What do men live by?

I just read; What do men live by, my stroy to present tomorrow, and it posed some really interesting points. I had never thought about sports outside of just playing. Never analyzed why I played and what I hoped or thought I would get out of it. C.L.R James says that we play and watch sports for the emotions that they bring out of us, for example if we could get the same emotions out of watching opera or a play even a political debate, that is where our focus would be and not on the more physical aspects of sports. When i think about it I play sports because they are what I'm good at, much like a chess student may not know why he loves to play when he's great but that is the reason. We do what we're good at or think we're good at to make ourselves feel better. Whenever I play or run or lift or compete I feel like no one can touch me. Much like a very intellectual student may feel a small triumph when they receive perfect marks in school we as atheletes I believe have that same small self triumph built onto the triumphs of team mates to build an inexplicable feeling. I do agree with C.L.R that people don't necessarily need sports to feel release but just like when I receive perfect marks and don't feel the same as when my team crushes another, some people would rather cry at an opera than put on smelly gym shoes any day of the week.