not. ...more on Wikipedia about "Professional sports"
In professional sports, a replacement player is an athlete who is not a member of the league's players association and plays during a labor dispute such as a strike or lockout. ...more on Wikipedia about "Replacement player"
In sports, a salary cap is a limit on the amount of money a team can spend on player salaries, either as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster (or both). Several sports leagues have made salary caps mandatory, both as a method of keeping overall costs down, and in order to balance the league so a wealthy team cannot become dominant simply by buying all the top players. Salary caps are often the major issue in negotiations between management and players' unions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Salary cap"
Scott Boras is an agent for professional baseball players. He has represented many of the highest-paid players in baseball. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scott Boras" My http://www.shortopedia.com and me.
Sociology of sport is an area of sociology that focuses on sport as a social phenomenon and on the social structures, patterns, and organizations or groups engaged in sport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sociology of sport"
A sports agent is a person who, for a fee, procures and negotiates employment and endorsement deals for an athlete. In addition, the agent often handles public relations matters for his or her client. In some large sport agencies such as IMG and Octagon, agents deal with all aspects of an athlete's finances, from investment to filing taxes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sports agent"
Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. Perhaps more so than other forms of gambling, the legality and general acceptance of sports betting varies from nation to nation. In North America, for example, sports gambling is generally forbidden, while in many European nations, bookmaking (the profession of accepting sports wagers) is regarded as an honorable occupation and, while highly regulated, is not criminalized. Proponents of legalized sports betting generally regard it as a hobby for sports fans that increases their interest in particular sporting events, thus benefitting the leagues, teams and players they bet on through higher attendances and television audiences. Opponents fear that, over and above the general ramifications of gambling, it threatens the integrity of amateur and professional sport, the history of which includes numerous attempts by sports gamblers to fix matches, although proponents counter that legitimate bookmakers will invariably fight corruption just as fiercely as governing bodies and law enforcement do. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sports betting"
Sports card is a generic term for a trading card with a sports-related subject, as opposed to editorial trading cards that deal with other topics. Sports cards were among the earliest, and remain one of the most popular, forms of collectibles. They typically consist of a picture of a player on one side, with statistics or other information on the reverse. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sports card"
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