Being a sports fan can make you a happier more social person. Research shows that if you have a strong connection with a particular team, you are more likely to make strong connections with people (Sam Apple, Do Sports Fans Go Too Far?). Usually when you have strong connections with people, you can talk more and share your feelings and emotions with other people which can make you more happy and have less stress. Devoted fans tend to be less lonely and have more enjoyable social lives (Sam Apple, Do Sports Fans Go Too Far?). This shows that being a fan can give people a sense of belonging sense they are so devoted, this leads to people being happier. …show more content…
If there were no fans people could not make a living off of sports (Crawley, bleacherreport.com).Therefore, fans are essential for economic purposes. Fans watch the games, buy the merchandise, go to the games and interact with the players. All of this equals up to a lot of money for the sports industries. Fans can also give the players confidence (Jackson-Edwards, bleacherreport.com). This means that fans could possibly make or break some the way some sports players play. When the give the players confidence they will be more confident going up to bat, with the puck, shooting the ball or just taking risks in general. Sports give us an opportunity to see the good in failure(Sam Apple, Do Sports Fans Go Too Far?). This is important, because it is a skill that people must have in life to go through rough