Although the commercialization of sports has led to the increased professionalism, it has also led to sports being too competitive. The high quality of sports has deterred people from it and even made them feel inferior. When compared to the sports shown in the media, these people think that they are nothing compared to the gold medal athletes and thus, think that they should not bring disgrace to themselves. This results in people who used to play sports to enjoy it have become audiences. As seen from many sporting events, the number of audiences is far more than the number of players in the game. Therefore, the commercialization of sports has brought a negative impact as it deterred people from the enjoying of sports.

Lee Wan Ling 09S04