In the article “ Why Competition Excites Us”, the author, Ellis Cashmore, believes that there are a few reasons for being excited to sports. First, life is too predictable. Brill believes that our lives have become organized too well and became unchanging and boring. In order to explain the fans’ attraction to sport, the author describes the human being as animals ready for battle and conquest, for blows, strokes and swiftness. The second reason, from the author’s point of view, is life is too civil. This means our primary instincts incline us toward competition and challenges in order to survive. Furthermore, we let others play out our instinctual impulses. Therefore, this is why we feel indifferent about some sports performers who are technically
