All of us did, the people that watch sports on major networks, talk about them on social media, or read about them on sports blogs and sites. All of these activities generate revenue for sports and thus allow the sports stars to be very well compensated. The bigger the audience gets, the more revenue comes in and the more players and stars can ultimately be paid.
Ancient Greek times
Soccer.
By plaing sports
Churchill- he is one of the most famous figures in 20th Century history, whereas Usain Bolt has only become famous in the last couple of years and then only in the world of sport. In time, his fame will decline, as this often happens to sports celebrities with very few exceptions.
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NO. The females are much more in number (even after you include sports figures)...
Cricket and rugby are the most famous sports in Australia.
There are a bunch of players that are celebrities out there. For instance David Beckham or Mia Hamm. I could name a bunch but it would take me forever.
There were a few accomplishments that helped Brad Penny to become a well known sports figure. The main accomplishment was that he won the world series of baseball for the San Francisco Giants.
Joshua Bell was famous in sports and did violin at the age of 4
Water Sports
The celebrities make the game popular and give new stands to young people of India from the events like IPL.