I enjoyed Dr. Cho coming to class very much. I like to listen and learn from others experiences. He came from a very different country and culture than what I am use to. He had a great insight on how sport has become globalized.
I found it interesting how Dr. Cho found his career path. He got to watch professional football on television as a kid and ended up idolizing the athletes. I found it fascinating that he got to watch the military channel without commercials. I wish I didn't have to watch commercials. When he got to pick his major he chose physical education which was the closest thing he had to a type of sports management. I can relate to Dr. Cho in this aspect because at first I didn't exactly know what type of career I wanted but I knew I wanted to be involved in the sports industry.
Another thing that I did not know happened was street cheering. This was really cool. I've never seen so many people crowd the streets like that and come together to support one thing. He said it was about three times larger than Times Square on New Years Eve. People in the United States don't come together for one thing like that ever. Not even for our national teams. If something like that were to happen I would love to be apart of it.
I agree with you that it would be awesome to be a part of something like street cheering. I have always heard that the U.S. does not support teams like the Davis Cup (in tennis) anywhere near the support that fans from other countries receive. Having seen the street cheering, I now understand how different it can be.
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