Is America the best at sports?

Is America the most athletic country in the world? Of course, it is, we dominate in the Olympics, baseball, football, and basketball and even our college sports trump other countries' athletics events. We are the best of the best and have the greatest competition on Earth.
First, we crush other countries in the Olympics. America holds 2, 548 medals but that is doubled compared to the country that comes in second, the USSR, which has 1,204 medals. Also, America has hosted 8 Olympic games which are the most any country has hosted.
Second, when it comes to pro sports we are also a much better country. The NBA is the best basketball league in the world. Players from other countries want to come here to play, for example, Bol Bol who is from Sudan, Dirk Nowitzki who is from Germany, and Yao Ming who is from China all came here to play basketball. Now, this is the same with baseball. There are many other countries with good baseball leagues and even good national teams but a lot of the players work to make it to America so they can show they can play with the best competition on the globe.
Last, college sports in America are just elite. Even small JUCO schools and NAIA schools are bigger than the ones in other countries. An example of how big college sports are in America compared to other countries is that 22 million people watched the college football national championship but only 6 million watched the British Open.
In summary, America is the best sports country in the world, dominating in so many sports. In my unbiased opinion, I think America is not just the greatest country in the world, we are the most athletic country in the world.

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  • In my opinion, I think America is very good at sports but not all. Other countries are good at some sports too. America can't be good at everything. I have seen soccer being played in Germany on tv. They are much better than us. I know China is known for the sport basketball. So no, America is not as good at sports compared to other countries and their sports.

    • I agree I don't think we the best at every sport but overall I think we are the best.

  • I think America is the best at some sports but not at all of them. I personally wouldn't say were the best in the world but were certainly ranked super high in sports. I do think lots of people enjoy watching and playing American sports but we still have alot of competiton. 

  • I think that American is the best at some sports, but there are also many people from other countries that are even better than America. I enjoy many sports and think that America does hold a lot of American sport record holders, but other countries do as well. 

  • Yes and no. I think that America is good at a lot of sports but there are some sports that Europe is good at like soccer and cricket. Most people in America don't know many sports that Europe and Asia play. They all play soccer and china is known for their love of basketball. But no I don't think America is good at everything but we are good at a lot. 

  • America Is good at some sports but bad at others. I think that america is good a lot of sports like football, but other countries are way better then use in some sports like soccer, I watch soccer and america is not the best team in it.

  • I personally think that America is the best at a handfulll of sports, otherwise, some other countries are be better than us. China is the top country or the best at tabble tennis. We know this sport as ping-pong. America takes sports seriously and the people push themselves to do better. I do like to watch some sports but I like watching livestock shows more. 

  • I think overall for the majority of sports America is the best. Other countries can definitely better at certian sports. I think that America is involved with lots of sports and sports are taken very seriously here. I think my opinion could be seen as bias because I am from the US, but many other people in different countries might say the same about where they are from.

    • yes I do think America is the best but there are some sports that America isn't good at.

  • I think America is the best at sports overall, however I think we can be really good at certain sports and bad in others it depends. As a whole I would say we are but since I live in America I think its a little biased though like, if we asked australians this question they would most likely say australia. 

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